Indonesia in the future
Indonesia in the future
Afina Zahra Sholiha (14)
Class 2U/YPII An-Nisaa Sr. High School
I was hoping Indonesia would be a better place for all of us. No more corruption, war, disaster, trash, etc. But the question is when? When will we have that Indonesia? I think the major problem is self-consciousness. If only our government's laws were stricter, I'm sure that Indonesia would be cleaner and safer.
As for education, I think many children are not getting it properly. Many factors like money cause this to be the case. Most say that the [money they make] from work is only enough for their daily needs; it is not enough to pay for their children's schooling. That's why there are many children or teens that already work at a young age. Only the wealthy children can continue their education.
Sadly, the [poor] often become criminals to get money to live, because they have little education or people don't [hire] them. I hope in the future, the government will take care of this problem, like making new and [affordable] schools or increasing its sphere of activity.
I think our tradition is being beaten [down] by modern culture, especially those from other countries, starting [with] style, fashion, music, language, etc. People [prefer] them more than our traditional culture.
However, our traditional culture teaches us good manners, like to respecting [the elderly] and taking care of young ones. If this culture is gone, we won't have a national identity anymore.
My suggestion is, we have to maintain our good culture to become a good nation.
I always hate it when I walk or pass an area and it is full of trash. Even though there is a warning sign, people still [litter]. Can't they read or what? Of course they can, and if they are smart enough, they will know it is bad for the environment and themselves. I think we have to teach good habits, like to hate littering and to love clean environments, to young children. We also have to give them examples on how to make a good and clean environment.
Indonesia will not be a good nation if we ourselves don't care about our nation. So bring out your [conscience] and don't break the rules or the law. Be helpful to everybody and let's make our country better than ever.