LIFE REFLECTION OF SOCIETY AND STATTE

Wayang performance as wewayangane ngaurip (symbol of life) does not only present a man’s reality in

his relations to God, but it also pictures the man’s role in living a life in the community, with state and world interaction.

Many acts in wayang that tell a story on government and state affairs with various political and security

matters being faced. Political interaction, either in the relevant country or the relations with other countries, which led to establishment of friendship or conflict lead to war.

The fierce Baratayuda war occurred because of a will to fight for truth and justice and usurpation of the state of Hastina. Theme of usurpation highly influenced the whole screen.

In leading out modern life today we need to take lesson from the wayang performance as this play bears some examples on how to manage a country professionally. Local wisdom of wayang provides lesson on how to settle political conflict, to establish a just and prosperous country and to materialize a prosperous community as Pandawa’s struggle when they established the states of Amarta and Hastina.

Wayang is symbolization of effort to improve the quality of man signified with degree, dignity and prestige. Figures of wayang comprise satria (knight), raksasa (giant) or gandarwa (evil creature), who always position themselves as professional creature that they gain nobility and power. Various efforts or act they take to get revelation, aji (magical power) and such other supernatural power which actually are the symbol of man’s quality.

The main example presented in the wayang performance of Begawan Ciptoning act of play that tells the story of Arjuna’s struggle by living as ascetic to achieve the quality of Satria Pinandhita. Arjuna also succeeds in obtaining Makutharama revelation containing about the leadership teaching of Hastabrata. Arjuna is vigorously trained to be a quality knight so he can carry out his duties during his life on earth. A model matter in to improve human resource quality in Indonesia.

The artists and wayang lovers highly expect that besides admiring and enjoying the beauty of the art, they can also understand the meaning contained therein. It is therefore the end part of the wayang performance presents golek dance or galekana that is to seek and find the meaning of wayang performance and makes it a reference for attitude and behavior to get prosperity physically and mentally.

THREE WILLS OF WAYANG INDONESIA

Every puppetry policy is always based on three strategies which constitute a basis in implementing program, namely : Protecting, Developing, Using the Indonesian Puppetry.

Protecting also includes exploiting, preserving to prevent thing from becoming extinct and forgettable. Providing a legal protection to avoid any misappropriation by irresponsible person that may affect either tangible value or intangible value which serves as a reference for the life as one of forming source of human identity and character.

The purpose of developing/creating art of wayang is to make the quality of the art and the format of its performance can cope with the image and demand of age development by using technology and science, so it can compete with other arts without forfeiting its value of excellence and its identity.

Using the content of art and meaning of wayang art philosophy is a part integrated to day-to-day life of Indonesian community and that will be able to materialize its character and identity and provide the Indonesian nation with prosperity.

THEGLOBALIZATION OF INDONESIAN WAYANG

Globalization in human life is always affected by economical aspects in the form of economic liberalization. The establishment of WTO and regional cooperation agreements such as EU, APEC, NAFTA, and a number of agrements in ASEAN, et cetera have established the economic globalization with dominant role of European countries and USA. Globalization with democratization theme, liberalization, Human Rights and environmental issues are all actually a process of creation of a world civilization that only benefits advanced countries. Besides economical globalizations, cultural globalization has also been taking place .The driving force of cultural globalization is Science and Technology. Western countries have been gloriously successful in developing and mastering science and technology. Science and technology is the main tool of creating mankind civilization. Actually the cultural globalization can be moved with humanist, social science. Western culture relies heavily on rational logic while ignoring spiritual aspects, which creates a secular life that is harmful for humanity. To balance out the materialistic globalization, Eastern culture values can make a valuable contribution. The spiritual values contained within various arts and cultures can be absorbed to give a meaning to the materialistic and spiritual globalization. In this process of cultural globalization, wayang art can make a contribution. Wayang role in globalization has been already spearheaded with the formulation of Wayang Philosophy.

It has been such a long time discussion and thought that Indonesia should have its own Philosophy rooted from its own indigenous land of archipelago. The formulation of this philosophy has been felt urgently needed in the ongoing development of Philosophy. Western philosophy has grown fast and achieved its golden age, successfully developed science and technology which become the central of mankind civilization and the main driving force of globalization. However, Western Philosophy which relies heavily on rational or creational force unexpectedly has its weaknesses, among others, barren of feelings, furthering oneself from morality, that often contradict against human dignity. Secularism, materialism, even hedonism in life become more apparent and troubling to mankind, followed by many global worrisome crises. In facing the challenge of advancements and flaws of Western philosophy, obviously Eastern philosophy needs to be developed. With the proper handling, Indonesian philosophy is expected to be able to give solution and answer to national and even global issues. Nations across the globe are facing heavy issue of moral decadence, in order to preserve and develop the existence of humanity now and in the future. In the science field and humanity, philosophy plays a strategic and vital role. The philosophy drives the growth and development of knowledge either in exact or social science. From these sciences, they bring about various technologies which are useful for the effort of mankind in building a civilization in order to achieve enhanced wellbeing. Philosophy has brought forth science and technology which in turn becomes the main tool in creating civilization. This role of philosophy, science and technology have been proven by the history of mankind’s civilization since a long time ago.

Now Indonesian people are really sure that wayang has a bright prospect because it has far sight and has conducted insight consolidation intensively, professional human resources and solid organization. Insight consolidation is very strategic for the life and development of wayang. Determination and effort of Indonesian wayang society in entering science field is a guarantee for life survival and resilience of Indonesian wayang.

WAYANG FINE ART

Among the available wayang, wayang kulit purwa has the most audiences almost the whole part of mainland of Java, Madura and Bali. Wayang kulit tells about heroic and romantic stories of two wiracarita sources, i.e. Mahabarata and Ramayana. These stories came from India, but with the skill of local genius people, predecessors of java community changed them carrefully and made them sociable and adjust them to the community's wisdom, that the stories are worthy of performance in various purposes. The change made by the Javanese ancestors was not only limited to story material, but also on visualization of wayang figure is the work of Javanese ancestors.

The Indonesian language general dictionary states that Wayang is a Man-made figure of carved leather or wood and used to play the role of figure in the traditional drama show (Javanese, Sundanese, Maduranese and Balinese). The figures are usually played by a dalang. Wayang Kulit means wayang made of leather, and Wayang Purwa means wayang kulit telling the stories in the old days.

Wayang Kulit is a flat-shaped wayang figure and made of leather, in it is wayang-shaped element, tatahan (inlaid)and sunggingan (decorated). The form of wayang represents the shape that determines the type of its figure and wanda (facial expression). Decoration for wayang is an art of decoration having the shape of krawangan (air brick) that is complex and beautiful. Seen from behind screen is more interesting when the wayang figure is performed, while the sunggingan wayang is a various colors of the whole part of the wayang using an arranged color technique.

Kulit Lemon untuk melawan Diabetes dan Obesitas

Buah Lemon merupakan buah salah satu buah yang terbaik. Namun, tahukah anda bahwa KULIT Lemon juga sangat bermanfaat untuk kesehatan? Membuang kulit lemon adalah bukan ide yang baik dan jika anda tahu manfaatnya mungkin anda akan menyesalinya..

Jika anda makan lemon bersama-sama dengan kulitnya, maka anda akan mendapatkan 5 sampai 10 kali lebih banyak vitamin daripada anda hanya mengkonsumsi air lemonnya saja. Buah Lemon mengandung Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, Vitamin E, Vitamin A, Riboflavin, Zat Besi, Kalsium, Folat, Potassium, Magnesium, dan banyak mengandung Protein. Semua kandungan nutrisi dalam buah lemon sangat-sangat bermanfaat untuk kesehatan.

Nah, bagaimana buah Lemon dapat mengatasi Diabetes dan Obesitas? Ketika anda makan buah Lemon maka konsumsilah bersama dengan kulitnya. Bagaimana caranya? Cara terbaik adalah bekukan buah lemon terlebih dahulu di dalam Freezer. Sebelum anda memasukkannya kedalam freezer, bersihkanlah terlebih dahulu dan kemudian keringkan. Masukan buah lemon yang telah dibersihkan kedalam Freezer dan tunggu hingga buah lemon benar-benar telah membeku. Setelah membeku, ambil buah lemon tersebut, potong salah satu bagiannya kemudian anda Parut.

Hasil parutan buah lemon dapat anda campurkan pada apapun yang anda makan. Kulit lemon akan memberikan rasa/taste yang lebih kuat pada makanan anda. Anda juga bisa menambahkan parutan kulit lemon pada Sup, Salad, atau Es Krim buatan sendiri. Anda juga bisa menambahkan 1 sendok makan parutan kulit lemon pada teh atau jus yang anda minum.

Lakukan secara rutin dan berkelanjutan dan anda akan terbebas dari Diabetes dan Obesitas.

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