Of Hero And Military Attitudes

What? What happened today?

It's Heroes Day!

Bung Tomo the Motivator

It was 64 earth years ago. The day was hot, and so are Indonesians. But they were hotter.

They were on fire.

Every Surabayan man (Arek Suroboyo) able to fight in the battlefield knew that this day would change theri life forever. That day, the Alliance were planning to invade their city, and later, their country. Rifles loaded, eyes opened.

Days before, the Alliance spreaded terror : fight, and you die; surrender, and you're safe - but every single man here knew that the former would lead them to the latter anyway. So why surrender?

The Alliance gained control over Surabaya, but with a high price of blood in every step they took.

Later, this invasion ignited resistance in Jakarta, Bandung, Bogor, etc. Oh, Indonesians' struggle (not only this battle, but the whole war) lasted for about four years, until finally, Netherlands admitted their existence in Round Table Conference, Den Haag.

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This intrigues me, my mind, and furthermore, what I believe in. I used to believe that being free is the most important; being human. But this, this. All those franks threw all their differences, their ego, their life, to reach unity. This seemed similiar with freedom : to reach unity in diversity. But is the latter possible?

My bold side said NO.


To reach unity, we must throw ALL our willfull minds, ALL of them, nothing left. Sure, it seems bitter and inhuman, because our human side (aka worldly flesh side) is EVIL. And evil hates truth. 

And every truth is BITTER. NO EXCEPTIONS!


We must kill it, our flesh. Take only what you need, not what you want. Let everyone step over you, so the humanity will survive. 

To reach the true freedom, you have to ENSLAVE yourself.


Umm, what did I say?
Evil side?

Never mind. My crazy thought.