The spirit of defending the country If we reflect on the Youth Pledge, it is still very relevant to today's conditions. The actualization of the Youth Pledge is a metamorphosis that can be used as a social driving force to strengthen the joints of our nationality which are felt to be eroded by various problems.
When our national territory is under threat from foreign parties, the solidity of the nation is disrupted due to political, social and cultural differences that affect our Indonesianness. Multidimensional problems seem difficult to decipher because we have lost the spirit of togetherness as a nation.
The high number of corruption, the behavior of state officials who are not commendable, divisions, violence among the nation's children make us lose the spirit of nationalism. We may need to reflect on what Amrtya Kumar Sen said, "Join the past to build a new."
We have to remember the roots of the past about the sincerity, straightness of intentions and high morals of the founding fathers of the nation. We need to remember the responsibility of the founding fathers of the nation, because every time we make difficult decisions related to state/national issues, it is always based on pure intentions and a pure heart full of selfless sincerity.
Nearly a hundred years ago, we -- the youth -- were able to unite the differences of various regions -- into one - in our own way, the way of the youth.
To what extent has this spirit been implemented into something useful for this nation? Let us young people answer it with our own actions. Happy Hero's Day, Amazing Youth!
(RM)
