Hallucination of 100 Years National Awakening.....And Waisak?

WHY? That's my question for our leaders of Indonesia. Why we can so proud to celebrate 100 years National Awakening?

I mean, our founding fathers in heaven, like Dr. Soetomo, Wahidin Sudirohusodo, Ki Hajar Dewantara, Ir. Soekarno, Moch. Hatta, and others hero of Indonesia, even my grandfather, will be tears in their eyes. Because they never expect if Indonesia's people still under rule of their brothers, Indonesian Elite!
After that, in big noise of 100 years National Awakening  Celebration, we, Indonesian, forgot about our brothers and sisters who celebrate their
holy day, Waisak. Currently, we are more and more exposed to the ferocious attitudes of some of our religious people, who destroy anything not in accordance with their religious interpretations, as if they knew God's wishes.

These people believe the "other" is a threat, being different is a threat and pluralism is a threat.
Tauhid, or oneness, is seen blindly as becoming one typical "species", full of fanaticism, not in terms of interdependency between God, humans and nature.

On one side, politicians show their people they have attained the Moge mode of success, which is interpreted as truly Indonesian.
On the other side, some of our religious leaders show their ummat (followers) that being one and only one type of radical religion is the truest religiosity for Indonesians.

Both believe such a monolithic and homogeneous status as one Indonesian and one religion is the real aim of being Indonesian. They neglect the fact that this is betraying the aims of Indonesia and religion, which are supposed to respect multiculturalism and pluralism.
Unfortunately, both of these institutional powers see the Indonesian crisis as caused by globalization. In their interpretation, they believe the source of that crisis is from the impact of globalized morals and values.

Global capitalism, global culture and even global conspiracies are the scapegoats we use to justify our radical behaviors. Even more unfortunately, this religious radicalism tends to masquerade as the only solution, both for political and religious leaders, for the future of Indonesia, ignoring that Indonesia is the result of globalization since the beginning of our multicultural and pluralistic Indonesia. Globalization is not good or bad, but both, depending on our wisdom to give it meaning and value for our purposes.

This May 20, Indonesians commemorated two important events: 100 years of National Awakening and Waisak, when the historical Buddha, Sidhartha Gautama, was born, attained his enlightenment and achieved his Parrinibanna (perfection).

These two events call us to reflect on both the revival of nationalism and religion. We are in a globalized world and we are all facing the same threats: global warming and the changing climate that threaten all aspects of our economical, political and sociological needs.
Global radicalism and fundamentalism is essentially reluctant and ignorant of this issue, for the se sake of their material advantages and interests. Agreeing with our Buddhist friend, Venerable Vidya Sasana Sthavia, in Religion and Conservation Dialogue: Promoting Union to Prevent Forest Devastation and Climate Change (Bali, 2007), we have to state that the Earth, particularly Indonesia, where we live, should be conserved by showing religious communities their connection to nature and the environment, as reflected in Buddha's teaching about the law of interdependency.

Encourage all religious communities to start promoting practical environmental conservation efforts, as reflected in Buddha's teaching about upaya kausalya, which means doing good deeds practically and creatively for the well being of others.

Encourage religious communities to conserve nature as a moral obligation that is supported by religion and as an act to obliterate greed, the main cause of moral, religious, political, economical and environmental crises.

The celebration at Gelora Bung Karno isn't neccesary. Think about it, 100 billion of APBN is just for celebration. I mean, I 'm so proud of my country, my people, and our cultures. But we still have any problems which don't have solution. Together, with the governments, Indonesian people must rise and go forward to become a strong nation. It (the celebration) just a little bit of entertainment for those sitted nicely at the podium. Could you heard voice of the snake that says i have 'bisa' also... zzzzsss.

Ayam berkokok kepagian, memaksa kami bangun sambil kleyengan, setelah itu terjerembab lagi, menambah satu lebam waktu pagi belum jua menyingsing... kau yang mencoba menentukan nasib kami, pernahkah kau rasakan lapar mendera? kau yang berbicara atas nama kami, menengokkah kau saat kami tumbang satu per satu? kau yang berbisa, tak 'kan kau lumatkan tumit kami.. karena Indonesia bisa bila kami katakan Indonesia bisa!
Coz my country so long no smile.........................RISE INDONESIA!!!!