like the flowing river

be like the flowing river.
silent in the night.
be not afraid of the dark.
if there are stars in the sky,
reflect them back.
if there are clouds in the sky,
remember, clouds, like the river, are water.
so, gladly reflect them too,
in your own tranquil depths.

~manuel bandeira

Thursday, September 3, 2009

let's make peacee :D

I'm Indonesian. I love my country. I love my nation. I love my diversity.

And I hate Malaysia for stealing my diversity. I hate Malaysia for stealing my islands. I hate Malaysia for being such a jerk.



And I just realized what a stupid person I am to be angry to Malaysia, shouting them "Malingshit" and shouting for war when I read one person writing a wall on IndonesiaUnite Facebook: "Just ignore Malaysia. Beat them by building our economy." and when Tata told Merlyn and I about a forum where Indonesians and Malaysians debating. I saw both of us have our own mistakes and are fools for being provocated. I've been subjective instead of objective - not seeing other factors.

So... let's just see what we can learn from this conflict:

Why Malaysia is wrong
1. They claimed and stole things that are obviously - people all over the world know - Indonesians': Batik, Reog Ponorogo, and Tari Pendet. They've been in Indonesia for hundreds of year. They Batik from Java and Tari Pendet comes from one of the most famous island in the world, Bali.

2. They said Indonesians don't have identity. So, what are they? Their identity is just: Muslim-Malayan. And they don't have beautiful cultures.

3. They said Indonesians can't have a peace with each other. Meanwhile, they're discriminating Indians there.

Why Indonesia is wrong
1. They won't care about their country unless this kind of thing happened.

2. They're too easy to be provacated. Too fast to angry and it becomes their backfire.


So... we have our own mistakes. Why should we blame others while we have our own mistakes? Why don't we just learn from our mistakes and fix it? Why don't we just make peace?

Indonesia and Malaysia used to be friend. Indonesia used to want Malaysia to be one part of this country. Malaysia either used to want to be one part of this country. They asked our leaders to send them good men to lead Malaysia. Malaysia used to learn how to develope a country from Indonesia. And those good relationship were ruined just because of Cold War?!



Let's just have a gentle competition and make PEACE :D
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