Gentleness

"Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong." 
Leo Buscaglia

A deep swirling water makes her stomach turns
So badly that it hurts
Hurts so bad that it makes her think
Think twice until it hurts
It hurts to think twice

But no brain is for the non-hearted
No heart is for the cruel
The cruel, she doesn't want to bother with
Because cruelty is for the weak

However,

Against the current is not the way
Even the strong sometimes needs to comply
Not to lose herself, not to lose the battle
Be gentle, that's the key
Because gentleness is for the strong

Access

Access has become more important these days than ever before.

I once heard a guest on Desi Anwar's Face to Face program on MetroTV said that creative young people should be given capital, to empower them to create, act and realize their passion. To a certain degree, I agree with that argument. However, through a little journey that I've been in since I went back to Jakarta, I would have to say that access has become a far more important aspect in determining one's growth.

But why is that? How come access suddenly becomes a crucial factor in someone's journey? It didn't come out all of a sudden. It's just never been told widely before. In fact, not so many people would have had the privilege to be given access and facilities for them to grow in their early stage of adulthood. Imagine if you're given access to good soil, added with fertilizer and a decent amount of sunlight, you should be able to grow superiorly compared to your plant friends who should grow with all they have merely. You are in a situated environment like in an incubation jar.

And when you grow faster and you are better stimulated, you will somehow influence and give impact to your surroundings. You'll be able to duplicate yourself, you'll be able to support the living of others and you'll give them access from your maturity.

You? You don't need access anymore. You're now fruitful.

And when your season is gone. Then it's time to for you to be the source of living for others, by sharing and opening opportunities for others. 

Now I wonder, how far can we go when we have been given all the access we needed?

Work/Life

Having been in the biz for a bit of time now, a mixed feeling came across me at different times of the day. Days are moving faster than usual and things are happening faster than expected. That made me realize how work and life can't be two separate things anymore. It is interesting to find that more and more of the younger generation are starting to make their way into business in Indonesia and it seems to be a field for the survivor of the fittest. However, what I'm trying to bring across is how comfortable it is to work in Indonesia when there are so many of your friends are living the spirit like you do. You automatically create a support system that pushes you to move forward. That is when work and life become seamless and a balance is created.

You need a bit of groove to survive in Jakarta. Take it easy.

What Is It About General Object?

General Object is more less like a baby to me. It has always been inside me waiting for the right time to be hatched. There could never been better timing, but. When I got back, I knew exactly what I wanted to do, how I envision the brand to be and what would it take to get it out there.

Well, not everything went according to plan as always. I screwed up here and there, people worked beyond my expectation and things... Just seemed to be more complicated than I thought it would be. Wasn't sure if I were doing the right thing, I decided to keep moving forward for there was no turning bad or if there was, it would be even worse to do.

Through the early process of a long journey, I learned that it is always good to have a vision. It is important to keep your dreams ahead of you, otherwise you will have nothing to look forward too. Dreams, although seemed so far yet so close, were one of the key factors of pushing one's success. People who were successful sound ridiculous sometimes, they wanted to do things which were impossible, yet they proved to everyone that they did. So, there you go, don't worry to sound a bit out there because you are the one who will actually get there.

General Object will be a train for me. Where it goes, I can only plan and measure but we will see how far it will get. As far as I'm concern, we're going towards the imaginary land. But hey, let's create our own land.