(I'M) POSSIBLE DREAM

June 2016 last year was a dilemmatic moment in my life. At that

time I was accepted at Universitas Diponegoro in the accounting
department via SNMPTN. A pride in my life, how come? received in the
prestigious majors in big five university in Indonesia. But at that time, I was
also accepted at State Finance Polytechnic STAN (PKN STAN) in tax
diploma, which is also top university in Indonesia, but unfortunately I was
stationed in Pontianak, an unimagineable city before.
At first I was determined to take accounting only, with great
expectations working in a multinational company and becoming a
successful young executive. But my decision was broken by the wishes of
my parents who wanted me in STAN. Besides being free of charge and
only spent one year, I will be directly appointed to the Ministry of Finance,
at the Directorate General of Taxation (DJP), unit which is famous for the
highest income among other civil servants.
Eventually I decided to comply with my parents' wishes, even
though it was hard for me. I have to sacrifice my dream since high school,
to be a state servant because of the parent's orders. But with the passage
of time I began to sincerely, and I did realize that soon, I will graduate from
education. Become a junior expert in the field of taxation and must
officially give some of my personal sovereignty to this nation. Dedication to
beloved nation, people say.
Starting a career with the lowest position in the tax office make me
know better how to treat my employee in the future. I will keep improving
my competence, with take a course in law majors while I working soon, not
for rank position but rather to add better knowledge when doing my duties.
In addition, I will also attend an official education in diploma tax program
with a special curriculum of two years since the appointment. And so on
until the diploma program of taxation accounting.
My dream after obtaining a bachelor degree later, if there is a
chance I want to move to the Fiscal Policy Board (BKF) Ministry of
Finance. Working in BKF will make it easier for me to get a postgraduate
scholarship. My plan is to take a graduate program in public policy at the
Jhon F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. It sounds
impossible, but I will not be discouraged. I believed that in the future my
nametag is Rifai Nuruddin, A.P., A.Md., S.Tr., M.P.A., Ph.D. sound
imposible, right?
In the end, even if it can not be a young executive in a
multinational company, I will dedicated myself to formulating the principal
fiscal policy in Indonesia. Maximize revenue, budget allocation, and
equitable distribution of development, and optimize public participation in
Indonesia development. Because I believe that big dreaming is good,
Although it will not be achieved, but at least the achievement will be close
to that dream. Our founding father says:

"Dream as high as the sky, if you fall, you will fall among the stars" -
Ir. Soekarno