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Mika - CGO Yunior. |
Caping Gunung - Globalization has opened up the gates of modern era.
When we come to this era, we will see the world without any limits or
borders. Every day, we meet with a lot of information, from inside or
outside this country. One thing that has also come to our country is the
western culture. This culture has influenced every part of our life,
for example, food, transportation, technologies, or even lifestyle. We
can see our youngsters nowadays, they’re so easily get interacted with
the western culture, and the question is, what is the effect of western
cultures for our youngster? Do we adsorb entirely everything that that
is coming from the western?
Culture is born because of the habit, and the habit is born because
there is behavior. So, whether it is good or bad behavior, it will
influence the culture it’s self. Western culture is just like a knife
that has two sides; the good and the bad one. In a positive aspect,
western culture has influenced us to modern technologies, internet, it
has introduced us to the fashion, food, news or even a new lifestyle.
The question is, doo we really need the western culture? The answer is
yes, we do. We need the western culture; we have to open up our eyes,
our mind, and our heart to the world windows. Don’t be like indigenous
people who are so close minded, not accepting things coming from the
outside.
These positive aspects, should be taken in our culture, we combine with
our own. This combination will make us to be smart people. We become
people who are not left behind with the world-updates. We become smart
to know something outside our home, our country but we still love and
remember to where we come from. Through the western culture, our
youngsters today have opened up their eyes to the world windows; they’re
up to date with the information, fashion, food, etc. It indicates that
western culture has a role to improve our youngsters’ achievement. Our
first president said; just give ten youngsters to shake up the world!
So, that’s why we have to defend these positive aspects, this
development, be smart people, don’t be left behind, but remember to
where you come from.
Western culture also has the negative shadow, this shadow has directed
our youngsters to the gloom, and the gloom will bring this country to
the destruction. We can see our youngsters today, are so uncontrolled.
They do what they want without thinking their surroundings. Almost
crimes in this country are done by the youngsters, but why? This is
because they just adsorb entirely from the western culture, they don’t
filter it! They forget with their land. They just think that they’re
like the western. The bad cultures from the western have changed their
mind and their behavior. We have to change their mind, why? Because the
future of this country is on their shoulders, youngsters are the next
generation. But look at our youngsters today! Look at them. Wild racing
is common in their ears. Crimes, robberies and pregnancy before marriage
become something usual in their eyes.
350 years, 350 years our country had been colonized. Forty years ago,
the holders of this 7country struggled hard; they gave their blood,
wealth, and their soul for the rise of our education. But, where are the
youngsters now? Where are the youngsters who give the blood and wealth
for the religion and this country? Where are they? We should express our
gratitude to God, God has given us a gift until now, so that we have an
education and get achievement. But our youngsters today waste this
opportunity, why? Because they don’t aware that they are the next
generation, the future will be carried on their shoulders! They just
take all the western culture instead of their own culture, their
ancestors had struggled hard to make it, but they ruin it! They don’t
want to maintain traditional dances, food, and their own behavior as
Indonesian people. So, the big question, what is the solution? Our
government should change the system of our education. Give our
youngsters, give us a direction how we can build up our country, teach
us to be good people, good youngsters who can carry the future of our
country in our shoulders.
So, we have to choose and filter the culture that comes outside us, even
though we have known the western cultures, we have known western
fashion, food, and lifestyle, we may not forget to where we come from.
For the last, for all the youngsters, we are next generation that will
lead this country, we will bring a big, a very big responsibility, our
future, the future of this country is on our shoulders, reach our big
dream, and I’m sure we’re the best, and yes we can!