Youth Pledge Day

October 28, 1928 was a historical day for Indonesian people. On that date, every year people in Indonesia commamorate Youth Pledge Day. But, on the same day Indonesian people are also commemorating the born of Indonesia Raya song. Because, on October 28, 1928 W.R. Soepratman played Indonesia Raya song for the first time in Youth Congress II. 

Three strong sentences that that was made at that congress are (Using van Ophyusen’s spelling) :

• Kami poetra dan poetri Indonesia, mengakoe bertoempah darah jang satoe, tanah Indonesia.

•  Kami poetra dan poetri Indonesia mengakoe berbangsa jang satoe, bangsa Indonesia.

•  Kami poetra dan poetri Indonesia mendjoendjoeng bahasa persatoean, bahasa Indonesia.

Those sentences were actually made to unite Indonesian people through its similarities. 

Young people indeed have a big influence to the development of this country, In the Republic of Indonesia. For example, it can be seen through the Rengasdengklok Event. Which at that time, there are two groups, the young group and the old group. The young group is the group that wanted the freedom status of Indonesia as sson as possible, meanwhile the old group is the group who was consisting to compromise with Japan to decide Indonesia freedom status.  Due to the willingness of the young group to declare Indonesian’s freedom status, the young group was abducting the old group who are Soekarno and Hatta, and they bring them to Rengasdengklok, Karawang. They were urging the old group to declare the Independence day of Indonesia. After that, in the next day they returned to Jakarta, and declared the status of Indonesia Independence day. At 10.00 WIB, August 17, 1945 in Soekarno’s house in Jl. Pegangsaan Timur 56, Soekarno declared that Indonesia now is a free and a independent country by reading the proclamation teks he had already prepared before.

Through this history, we actually as the young generation, can also do something great to our country. Contributing even just a small thing to our country, together we as the young generation will make Indonesia better and better. Hopefully, even this country is dealing with so many corruption or something else cases that make Indonesia’s name known badly, at least we as the young the young generation can do something to make a change to our beloved country. Let’s appresciate our heroes by continuing their spirit to make Indonesia be better.