UKI has more than 20 years trading rice on the side of Market Uduk Kebayoran Lama, South Jakarta. Uduk really good. Each morning dozens of people lined up to eat in or take home. The longest two hours of all existing trade-empal UKI, eggs, beef stew, fried tempe-out exhausted. Once every day, 20 years older.

The mid-1980s, the New Order economy climbed to the top of middle height. Bang CIU, with a steady rhythm of hot pepper trees continue to produce, shopping at one o'clock in the morning, cooking began at two o'clock, leaving at four, and after dawn has deployed commercial goods. Precisely at seven o'clock in the morning, all complete. At ten, he was hanging on the front porch, complete with a clove, coffee cups, and turtledove. "Just wait noontime," he said curtly.

Repeatedly the question even pressure to open more shops open until noon slightly declined UKI. "Why?" he snapped. "Cave already enough. Children already graduated es te em. Together pilgrimage chants cave already. What else?" Never once met the author she was cooking in her home. The sky was still dark outside. CIU Bang both eyes closed. His nimble hands slicing the onion. I call it. There was no reaction. "Abah was still asleep," replied his wife chided.

Now, 15 years later, UKI has retired. His face was full of smiles. His life was full, nothing to lose. We are losing, delicious cuisine typical of Batavia. We were a little unwilling. Bang CIU look so ikhlasnya. His face was bright as he bathed for the last time. Two hours trading, six hours of work, has replenish his life.

And UKI does not own. Omah Nyi builders also Uduk at Friday Market, Pak Haji Pondok Pinang soto Edeng builders, too. Pecel builders in Solo, warm in Yogya, Jambul rice in Cirebon, or mung bean porridge in Bandung, likewise. Those who work and trade for their daily lives. If you have enough, for what works better. To what result, property or excess money? "A lot of harm, 'said Mr Haji Edeng.

Maybe. What is now clear is the traditional economic and business conduct of this country turned out to teach a morality: life shall be satisfied, but illegitimate exaggerated. God's blessing and our natural wealth is not for a dredger. Humans are social creatures. Anyone who must tolerate anyone.

Alternative capitalism
Morality trade "UKI" certainly contrary to what is now the moral basis of material-capitalistic economy. Where the principle of laissez faire or free will and free markets are used not only to give permission even urged everyone to "get as much as possible with as little cost as possible". One spirit is almost finished and almost universal truth no thrust or power corrections.

And anyone know immediately, principles and morality of the modern economy that not only produce people who are very rich, too rich even (sort of Ferrari buyers for Rp 5 billion wasted in Jakarta that stuck), but also a large number of people who until now can not guarantee whether or not he can eat today.

Capitalistic Morality only provide a social point of filantrofisme, which is generally just a "sacrificial" material that almost no purpose than its net worth. George Soros, eg, with a fortune of U.S. $ 11 billion (nearly a third of Indonesia State Budget), issued a 400 million dollar (only about 4 percent or the equivalent interest rate of deposits) to charity and receive a global sympathy in a few tens of countries.

And who cares, how does a Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch, Liem Sioe Liong or Probosutedjo become so wealthy. Morality is the basis of capitalism on the basis of "legal" to Amini's wealth. However, probably, the very excess property obtained from a rough way, telengas, or even illegal-the direct and indirect-provision of allotment seize other people.

And who is able to prevent or stop it? More practical question is: Who dares? None. Until the latest census claimed there was an increasing number of wealthy people treasure the world is proportional to the increase in the number of people destitute. Parts of this wealth has been like trench earthquakes which so deeply.

Then where Bang UKI? He was not in any other parts are available. He is there and has his own world. Which may seem strange, alienatif, marginalized, excluded, missing, whatever. But really, it is an alternative. Not an enemy, opponent, or the companion of capitalism. He is an offer that opens up the possibility in the middle kejumudan (rather injustice), current world economic order.

Economic enough
The principle of "living a fairly" Bang CIU is the foundation for a "sufficient economy", where humans are no longer exploit the self (desires) of its own, as well as its surrounding environment. He explores the full potential to meet human needs, to the extent that they believe in God, recommend or restrict it.

How is "enough" is defined or restricted, no-need-not even the size and standard. A businessman and a professional can measure myself with honest: the limit of "enough" for him. If for him with a family with two children, two maids, gardeners, security guards or other, feel pretty with a beautiful home, two middle-class vehicles, why would he have won more? Why does he have to double it?

Moreover, if the business should violate the principle of life, religious values, traditions and other things that at first he uphold? Supposing, indeed he is able to produce tens of billions of savings, many mansions resting even a private jet, you can bet it will only be a burden. Not only when he tried to achieve, but also when to defend.

When the businessman managed to "enough" herself, directly he had mengikhlaskan more wealth is not earned (although he is able) to be the sustenance of others. This is a social act. And these actions would be worth more if the "ability to rest" that he use the power to help efforts or success of others. While transmitting the principle of "sufficient economy", he will feel "successful" or other nuances of life victory if he successfully helped other successful people and do not collect any fees serupiah.

Hence, directly one equalization process for the common welfare has also been ongoing. Trench or own any property which is running low. Opportunity reached a good life can be felt all the parties. Government can work more effectively without the usual distractions outside of the conflicts that arise due to economic injustice.

And one official, until the presidential ones, could also define "enough" for him: if all the needs of my life, until the cost of electricity, salaries have been paid helpers to cruise the country, let alone make a large salary I ask for? Morality like this is a revolution. And revolution requires courage, strength of heart and endless struggle.

So, "enough is enough". We simplify the principles of life / economic "simple". Kian simple, then just becoming increasingly our peace. Size? The simplest, my suggestion: the higher gap than the total amount of consumption of our daily production, the simpler, more fairly, and our peace.
If you can afford to buy a Ferrari, why not take a Mercedes E series only, or the Camry is better, or even deer can too. And more funds, you can use to social acts, to make your property clean, safe and comfortable life full of smiles too.

Dare you? Dare we? Do not over, we just ends meet.