I AM INDONESIA(N)

I AM INDONESIA(N)

We are so lucky to live in a country that has so many cultures and diversity. As the young generation we must proud of our nation, because we have so many unique culture that the other country doesn’t have. But in this globalization era, many problems related to our culture begin to arise. It’s like we almost lost the pride to our culture, especially what’s happening in big cities or some urban areas. That thing caused of globalization that has positive and negative impacts for us. The main source of the problem derives from its negative impacts. It makes most of people (especially Indonesian) choose modern lifestyle that offered by foreigner as the effect of globalization. Modern lifestyle persuades people to be a consumptive one, and Indonesian products turn into the second option.  Moreover, nowadays we also heard that some of our culture had been claimed by our neighbor country (Malaysia). The example of the culture which claimed by Malaysia are Reog Ponorogo, Rasa Sayange song, batik, etc. That was the real problem that faced by Indonesia related to our culture and diversity which is happening right now. It proves that Indonesian pride of the culture and diversity is going to fade. Because of that reasons, as the youngster we must re-grow tolerance, faith, and pride of our culture and diversity.

The thing that we can do to reach our aim is about holding some festivals. By the festivals we held, public interest and pride of Indonesian culture will be increased. The examples of festivals are fashion festival, dance festival, and food festival. Festival of fashion (custom clothes festival) can educate us about our diversity. Dance festival will amaze us because Indonesia’s dance has its own uniquely and can never be compared with the other dance. Festival of food makes us to have more knowledge about all foods each province and area in Indonesia.

Besides we hold some festivals, to re-grow tolerance, faith, and pride of Indonesian culture and diversity we can do an acculturation. We know that acculturation is the mixing of two or more cultures which meet and affect one another and create new culture. The example is campursari, it’s the mixing of Javanese traditional song with dangdut in the harmony of traditional and modern music instruments. Then Kudus Minaret, it’s the mixing of Hindu and Islamic culture that resulting unique mosque building with Hindu architecture. So, we don’t need to take the differences to be a problem in our society life. Because, we can combine the differences to create new harmony.

To re-grow tolerance and faith, togetherness is needed. In our society life of course we ever get some problems. With togetherness we can discuss and solve the problem together. We also have familiarity side to each other and respect all people though we are different with them. In religious life we must respect each other, because everyone has the same rights. That’s why we don’t need to have conflict or argue with them just because of our differences.

Then in this globalization era we can’t stop the coming of the culture from the other countries. Now we know more about burger, pizza, spaghetti, gown, and all. But we don’t know well about gethuk, lempog, lemper, baju bodo, beskap, etc. Do we love our own culture? Actually our culture is better for us because it more suitable for our personality as an eastern.

In our reality we can’t live without foreigner culture, we also can’t leave only with our own culture. There are many foreigner cultures that come to us, sometime it’s good but sometime it’s not too good for us. Some of foreigner cultures are incompatible with our religion’s rule and our personality. That’s why we need something to prevent the bad impacts of abroad culture. That thing is a filter. The filter can be the faith of God and our Pancasila. We must take choice of that culture. If it compatible for us and it will bring good impacts, so we can choose it (example: science and technology), but if it incompatible so we don’t need to take it as a choice to adapt.

Overall, to re-grow tolerance, faith, and pride of Indonesian culture and diversity awareness from all parties is needed. Because of the awareness, positive natures to support our aim will be created. The natures such as togetherness, familiarity, respect and accept each other, and being the selective one. Besides that, to reach our aim the activeness of the youngsters to make all people understand and have pride of our culture by hold some events is needed, because youngsters are the pioneer of the change.