Aceh-Indonesia

Aceh-Indonesia

The world consists of various tribes and nations. There are two things that may arise from it. The first is to kill each other because they think their own culture is the best. Both are mutually celebrate it as a grace of the multicultural reality of life (diverse ethnic and cultural). All multi-cultural society faced with this choice. Hostile because the difference or just to learn from each other?

History shows many wars and genocide happened, one of them, because some people think that the culture and ethnicity of their own is superior (the greatest).

In the 1940s Hitler in Germany is one of them. Hitler believed the German race and culture is the greatest in the world. Because of this belief, he believes all races and cultures have to be destroyed. Hitler then form a gas-gas chamber to kill everyone not native and minority groups in Germany. The result of more than 2 million people were killed en masse by toxic gas and World War II exploded.

In 1994 the same thing occurred in Rwanda in Africa. Hutus killing Tutsis because they believed they were the best parts. More than 800 thousand people were killed, tens of thousands of women were raped for AID transmitted disease, hundreds of thousands dipotongi her body to be crippled for life. Genocide in Rwanda has become one of history's darkest for Africa and the world.

But instead of history also never give another picture where the life of tolerance and mutual respect amongst a source of progress. In Spain before the tragedy rising Queen Isabella in 1480, Andalusia is a symbol of harmony between Judaism, Christianity and Islam. At that time, all the people of different races and religions could live freely there. Science and culture prospered because all learn from other cultures.

New discoveries obtained from the joint work of Islamic physicist, mathematician and philosopher of Jewish Christians. Many are also the result of great art was produced from a blend of three cultures religions. The same thing had also occurred in India, at the time of the Moghul Empire. As a result of the harmony of life, the result is the production of art and culture, as well as the Taj Mahal which is one of the most beautiful palaces in the world. India at that time also became the center of a very dynamic cultural development.

The lesson is when all celebrate the differences of race, language and religion as something that is good for life, it will be a source of progress. But instead when hostilities developed the result is death and war.

Pluralism is one of the reasons of the historical progress of several major countries, including the United States and Europe now. America is the most interesting example 

At the beginning of its birth, America built with the sweat of migrants and immigrants who were displaced from various parts of the world. Various types of entrants vying to show the best in his new country. Pedatang healthy competition, making them the superpower economically, before becoming a political superpower. World experience and history lessons are very useful for Aceh. Aceh is the intersection of culture and diverse human for a long time.

Aceh's strategic position territorially make a lot of people always come and interact with people. Being in a strategic point of intersection of the world, the port city that has the potential, Aceh in the first period was always going to be a haven of many people. Anthony Reid, Aceh historian, in his book illustrates some Chinese merchants, European businessmen, Arabs and India are regular visitors of the port city of Aceh. Aceh is the first time probably like Singapore time today. Due to this fact, some even argue the origin of the name is an abbreviation Aceh Arabic, Chinese, European, and Indian.

Therefore the process of integration of different cultures and different people is a necessity in the history of Aceh. History shows Acehnese society is multi-cultural and cosmopolitan. Different, there are derivatives of Chinese, Arab, Indian and European but they all can live with one another, bertentangga, mutual respect.

Aceh when it is open to anyone, regardless of religion, ethnicity and skin color. Islam became the majority religion in Aceh never frighten outsiders and minorities in Aceh. Islam in Aceh is never a barrier for interaction with various nations and tribes. He did not also never impose. The result is that Aceh is not that hard and fundamentalists (extreme).

When the messenger king of England, James Wallace, comes to friendship, he was greeted with respect, provided a glorious, in bikinkan party. British envoy was so impressed with the friendliness of the people of Aceh. But Aceh could also be hard on immigrants coming to hostile. Foreign strongly against not because of different religions, nations and tribes with them, but because they have come to declare war and hostility. So when Kohler came to colonize Aceh, he fought bravely and shot. Had Kohler came to comradeship, perhaps feast and a party is welcome to him.

Now history is being repeated. Paskatsunami and post-MoU, Aceh back again visited by many different people, from different ethnicity, religion, skin color. The question that arises then whether the Acehnese people will see this as a threat or an opportunity to celebrate to learn from one another?

There are some people who see it as a threat. They kept mepropagandakan that foreigners who come are enemies to be sent home. This propaganda is something very fundamental.

The tsunami and the conflict is the cause of his arrival. They came because they believed in a universal value of humanitarianism, that all men equal and needs help. That they have different cultures and tribes is true, but all are human, and humans are an obligation to help other human beings. Humanitarianism puts all human beings as equal and alike, without distinction of color, race and religion.

On the other hand, the actual arrival they will also open up opportunities for Acehnese to learn that both of the cultures of others. The ancestors of the people of Aceh earlier actually see the diversity of various ethnicities and religions who visit Aceh as the potential for fusion. Nice of various cultures drawn into something new and worn for a better way of life.

The statement said that the culture of Aceh best in the world is a lie. Likewise statement to the contrary is said that the world's best foreign culture is also a lie. Every culture has good and bad sides. Integrating good, making it a new synthesis is a wise way, rather than arbitrarily rejected. Against culture and yourself, a good philosophy is not to feel inferior (inferior) with its own culture, but also do not feel superior (most severe) with its own culture. Dare to learn from other cultures and their own culture.

Philosophy is important for Aceh's future in a globalized world today. The future of the world is a multicultural society. World fore faced with the reality that we have to coexist with one another. The connection between the parts of the world with the rest of the world is getting closer. Multicultural life in Aceh is the capital that must be maintained. We can learn a lot of positives from human diversity, religion, and ethnicity.