I am not a fan or a hater.

It's going to be an election day on April 17, 2019 here in Indonesia. The candidates are promoting themselves. The many parties are showing pictures of handsome men and pretty ladies with some sweet promises for the legislative positions. The two candidate presidents are busy winning the people's hearts.

What happens to the voters? Well, some are calm and some others are having conflicts. The conflicts are varied, such as destroying party billboards, hoaxes, or family dispute.

How come a family dispute happens? Well, if you become a fan of something or someone, you will hate other persons who don't like the one that you're a fan of. And if those other persons happen to be the members of your family, you will be ready to have a conflict with them if you are too stubborn and if they are too stubborn, too.

For me, there's nothing wrong with liking a public figure (a president, a minister, a singer, a k-pop band, etc.). There is also nothing wrong with loving to watch a show (a soap opera, a movie, a sport event, etc.). However, if you like that too much till you become obsessed with that, you will always underestimate other people's taste.

I'll gave an example. If you are a fan of Agnez Mo and you are obsessed with her, you will perhaps hate other persons who idolize Anggun and not Agnez Mo. Or the other way around.

Please understand that both of them are still humans. They make mistakes. So, what will you get if you idolize humans? Disappointment, I guess. Then why should you have conflicts with those who are not a fan? Let's consider that Anggun and Agnez Mo know that some conflicts happen among fans. Will they care? Well, maybe, but not much. Maybe they will just write one sentence or two on their social media accounts about those fans' conflicts.

Therefore, I never try to become a fan of some celebrities, politicians, or music genres. If they are entertaining, I will be ready to enjoy. If they are inspiring, my life will be more meaningful. But if I have to choose between the two public figures who are so obsessed about winning, I need to go back to my own thinking that they are still humans. They make mistakes.