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          Indonesia being one of the most beautiful countries on earth, rich for its inheritances, has so many interesting things uncovered. People from around the world are trying to escape from their daily work life here; where products of our culture are blooming like flowers in the field, people want to learn and to know about Indonesian culture. However, though we live in modern era where everything demands our time, we should not forget about our culture. As Indonesians sometimes we choose other countries’ culture to be presented rather than our own culture because their culture is more interesting; leading to extinction of some of Indonesians culture. Yes we cannot avoid the fact that some of the Indonesian culture and heritages have not been exposed. Yet, we as Indonesian should appreciate own culture by learning and knowing about it more thoroughly. So, our knowledge on our culture expands and we become complete Indonesians. Indonesian should not only know how to act as citizens of Indonesia but also conserve Indonesian culture and pass it over to our grandchildren. How to know and learn about Indonesian culture? If at least every Indonesian knows about Indonesian culture as many varieties as they can it will help Indonesian culture to prevail.Though we are also as busy as bees; we have a lot to do and a little time to rest especially in this modern and hectic era where people are searching for flexibility and efficiency, we should not act carelessly about what our country has. To forget about them is our mistake. Who would not get angry when one of our cultural heritages is claimed by other country? Even a child will get angry when his or her candies are taken by other kids. The logic is we cannot claim what we already have if we don’t learn and know about them. As what Indonesians proverb says ‘Tak kenal maka tak sayang’, if you do not know or understand about something then it can be said that you do not care about it.

Culture cannot be developed by its own, there has to be someone or a group of people who has a common love for the culture. Who is going to learn and know about Indonesian culture? Everyone especially those new generation; young people who have all the positive energy, mind, activity and creativity. Indonesian young people should use their positive energy to explore further about their own culture. With high nationalism, we, as Indonesians, have the chance to promote Indonesia anywhere on the globe. We know that Indonesia has many problems but we can promote Indonesia with its good qualities especially with the richness of Indonesian cultural heritages. Another Indonesian proverb says ‘Kacang tidak lupa dengan kulitnya’ we are born as Indonesian must act as Indonesians; have to love about our own culture because it shapes our identity as Indonesians.(cin)

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