[faithful alienation]

At least, for the last few years, my mind keeps questioning a part of John Lennon’s lyric. “And no religion too. Imagine all the people living life in peace”. I wonder whether the world will be peaceful if religions had not been “invented”. That the goods and faiths will only be as they were, no [...]

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[love to be loved]

Last weekend, I went to the Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne. It was not for any religious intention or other important things. It was ‘only’ a part of my sightseeing. I’ve heard that it is a historical site and has a unique restaurant. I was lucky as on that day, there was a farmers’ market where [...]

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[melawan hiperealitas]

Dua minggu yang lalu adalah 81 tahun Sumpah Pemuda [dan Pemudi]. Saat itu, mereka mengucapkan janji setia terhadap negeri ini. Ikrar bahwa bangsa ini harus bersatu. Ikrar bahwa walau perbedaan itu ada, dua persamaan tetap ada. Satu tanah air dan satu bangsa. Selanjutnya, diwujudkan dengan memiliki bahasa persatuan.
Tujuh belas tahun setelahnya, Indonesia berhasil memproklamasikan kemerdekaannya. [...]

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[getaran penuh duka]

Untuk ke-sekian kalinya, Indonesia menangis.
Setidaknya, 1,100 rakyat negeri ini meninggal dunia secara tragis. Belum lagi mereka yang masih tidak ditemukan, tertimbun di reruntuhan bangunan. Tidak terhitung berapa banyak kerugian yang dialami…
Dapat dibayangkan, betapa banyak yang berduka karenanya. Dengan adanya 1,100 yang meninggal dunia, setidaknya ada 2,200 orang tua yang berduka, 4,400 kakek-nenek yang berduka. Belum [...]

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[gone too soon]

Born to amuse, to inspire, to delight. Here one day. Gone one night [from the song: Gone too soon].
I am not a big fan of him, but I am also not the big hater. I read and heard a lot of news about him, but could not say much about him. I even couldn’t really [...]

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