nationalism

These days I came accros a saying that nationalism and patriotism is no longer needed, we’ve already become a free country so what’s the need for it. I felt like shouting, heck offcourse it IS still needed. Here in my post I will not talking about the over fanaticism of the nationalism or even patriotism that tends to brought a separation of the brotherhood amongst Moslems. We have to have an open mind about anything, even regarding nationalism. Before we are a citizen of a specific country, we are the submitter of GOD’s will, and even before that, we are human being who, again has the responsibility to preserve and maintain our submission. That’s the 1^st thing we need to hold very dear and should be our basic reference when we are talking about nationalism. I lived in Indonesia, a country which has undergoes series of colonialisation and in the process of liberating ourselves from this colonialisation, bloods has been shed and hundreds, thousands, and even millions of lives have sacrificed themselves in order to achieve the 1 word which is so valuable at that time, FREEDOM. And now a decade later, we are living in a free country thanks to Allah who has blessed and guided those freedom fighters for their neverending efforts. But why is it, everywhere I look now, all I could see is the youngster who’s too busy minding about following fashion and trend which is against cultural and religion boundaries, a western culture that GOD forbids, a very destructive seed for this country’s future. And not to mention some provinces which has tried to liberate themselves from our beloved country, the politicians who’s too busy making themselves rich and don’t give a damn about the people’s suffering, the leader who’s not sensitive in feeling or responsive to what the people demand, and the acts of the leader who’s being super nice and super permissive to other country, the country who have no values of human lives, did they ever think of the million lives and the blood that has been shed in order to achieve the ulimate goal, the Unity of Indonesian Republic. Once again, I won’t talk about an over fanaticism of nationalism, I merely trying to say to my fellow Indonesian, please be united. Pay our respect to our freedom fighters, be afraid of GOD’s wrath, not HUMAN’s. Our time in this world is temporary, but our time in the hereafter is eternally. Think of it and be wise. May Allah forgive us and show us the right path. Ameen.