By Ir. Tedjo Tjahyadi
OLD SOLDIERS WILL NEVER DIE
My friend suggest to me that “old soldier will never die” should be a more suitable and better title for one of the three articles I have sent him to read. Of course, he has his own reason and judgment for the purpose, But I also think, that composing another article would be more beneficial, at least to myself, it would be another opportunity for my part to improve my writing skill, since the title of which is before hand, and that is my reason. Somehow I like to thank him for his attention and willingness to read my article.
Well, speaking about the word reason, Jaya Suprana in his book ( in Indonesian ) ALASANOLOGI has made a wide range of analysis about the Indonesian word “alasan”. If you are somewhat curious or have any other reason to know more about his philosophy, you may buy one yourself some other day.
In this article, I would try to write short stories about my friends Where about, of what they are doing in daily life, all of whom are mostly old people. By coincidence they are mostly widower trying to sustain and feel the happy atmosphere they used to enjoy with their family. Really, being a widower myself, now I begin to realize that housekeeping like dish washing, laundry, cooking, keeping, the interior of the house all spick and span etc. are not as simple as they seem to be. It has been taken for granted as part of the works that should be managed by the housewives; so most widowers might not be prepared when they are suddenly confronted by this new conditional situation. Anyhow they have to face it and solve the problem themselves; life must go on anyway.
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