Rocky Gerung: Megawati's Smile Is More Beautiful Than Mona Lisa's Mona Smile

Political observer Rocky Gerung when he was a speaker for the book review "The Reduction of Bung Karno's Teachings" in the context of the 79th Reflection on Indonesian Independence which was held by the GMNI Lebak/ANTARA/Mansur Alumni Association

Political observer Rocky Gerung said that the smile of PDI-P General Chair Megawati Soekarnoputri was more beautiful than the expression of Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da air.

"Megawati's expression is more beautiful in the context of still smiling in the midst of the Joko Widodo Government or (Jokowi)," said Rocky when speaking at the book review event "The Reduction of Bung Karno Teachings" in the context of the 79th Indonesian Independence Reflection held by the GMNI Lebak Alumni Association at the Multatuli Museum building, Rangkasbitung, Lebak, reported by ANTARA, Friday, August 16.

He shared his experience while visiting the Louvre Museum in Paris some time ago and saw the original painting of Mona Lisa.

"I took pictures there. I enjoyed the Mona Lisa smile. But when I returned to Indonesia, I knew there was a more beautiful smile from Mona Lisa, Megawati's smile," said Rocky.

Rocky said that the founding fathers of the nation have the ability to think.

According to him, it is important to restore the ability of the traditional mind to be applied by the Indonesian people.

Because of that, Rocky always likes to be invited to a discussion like this.

"Because with only our minds we can pass all the ideas, to fight with the thoughts of the nation. I want to maximize this forum, as the first attempt to argued that there is the National Capital City, but I want Rangkasbitung to be the Capital of the Mind," said Rocky.

Rocky emphasized that this forum is a discussion of Bung Karno's book Red Teachings.

He wanted to invite the public to read how Bung Karno could be relevated in these days, when there was world tension.

Rocky said that when people travel to Europe or the United States, they don't ask about language.

However, they will ask about human rights, democracy, the environment, and humanitarian solidarity.

"All of that was Bung Karno's thoughts, even ahead of his time. So, we shouldn't drown that thought," said Rocky.

In this event, other resource persons were present, namely historian totaling Triyana, PDIP Secretary General Hasto Kristiyanto, and Bung Karno Airlangga Pribadi's Red Bookwriter.