History and Reflection Space

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By: RAMANDA PUTRA

Randugati.com - In this article, I will begin with a quote from Ir. Soekarno, "Red Coat" which means Don't forget history. I think we all agree with the term expressed by our Founding Father.

However, there is one question that is still nagging at me personally, where are their ideas behind their big names? This is what I find difficult today in the world of formal education or maybe there are parties who deliberately hide it. 

Because I believe that the Heroes as well as Ulama' and Guardians, especially Wali Songo, have great ideas and ideas regarding the development of civilization in the archipelago that can not only bring Indonesia forward but also prosperous, just and prosperous, which relies on Godhead as described in Pancasila.

When searching, opening and reading a little about the scientific treasures (Suluk, Serat, Babad, and Wirid) of the heritage of the Guardians, especially Java, there is a sense of shock and awe in myself that the knowledge that has been left by the Guardians, especially the Wali Songo and continued by the heroes, is able to bring humans into a complete human being (insan Kamil / janma utama) which I think this is the highest human level or level that can not only make humans smart but also wisdom and wisdom in human beings that I do not find in formal education today. 

Moreover, I am fascinated by the presence of Islam that can be integrated with the identity of the community, in this case what I will describe is Java and Islam which melts into a unity in the community even though in the end there is a big narrative that was deliberately raised by colonialism to separate Java from Islam and we can feel together this is actually agreed upon and believed by intellectuals, academics and scholars of formal school or college education. 

The grand narrative built by the colonials in separating Java and Islam actually really makes us not fully independent or let's say we are still colonized by the knowledge inherited by the colonials and may also be disconnected with the knowledge of our ancestral heritage.

Then from this experience comes more anxiety after experts and experts and the government issued a statement that Indonesia will reach the peak of glory, let's say a developed country in its hundredth year in 2045, which begins with a demographic bonus in 2030 where the productive age is higher than the non-productive age, those who work are many and the death and birth rates are minimal. 

Will the progress that will be achieved and obtained in that year without leaving the identity of the various tribes, customs, cultures and religions that have been living side by side in mutual cooperation and peace or will progress be obtained by leaving the identity within ourselves. 

As well as our vigilance in guarding and maintaining the republic of Indonesia and the tools of life that have been explored by the Founding Fathers enshrined in Pancasila amid the efforts of several groups who want to change from the Indonesian state and Pancasila to a caliphate state.