A Humble and Meaningful Life of Commander in Chief, General Soedirman

Keywords

Soedirman, Humbleness, Lifestyle, Simplicity

Abstract

This research aimed to: (1) identify the short biography of Soedirman, (2) describe the details about the humble life of General Soedirman, and (3) analyze the important meaning of humbleness value that had been lived by Soedirman for the civil and nation life of Indonesia. The method used in this research was critical history, which consists of five steps: topic selection, source collection, source criticism, interpretation, and historical writing. The topic selected was the humble life of Soedirman. It was interesting to study, because it presents solutive -contextual meaning. The collected sources were divided into two categories namely primary and secondary sources. The source criticisms, on the other hand, were done in two ways, namely the external criticism (to analyze the authenticity and integrity of the source) and internal criticism (to analyze the credibility of the source). In this study, interpretation is an important step to state the interrelated meaning between the facts through the analysis and synthesis as an effort to give a whole, meaningful historical construction about Soedirman’s life related to his humble lifestyle. In the last step of historical writing, critical and imaginative thoughts were instrumental to build the active-dynamic historical explanation. The result of this research explains that Soedirman was grown in three sub-cultures: wong cilik, priayi, and santri. These three sub-cultures were taking part in building the character values of Soedirman, such as humbleness. This value has been implemented throughout his life. The values from his lifestyle had a connection with various values that concur with the nation's personality, Pancasila. While this can be understood that Pancasila has not been implemented consequently by the Indonesians, for example the 5th principle: "Social Justice for All Indonesians." The reality is that there are many social injustices in the country. Rich people grow richer along with their hedonistic, exaggerated and extravagant lifestyle. This kind of lifestyle is not in accordance with the spirit of Pancasila; thus, a solution is needed. The humble lifestyle practiced by Soedirman may be a model to follow and can be exemplified to overcome this problem by actualizing and socializing the value of simplicity in people's lives. If all citizens in this nation are eager to carry out a humble lifestyle, then the social injustices may gradually be overcome.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Sardiman
AU  - Danu Eko Agustinova
PY  - 2019/06
DA  - 2019/06
TI  - A Humble and Meaningful Life of Commander in Chief, General Soedirman
BT  - Joint proceedings of the International Conference on Social Science and Character Educations (IcoSSCE 2018) and International Conference on Social Studies, Moral, and Character Education (ICSMC 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 373
EP  - 380
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125910028
ID  - 2019/06
ER  -