As Young As It Should Be

Helloo I'm back again! This time with an authentic character of youth: SPIRIT.

On Saturday, November 24th 2012 I went to an event named ActioNation #ApaIdemu #AyoBergerak. It is an event hold by Pertamina Pertamax to gather bright young people and their ideas for a better Indonesia. This event hold jointly in cooperation with several communities in Solo at Rumah Dinas Wakil Walikota Solo.

The purpose of holding this event is to stimulate young people to think and do something for a better Indonesia. By how? By create a positive environment through this event and reshape youth mindset. So at the event, I met two young and experienced honorable teacher, they are Mas Imam Subchan (@imamsubchan) and Mas Lemi (@mfalemi). Mas Imam is a sociopreneur and one of the founder of Akademi Berbagi Solo (@akbersolo), while Mas Lemi is a doctor and has strong passion in social issues. I prefer to call them "teacher", rather than "speaker". Because teacher is also educate and inspire, not just talk in front of the audience. :D And they did that: educate and inspire.

I wrote earlier : reshape youth mindset. As Mas Imam said at the event:

"How many of us twitpic a traffic accident before we help the victim? Or even just leave them?

How many of us tweet that they're alone in saturday night?

How many of us complain on something on twitter that doesn't work well even if it's such a bad weather, for example?

How many of us move our ass-off from bed in the morning and do something?

How many of us still make our bed up when we wake up?

How many of us check our day's schedule instead of check the timeline in the morning?"

Contemplate, ask those things to ourselves. Did we do that? Are we deserve to do that?

So reshape our mindset is the most important thing right now that we should and must do. Without a positive mindset and manner, everything is impossible. Even the easiest one.

Mas Lemi, from the very first time I saw him, I knew that he is passionate on what he do. People just can see it. :) He's a dedicated doctor and a good public speaker. He's now managing a foundation concern to kidney's health. In his busy time, he still have time to share with youth about his passion and knowledge. And he is very kind, FYI. :) You guys should meet him someday.

So from the meeting, I got points to emphasized:

1. Youth should be loaded with full of SPIRIT

2. Youth should do something IMPORTANT for themselves and for others in surrounding

3. Youth should be BENEFICIAL for others

4. Youth should be a SPARK

5. Youth should be HAPPY!

Yay! 

Warm regards from Solo, Indonesia.