Cultivating The Fighting Spirit Through Heroes Day

Selasa, 29 Nov 2022 | 08:34:59 WIB - Oleh Admin


Your Excellency, all of the adjudicators of this speech contest,

Honorable teachers and managers, 

Respectable all of the committees,

Dear brothers and sisters and dear audiences,

Assalamu'alaikum Wr. Wb.

Good morning, everybody! Well,

First of the beginning, no correct sentences to say but all praises be to Allah. Due to the blessing of Him, we can face to face in this sunny morning by good condition and also happy situation, and because of His Mercies and blessings, we can take apart in this great agenda namely, English Speech contest.

Secondly, may peace and salutation always be with our prophet Muhammad pbuh, as our guide, that has been guiding us to the right course, the course that's allowed by Allah it means Islam religion.

And the third, I'll never forget to say thank you very much to the committee board that has given me time and chance to deliver my speech in front of this public.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Indonesia is our country where we were born and raised. Loving our motherland is a value of morality which becomes thinner day by day. The existence of free market and foreign culture which come in freely is one of the causes why the love for our motherland and all of the culture inside it begins to fade out. Even, it feels difficult to find teenagers who respect the country’s ideologies in this modern era.

Growing the love for the motherland is not an easy thing. Why? Because, this love should be started from our heart naturally. And as student, there are many things that we can do to realize our love to our country. Therefore, ladies and gentlemen, to know more about loving motherland, in this good occasion, allow me, Yoga Andika Pratama from Nurul Hayah II Islamic Junior High School to present more about it under the motion, "Cultivating the Fighting Spirit through Heroes Day."

Ladies and gentlemen,

The first President of the Republic of Indonesia, Ir. Soekarno once said, "A great nation is a nation that wants to appreciate the services of its heroes!"

Love for the motherland is a moral value of the nation that is manifested in the element of nationalism, which is a very deep love of a person to motherland, nation, and country. This love should be in every soul and heart of every child of the nation. However, the condition of the nation's children today is very far from the values of nationalism. How many young generations nowadays that we see from the attitudes and behavior of those who are proud of the customs and habits of other nations?

Therefore, our respect for the heroes who have fought for Indonesia's independence must be re-developed. But the question is, is honoring the heroes only by performing ceremonies, posting their photos, or updating story in social media to inform people? No, certainly not. One of the ways for us as young people to honor the services of our heroes is to love our motherland, Indonesia Raya!

But then, how do we form our love for the motherland of Indonesia? Forming love for the motherland is not so easy as when we turn our hand over by saying, "Sim salabim, Abracadabra," and everything will change? No!

Ladies and gentlemen,

KH. Hasyim Asy'ari, as the founder of Nahdlatul Ulama, coined the theory that love of the state is part of faith. He then formulated a jihad resolution and fostered the santris' fighting spirit against colonialism, which later became known as Santri Day. However, is our current fighting spirit the same as the santris' fighting spirit at that time? Of course not. The current fighting spirit that we must instill is that it can be realized through diligent study, keeping the environment clean, respecting parents and teachers, respecting fellow friends despite different beliefs, studying religion to kiai or ulama in depth, and trying so as that their existence brings benefits to society, nation, and country.

Therefore, as a young generation, if we are able to cultivate the spirit fighting in our soul, I am, me, myself sure that 99,99% the future of our nation will be full of achievements, and is recognized by the world.

Ladies and gentlemen,

In conclusion, loving the motherland is not only because of character, but also born from the form of our faith. Therefore, if we claim to be believers, then loving Indonesia as a motherland which is clearly a Muslim majority population is a necessity. This is the important meaning of the statement of hubbul wathan minal iman, loving motherland is a part of faith.

Dear audience,

Before I close my I speech, as the suggestion to all of audiences, let me quote the statement, "Take time to think, it's the source of power. Take time to read, it's the foundation of wisdom. Take time to dream, it's the future made of. Take time to quiet, it is the opportunity to seek God. And, take time to pray, it's the greatest power on the earth."

Well, ladies and gentlemen,

Thus all of my speech today, I apologize for my mistake for if any. Thank you very much for your nice and best attention. And the last from me, see you next time, and in conclusion,

Bye-bye,

Wassalamu'alaikum Wr. Wb.

BRAVO INDONESIA!!