SATU HATI CERDASKAN BANGSA

As one of the scholarship students, I ever went to a program called Satu Hati Cerdaskan Bangsa. This event was a very special event and was held in Mercure Hotel. Many of the other students from the other school also came to that event. They all looked so enthusiastic and excited.

When we first came to Mercure Hotel, we directly went to the second floor, and then we had to go to the registration place. After that, we could directly enter the hall. The first thing that we did is watching the show from a band. They were singing the song Satu Hati. However, after watching them for some time, then they asked all of us to sing together with them.

After that, the main part began. The program Satu Hati Cerdaskan Bangsa was looked like a conference that talked about the education in Indonesia. Maybe most of us already knew that the education in Indonesia is not well developed. Some of the schools are still under construction, some of the other schools are not having good equipment, some other schools are not having enough books, and some other schools might be very poor. This might be one of the reasons why Indonesia could not develop well. If the education level is high, then most of the citizen might be able to find a work. However, if the education level is low, then the people will not be able to find a work. As the result, most of the people are living below the poverty line.

Unfortunately, more than half of the children in Indonesia are not getting a good education. That is why Pocari Sweat was making this conference. They wanted us, as the next generation, to pay more attention on them, who do not get good education. We have to realize that many of the children are not having good education. However, realizing is not enough. We also have to do something more than just realizing. Because of that, the company of Pocari Sweat was making a program called one thousand each day. This program was a program given for the students. They were expected to take one thousand from their money each day and gave it as a donation for the children that did not have good education. The money would be organized by the company and then would be given to the poor school in many areas.

Besides teaching us to pay more attention on the poor school, the speaker there also taught us to have the five S habit of a good student. The first S is senyum, or smile. A good student has to always give smile to other people. A smile may also motivate us to be more enthusiastic in learning. Moreover, smile may also motivate other people to be more enthusiastic also. The second S is sapa, or greet. A good student has to always greet other people, such as teacher, principal, and friends. A greet will show that you are honoring other people. It also shows that you are a humble person that wants to pay attention on other people. The third S is salam, or shake hand. If you are having a conversation with other people that is having higher position that you, always make sure that you shake their hand. Shaking hand is also a kind of honoring other people, which is higher than you are. Do not always fold you hand in your chest because that will make you looks very arrogant. The fourth S is sehat, or healthy. A good student always keeps their body healthy. To keep our body healthy, we have to have good supply of food and enough exercise. If we are smart, but we sick, then our smartness may not be useful. We still have to stay at home and not going to school. That is why health is very important. Beside that, if we are healthy, then we will become more fit and more focus on the lesson. If we are not having enough sleep, then we might be sleepy at school. We might then become not focus on the lesson. Instead of paying attention, we might be sleeping in the class. That is why health is very important. It has a great effect on our study too! The fifth S is sembahyang, or prays. A good student is not only study, but also prays. Man may always try what ever they want, but God still becomes the One who decide what will happen next. If we are smart, but we are not having a good relationship with God, then our smartness will be nothing. God may make anything happen to us. That is why having a good relationship with God is very important.

Some of us might then think where study is. Why is study not becoming the good habit of a student? The reason for this is that study is the RESPONSIBILITY of a student. It is not a habit, but a responsibility. A habit is the good thing that we choose and we decide to do it. We have a commitment to do it. If a good thing is done continuously, then one day it will become our habit. Different from responsibility, a responsibility is the thing that we MUST do in order to finish our job well. If we do not do our responsibility well, then we might get a punishment, or we might not achieve the good thing that actually we are able to. In short word, responsibility is the thing that we must do, while habit is the good thing that should be done to improve ourselves.

In a conclusion, do not forget the five S habit of a good student. Do not forget to study. For an addition, we have to also help the poor schools. If we are having good schools, then we have to always be thankful. One of the ways to show our thanksgiving is by helping the people that needs our help too.