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Since two years ago, whenever I remember Ninta, the word leadership appears on my mind constantly. I've really wanted her to develop her sense of leadership.
As we all know leadership is associated with being responsible, being accountable, having compassion towards others and a capability to inspire people, but to me, there is another leadership quality which is more important, namely "taking action". Why do I have to put emphasize on this feature more than the others? Other leadership qualities can wait and develop later, but this one cannot!!! I guess, parents with teenage children elsewhere could understand the reason why.
As we all know leadership is associated with being responsible, being accountable, having compassion towards others and a capability to inspire people, but to me, there is another leadership quality which is more important, namely "taking action". Why do I have to put emphasize on this feature more than the others? Other leadership qualities can wait and develop later, but this one cannot!!! I guess, parents with teenage children elsewhere could understand the reason why.
Youth is so precious. It's the phase when our vitality and brain power develop rapidly. We surely don't want our teenage children to waste this period or fill it by merely focusing on their physical appearance. They have to take more actions. There are lots of productive things to do out there! Things that will make them smarter, wiser and more useful people later on.
After her essay passed the first elimination process, Ninta had to go through further steps of Paramadina Universitas and the Jakarta Post Nationwide News Article Writing Competition 2010 which consisted of a two-day writing workshop and an interview. Her other articles were also published on Student News Action Network's site and the Jakarta Post. She also registered herself for the International Award Challenge through her school, besides continued maintaining her blog and another website dedicated for abacus arithmetic teaching. Later on, her teacher scheduled her to attend a writing seminar. It could help Ninta fulfill her CAS hour requirement and was also useful for networking purposes as explained by the teacher. Unfortunately that seminar coincided with one of IFL's activities. Ninta started to join IFL (the Indonesian Future Leaders) a year ago when she was still in year 10 (kelas 1 SMA).
"So, finally you've chosen to attend the plenary meeting of IFL and not the writing seminar proposed by your teacher this coming Sunday?" I said to Ninta once we met. "Yes, IFL is more potential and it includes leadership", she answered. That made me feel relieved.
Ninta's still very young and she doesn't live with us but there's nothing to worry about. I know that she's on the right direction!!!
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