00:00Hello Indonesian friends, have you ever asked,
00:04What actually happened on October 28, 1928?
00:11Why is the Youth Pledge considered so important?
00:14Even every year we always commemorate it?
00:16So, in this episode, we will have a relaxed but meaningful chat about the facts and myths behind the Youth Pledge,
00:23and how that spirit is still very relevant to our lives today.
00:27The beginning of the spirit of unity is the story, at the beginning of the 20th century the atmosphere was hot and cold,
00:33The Indonesian nation was still colonized by the Dutch, but the seeds of awareness began to grow.
00:37The youths from various regions, there are Jong Java, Jong Sumatra, Jong Ambon, Jong Celebes, and many more,
00:44began to realize, if we continue to fight alone, Indonesia will never be independent.
00:50They saw examples of other nations who were able to escape from colonialism and the secret was only one, unity.
00:56Finally, they got together.
00:59The first Youth Congress was held in 1926, but the results were not satisfactory.
01:05Only two years later, to be precise on 27 and 28 October 1928, the 2nd Youth Congress was held in Batavia,
01:14or Jakarta now.
01:15Led by young figures such as Sugondo Joyo Puspito, Muhammad Yamin, Amir Syarifuddin, and of course Wageh Rudolf Supratman,
01:24which will later play the song Indonesia Raya for the first time.
01:29There are three thrilling vows.
01:31At the end of the Congress, the youth agreed to recite three pledges that shook history.
01:35Well, interestingly, in the original manuscript there were no words like Youth Pledge.
01:55The name only appeared later, given by the people and historians after seeing how significant the event was.
02:03Facts that are rarely known are as follows.
02:06First, the song Indonesia Raya.
02:09It was first heard instrumentally, played on the violin by Wageh Rudolf Supratman at the end of the Congress.
02:15Imagine, at that time the young people heard it with feelings of emotion and pride.
02:20Second, the Indonesian language mentioned in the Youth Pledge is actually Malay.
02:24But the youth chose to call it Indonesian as a symbol of the birth of a new identity that unites all tribes and regions.
02:33And thirdly, the Congress was held in three different places, you know.
02:37Starting from the Kejongenlingen Bon Catholic Building, continue at the OOS Java Bioskup,
02:42and closed in Indonesia Shiklub Gebau on Jalan Kramat Raya 106, which is now known as the Youth Pledge Museum.
02:50It turns out there are also myths that are often misunderstood.
02:52But, you know, there are also several myths that often circulate about the Youth Pledge.
02:58First, some say that the Youth Pledge was orchestrated by the Dutch.
03:01In fact, it's not at all.
03:03This is purely an initiative of Indonesian youth who have a far-sighted vision.
03:08Second, there are those who believe that all the figures in the Youth Pledge were Javanese.
03:13Very wrong.
03:13In fact, this Congress was attended by youth from various regions of the archipelago.
03:19Sumatra, Sulawesi, Maluku, Kalimantan, even Nusa Tenggara.
03:23And third, many people think that the Youth Pledge immediately made Indonesia independent.
03:29Not really.
03:29However, this event became the foundation of national awareness that fostered a spirit of unity.
03:37Without the Youth Pledge, the spirit of August 17, 1945 might not have been as strong.
03:44Know that the Youth Pledge has a meaning that is always relevant in the present and in the future.
03:51So, if we move to the present, the spirit of the Youth Pledge is still very relevant.
03:55Times may change, technology may become more sophisticated, but the challenges to unity are actually greater.
04:01Differences in ethnicity, religion, political views, and even differences in cyberspace sometimes make us forget that we are one nation.
04:08The Youth Pledge reminds us that Indonesia's true strength lies not in uniformity,
04:14but because of the diversity that unites.
04:17So, when you see the red and white flag waving, or hear the song Indonesia Raya reverberating,
04:23Remember, behind all of this is the spirit of the young men and women of 1928 who dared to dream and unite for their beloved homeland.
04:33Friends of the archipelago, may the spirit of the Youth Pledge live on in all our hearts.
04:38Because as they used to say,
04:40We, the sons and daughters of Indonesia, have one nation, one language, one blood, Indonesia.
04:49Let us continue to uphold this pledge, whatever our background as Indonesians.
04:54United we stand, divided we fall.
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