Not only does the milestone of historical struggle actualize into "Indonesian-ness," the Youth Pledge has also become an event that continues to offer actualization.
This daily in its three publications, from Oct. 23-25, interviewed several young people who were born between 1980 and 1999. The publications showed several breakthroughs carried out by the youngsters, who are the average age of under 30 years and work in various fields.
The millennial generation has a very different way of thinking and to find solutions from the previous generations. They are confident and have themselves proven in various fields of activities that the millennial energy will change the direction of the nation in the future.
The interviews were quick and have not been followed by surveys. Nevertheless, the inspiration they offer is very productive. They may, possibly, be small in number, but we agree that the millennial generation has various advantages compared to previous generations. Technological advancement enables them to work more logically and more measured, including in giving significant impacts in various fields of life.
Like Generation 28, the percentage of Indonesia’s millennial generation is very small compared to its total population. It is a critical generation that relies on logic and mind, capabilities of the brain and conscience, which possibly are against the general currents.
Like the initiators of the Youth Pledge, the determination and movement produced by the Second Youth Congress in the Youth Pledge Building on Jl. Kramat Raya 106 — previously, the First Youth Congress was held in the hall of the Jakarta Cathedral — formulated in a visionary way the confidence and spirit of Generation 28.
With enthusiasm, determination and movement, the factors of majority and minority are minimized. The difference is a unifying necessity; different needs to become something we must be grateful for, because since the beginning, the solidification of the idea of independence was far from the arrogance of the majority.
Reviving and rekindling the spirit of the Indonesian struggle is a joint effort. Even though they come from various tribes, languages, religions, cultural and economic backgrounds, they participate in it.
Recognizing the actuality of problems, they are faced with several big issues, including the problems of social inequality, drugs and corruption.
We are experiencing a process of detraditionalization, said Jakarta Archbishop Mgr. Suharyo.
Social life is no longer judged as good and bad, proper or not, but what is suitable.
The Magna carta on Oct. 28, 1928, Youth Pledge Day, constitutes a collective memory that we need to continue to actualize and enrich, maintaining the collective memory, the foundation to build the spirit of unity and unification.
The creative efforts of the millennial generation can possibly become a positive virus to anticipate various apprehensive conditions. They offer a bright hope for Indonesia\'s future.