Apabila jemari tak mampu berjabat, dikala
batin kotor ini rindu akan keikhlasan maaf. Melebur khilaf tentu tak
semudah mengeringkan air dari wajah yang basah. Namun, membuka hati untuk
ikhlas memaafkan dan meminta maaf akan meringankan setiap derap
langkah kita dalam beribadah. Jika hati
sejernih air, jangan biarkan ia keruh. Jika hati seputih awan, jangan
biarkan ia mendung. Jika hati seindah bulan, hiasi ia dengan iman.
Marhaban Ya Ramadhan.... selamat menyambut bulan suci Ramadhan 1435 H
semoga segala amal ibadah kita sekalian diterima ALLAH SWT. Amin.
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Preserving Indonesian Cultures in Globalized Era
The honourable adjudicators of this speech
contest
Honourable all teachers
Ladies and gentlemen
Good morning,
Assalamu’alaikum wr. Wb.
May I tell you first of all, how pleased I
am standing here in the wonderful occasion in Walisongo Language Festival.
Good morning ladies and gentlemen,
Over
the past two decades, our society has witnessed unprecedented changes on the
overwhelming trend of globalization. From many cultures that this awesome
country; Indonesia has to be not seemed anymore. You know, in the past about
ten years ago, there were many children played traditional games. Such as, hide
and seek, Dakonan, Gobak Sodor, Segar Manggar, Jitungan, etc, but nowdays we
can not look such those games anymore. They are difficult to find now. In spite
of still existing, some of them are played by children who live in the village.
It is the opposite of the past, all around in Indonesia, children are familiar
and good in playing those games.
You
know, technology has lost such those traditional things. Nowdays, children
prefer to play video games, getting games online and too much enjoy in some
social networks. It proves that there are many games using technology that
usually used by children even without knowing the time. In addition, we can
also find many games using technology in many department stores. So, ladies and
gentlemen, is it about a timid thing? Are traditional things not cool anymore?
Or will we always be a follower country?
Not really. consider that we must be able
to handle this current situation wisely.
The
introduction of Western ideology is having an increasing impact on the
traditional Indonesia values. From my point of view, globalization is both a
challenge and an opportunity. Many traditional virtues are being challenged. As
I emphesized in the beginning of my speech, children are more discovered to
prefer many games using technology and youngsters are fond of devoting time and
energy to Valentine’s day, from the family centered cultures to the more
independent living styles. They are not really Indonesian virtues, are they?
For
instance, we are different family ties, different attitude toward love and
marriage, and different educational conceptions between Indonesia and other
countries.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Now,
we are living in a so-called “globalized era” and along with this era, we are
faced by the significantly progression of technology. It will ease foreign
cultures to come and influence our national identity. In this case, culture
becomes the one of national identity. Every country in this era must be able to
defend their own culture heritage including Indonesia. I’m going to direct you
on the real experience of Globalized era. Just demanding a good standardized
education curriculum, in curriculum of education in 2013 that the subject of
Javanese language and other traditional language is omitted. Whereas, a
Javanese Culture Observer and an activist of Javanology Sebelas Maret
University (UNS), Arif Hartata said “Javanese language is very rich if it is searched
there are stages of ancient Javanese language, the middle of Javanese language,
to the contemporary Javanese language. There are Kromo Inggil, Ngoko, it showed
that there are some ways to speak politely in Javanese language in the term of
decency.
If
Javanese language is omitted in the curriculum of 2013, students will lose
their identity as Javanese. Now, in formal education, there are many students
who can not write or implement Javanese script.
moreover, they are disable how to sing Javanese song anymore, like
Campursari and Mocopat. Here, let me sing a Javanese song, Mocopat Gambuh. It
will remind us when we were taught by our own Javanese teacher. This song
extremely can build our passion and soul as Javanese to be stronger.
Ora liwat tuturku
Marang siro kan sregep sinau
Tak kandani rungokno kang pakerti
Sokor bage kowe manut
Yen atimu kroso cocok
Ladies and
gentlemen, the song tells us about parents encourage their child to study
hard, the child will succed if he or she
obey the parents. As a Javanese, we could get the truly success as Javanese if
we could preserve our culture so that we do not
need to look out side of Indonesia to be a great country. We just need
to hold tightly our culture heritage.
Ladies and
gentlemen, cultural preservation is a joint obligation both of the community
and the government. Building a character
to love culture from early age by introducing the traditional language and
culture in formal education is the best solution. In the school, students are
also enable to wear Batik in certain days. They will be given a chance to
develop traditional arts such as traditional dances in the more modern style.
Of course, students will be prefer and more enjoy it.
Finally, ladies and gentlemen,
May I remind
you some of the main points, I have emphesized that globalization is not only a
challenge but also an opportunity. It is an opportunity to make improvements on
our culture heritage, it is an opportunity to play along with progressed
countries and it is an opportunity to present the whole world the merits of our
cultures. So all about traditional things in this beautiful country will be
exist from time to time.
Well, ladies and gentlemen.
That
is all I have to say about maintaining our culture heritage in the globalization
era. I apologize to you if I have many mistakes. Thank you for the nice
attention.
Wasslamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.
