Sharing Inspiration to Advance the Nation

History, traditions, stories of the past and the success of the people can be an inspiration in this country. Celebrating Independence Day is a story of togetherness and sharing an inspiration to advance the nation.

KOMPAS/JUMARTO YULIANUS

A female visitor (with a red hijab) takes a selfie with the floating market traders who gathered at the Banjarmasin Floating Market Pier, Monday (15/8/2022). They decorated their respective boats with red and white flags in order to welcome the 77th Anniversary of Indonesian Independence, as well as enliven the 72nd Anniversary of South Kalimantan Province.

While celebrating the 70th anniversary of Taman Siswa, the first educational institution for the Indonesian people during the colonial era, in mid-July 1991, Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, the king of the Yogyakarta Palace, noted the importance of traditions and old teachings. Not only serving as a mirror, the past was also an inspiration to advance the country.

“To the present generation, it is proper to pay attention to the values contained in Javanese language and literature so that they are reflected in the potential identity for the formation of future national culture, as an important factor in the nation's resilience. Because old traditional values, if we examine and test them, can provide inspiration if they are expressed in a new way in the midst of the fiercely ongoing cultural changes," said the sultan, as outlined in the book 70 Years of Taman Siswa (1992).