Appearance of Gus Dur when giving an introduction to the state address the 55th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic ndonesiaI at the Plenary Session of the Parliament in August 2000, much different than when he was present at the same place to answer the interpellation Parliament. This time he looked tense. His face was a bit sullen.
However, all the tension finally liquid as well. The members of the House even made a few times with laughter by his humor.
In the middle of a speech without text, Gus Dur told me about a bus conductor from North Sumatra are hanging on the door of the bus. When a speeding bus, the bus driver apparently did not know if the conductor fell hit by another bus. The conductor also fell down. His head hit the road immediately and crack. His breath was panting.
At that moment came a Betawi conductor who tried to help the dying man.
"My brother..! pray!, pray!" he said with his mouth close to the conductor's right ear.
The purpose of this Betawi people, so that the conductor had called the sentence a dying creed La ilaha ILALLAH, before he died. But because the conductor was not a Muslim, he was associate requests with reference to his profession.
So shortly before breathing his last, the conductor had had time to call, "Blok.. M-M-Blok..M-M ..Depok.. Depok ..."
Note : Blok M & Depok are the name of bus station