ABDURRAHMAN Wahid is like a book one never ceases to learn from. He died at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in Jakarta on Wednesday last week, but the legacy of Indonesia’s fourth president remains a source of inspiration to many people.

At a time when most people in the government sought to project a good image of themselves, Wahid cared little about his own. He chose to build what he believed to be a better Indonesia. Controversies, criticisms a