21 Oktober 2010

Therefore we write, therefore we learn, therefore we do not judge.

"Jangan kau mudah terpesona oleh nama-nama. Kan kau sendiri pernah bercerita padaku : nenek moyang kita menggunakan namanya yang hebat-hebat, dan dengannya ingin mengesani dunia dengan kehebatannya-kehebatan dalam kekosongan? Eropa tidak berhebat-hebat dengan nama, dia berhebat-hebat degan ilmu dan pengetahuannya...

Seluruh dunia kekuasaan memuji-muji yang kolonial. yang tidak kolonial dianggap tak punya hak untuk hidup, termasuk mamamu ini. Berjuta-juta umat manusia menderitakan tingkahnya dengan diam-diam seperti batu kali yang itu juga...

Si penipu tetap si penipu, si pembohong tetap pembohong dengan ilmu dan pengetahuannya...

Tapi kau, Nak, paling sedikit harus bisa berteriak. Tahu kau kenapa aku sayangi kau lebih dari siapa pun? Karena kau menulis.
Suaramu takkan padam ditelan angin, akan abadi, sampai jauh, jauh di kemudian hari."

kata Nyai Ontosoroh kepada Minke
Anak Semua Bangsa-Pramoedya Ananta Toer

18 Oktober 2010

I think, therefore I am

Greetings,
Christian is the name. Most of my friends perhaps calls me Kikin. Whichever you feels like calling me, it is fine by me.
Well this is my first writing.
I don't really know why i started writing in this blog, but i guess I'll figure it out along the way.

I think, therefore I am
Maybe it's no stranger quotes for most of us. Me myself adore this quotes. Rene Descartes, a French philosopher maybe mostly known for this piece of words : Cogito ergo sum. I am thinking therefore i am exist.
The idea is that because someone is doubting the existence of his or herself then it is the proof that his or herself is exist.

How fascinating is that?
According to the great man the only evidence that we are exist, as a human being, is if we are thinking. If we uses this super computer called brain that God gives us to do it's work-to think.

I guess this is why i started to write. I will try to keep on thinking about everything. And i would love to share it to all of you to make you think with me. In a very humble way i write this, in no means whatsoever i want to say that i know more, and i really am is a nobody.

To the thoughts of the all the lingering, restless minds out there. I just want to say hello.
Perhaps it feels good anyhow having friends of same believe.

I think, therefore i write

ps : and to my loved ones that truly inspired me to start writing, brown lover girl,
you know who you are
thank you