This national symposium attracted a lot of attention and was attended by more than a thousand participants who not only came from various cities but also other countries such as Malaysia. "The most interesting part for me I think is from the explanation of Mrs. Okky Madasari, which is about the causes of bad literary works according to Budi Darma.
The first reason is when the author only depends on his/her talent and the lack of abstraction capabilities. There is a statement from Prof. Budi Darma that I learned from this event is that the work of a writer is not a field of narcissism for yourself. His writing skill comes from his inner talent and his sensitivity. When he got the inspiration, he immediately looked for a typewriter.Â
He is a talented writer, because inspiration comes from anywhere, anytime and is not bound by anything. Furthermore, Prof. Budi Darma's statement that amazed me more is when he said, "If you want to be a successful writer, don't write for money," said Nadyatul, who was one of the participants of this symposium when expressing her opinion on this symposium and on the figure of Prof. Budi Darma whom he admires.
She also added how she sees the literary concept of 'jungkir balik' theory that in the world of literature is not essentially in line with reality and it's most likely contrary to the existing reality. "A writer has the freedom to create his own dynamics in his literary work. Prof. Budi Darma is a great writer, he can write freely and wildly from what he sees, thinks, and feels with his sharp ideas." she added.
Through this symposium this provides many new things that inspire to become more creative and productive-minded and seems to teach that in this absurd life there are unique things that can be made into a work, depending on how sensitive we are to seeing the environment around us and how capable we are of observing the life like Prof. Budi Darma did, so that later on we can use it as a theme to make story as said by Seno Gumira Ajidarma when explaining how the authorship strategies have been carried out by Budi Darma so far. Through this symposium, the audience seemed to be introduced to the figure of Budi Darma, how he is in the eyes of his colleagues and fans, and how Prof. Budi Darma's thoughts through his essays and his literary works are timeless.
