Developing A Sense Of National Belonging, Patriotism And Pride

Over 65 million Indonesian youth share unique potentials that with the right support, can contribute even more actively to the betterment of society. Participatory and strategic involvement from the young generation plays a critical role to reach the national development agenda, in which if we put it into a single goal, it is to reach a better future for the nation. Interrelated society challenges need inclusive solutions that will be able to be achieved through extensive collaboration.

In achieving this desired goal, developing the young people's sense of national belonging, patriotism, and pride play a vital role as these aspects initiate one major factor that drives real action; awareness. Awareness origin from people who eager to look after things dear to their heart, to not only witnessing problems and challenges but also present themselves to lead an actionable solution. Investing on young generation is investing on future as the desirable betterment of a society will bein hands of young people who hold the role of future caretakers of a nation. With one-third of the generation is young people, Asia Pacific as well as Indonesia, it is acknowledgeable that developing the young generations’ awareness is beyond importance. Nourishing the sense of national belonging leads an acceptance that either challenges or progressive development faced together are ours and stand next by our decision. With a sense of patriotism, the young generation will be able to perceive themselves not only by their existence but for their purpose of existence, which is to drive a betterment for the nation as their entity. With pride, the young generation embraces ourselves as the identity of our nation, either when we live together in society, or as a global citizen.

By developing a sense of belonging, patriotism, and pride in the young generation, Indonesia will be able to reach both inclusive solutions and extensive collaboration as the young generation are willingly aware of their purpose-driven action. Not only influence the betterment of young people,developing these senses are also betterment support for the global issues we are facing together. Again, the reason lays on the impactful result of developing these senses; awareness. The plethora of good causes from an awareness contribute to the betterment of Indonesia as we will be able to liven up the implementation of our national value “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” (unity in diversity). With awareness, the perspective changed from “Myself” to “Us”. We need to acknowledge that everybody cannot master everything, and neither everyone can think as creative as an artist –as a random example. With a new perspective as “Us”, instinctively people will be aware by the need of togetherness, to craft a collaborative relationship where everyone embraces the true potential they have for bigger betterment impact.