Nobleness must be maintained

Nobleness must be maintained

From Warta Kota

In various places, particularly within the Jakarta-Bogor- Tangerang-Bekasi (Jabotabek) area, many people are earning their living by dirty means such as making pornographic pictures, films and videos, and putting them on sale. Also they turn to practices of prostitution, abortion etc. either done illegally or even publicly. All these practices are supported by sophisticated and modern technologies.

Unfortunately their activities are hard to eradicate and the practitioners continue doing their business unabated. Worse still there is an impression that the authorities are totally incapable (of dealing with the lawlessness). In some cases those responsible for law and order are themselves involved in the dirty business.

In my opinion, this situation is highly contrary to our civil conscience. Because, after all, humans are the creation of God, they are most beautiful and valued among His creations.

The distribution of films, video cassettes and pornographic pictures exploiting human bodies is a form of abuse, insult and humiliation. Such abuse and humiliation of woman's body is a desecration of God's work. There is a wise saying: "The human body is the place of God, where He is enshrined and does his godly works. A question arises now, "How can people do this dirty business? How can men praise the name of God when they are against the Creator's teachings.

Now is the best time for the authorities and the people within Jabotabek to contemplate on the matter to the benefit of succeeding generations. What kind of future would we be facing if elementary school children speak, or even do pornographic activities?

I am aware of the difficulty of finding a good solution to this problem. But the government and society should not remain idle and do nothing about it. I certainly do not want our culture and civilization to collapse merely because of lust and passion and love of money and material things.

OKTOVIANUS HAUTIMU

Jakarta