I write this post as my congratulation for Jakarta's anniversary, the city where I was born and grow. Today Jakarta has passed 484 years and 4 days since its first founded. Why am I writing it using odd number? It's true that it has passed 4 days after the 484 years celebration. Alibi. The truth is just because I'm not able to write this post on the due date. Lots to do recently. (another alibi :p)
However, it's a remarkable age to remember, since I will never reach that number. It has experienced a lot of change during its journey. But one thing will never change. Jakarta was, is and will always be:
City of dream
Early people came here to do trading. Nowadays, people can come for many things. They can do anything to stay. That's the art of living in Jakarta. You have to be able to survive, whatever the cost may be. This reminds of the Jakarta's nature: Artful yet awful.
However, what Jakarta offers is too delicate to ignore. It offers people bigger chance to achieve their dream. Talking about dream, I wanna share a notable quote from one of Agnes Jessica's novel:
1. Some people know their dream clearly.
2. Other people's dream might be to help those people to achieve their dream.
We can't say that the first has bigger dream than the latter. The first one will never achieve their dream without help from the second one. The second may realize their dream as part of the first's dream and work together to achieve it. All of them are good.
That is the beauty of a dream. You don't have to be a big person or have all kind of possessions to be happy. The fulfillment of your dream and the process to it will definitely make you happy. If you're not happy with it, means it's not truly your dream. A true dream feels true to your heart.
To achieve that dream, people have to work hard and smart. I believe that in Jakarta anybody can success as long as they give their best effort to what they do. That's what other cities can't do.
So, happy dreaming Jakartans!
May your dreams help make this city a better place to live. ^^
Dream
Believe.
Make it happen.
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