good 'oret2an' hilman, i think what has been happening in md precisely occur in NU as well: the gap between the old and young generation in catching up the pace of the world situation.
i agree with your proposition that it is the young gen. who should be more wiser (considering our cultural context) towards the old gen. and approaching them with the way the old javanese proverb stated: ora ngasorake wong tuwo. :) having said that, if the old still insist with what they are saying, the young can take from the precedent of buya hamka in this context: go ahead! there is no way back! salam hangat, --- Hilman Latief <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oret-oretan kecil saya di The Jakarta Post 20 Juli > 2005. Semoga bermanfaat. > Hilman > > http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20050720.E03&irec=2 > > Muhammadiyah intellectuals need meaningful dialog > Hilman Latief, Jakarta > >> Nevertheless, some important messages also must be > addressed to JIMM members. Without reducing their > idealism, the current negative response from > Muhammadiyah must be seen as a critique indicating > that JIMM needs to discover a new strategy in > articulating its idealism. > The intellectual discourse within JIMM must be ready > to be transformed to the level of action. The > progressiveness of JIMM activists, if they really > want to be called progressive, must also be proved > with concrete actions. > Above all, formal or informal support from > Muhammadiyah is still needed by these young people. > Therefore, in order to fill the gap between JIMM and > Muhammadiyah, a sincere and frank dialog must > immediately be organized. > The writer is a lecturer at the School of Islamic > Studies at Muhammadiyah University in Yogyakarta. He > is an alumnus of the Pesantren Muhammadiyah, Darul > Arqam, Garut. Currently, he is pursuing an advanced > degree at Western Michigan University. He can be > reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > Mario Gagho Agra University www.ppi-india.org --------- A WINNER works harder than a loser and has more time. A LOSER is always "too busy" to do what is necessary. ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. http://www.ppi-india.org *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Lihat arsip sebelumnya, http://dear.to/ppi 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
