Myth, local wisdom is still needed to shape the character of children

In Malay society, parents agree to advise children with Malay imagery, proverbs and figures of speech. Likewise in Javanese society, parents always advise children with the term ora ilok or abstinence. Maybe also in other areas. Many terms and methods are carried out by our ancestors in advising children. For example, the Sundanese advised the term pamali or abstinence.

What about the Bugis, Dayaks, Sasaks, Madurese, Balinese, and others? Of course there are certain myths that parents use to advise children. If the myth should not be called the ultimate weapon that opposes children, then we can oppose it as a yellow light yellow sentence 'which is quite respected by children in ancient times.

Apart from agreeing or not to that method, still we must honestly admit that our ancestors turned out to be very successful in advising and shaping the character of their children in their time. Why not, children according to each parent's advice. They are also very polite for parents and for those who are more elderly.

This is not an underdeveloped or modern, stupid or clever problem, which our ancestors must have deserved a thumbs up. How to succeed in making the character of their children become children who are so civilized, afraid of making mistakes, and afraid of being called immoral or ethical.

It is far from the difference between the conditions of children now compared to children in the days of the ancestors. If we want to be honest, now that we consider failing to shape the character of a child, then there is something we want to let go of various reasons related to technology, globalization, and others in the name of modernization. We must believe in ancient times that we will not escape the challenges. Life in the days of our ancestors also had a tough challenge. The limitations of technology in his day are also a challenge for them. By only introducing such minimal knowledge, parents must advise and educate children. The importance of serious technology is also a challenge. Approved technological progress cannot be done at this time.

Myth, local wisdom is still needed to shape the character of children

Regarding educating children in shaping their character, we of course many still remember. How many children at that time had such a high civilization, a culture that was polite, ethical, and moral was so good. Apart from the problems that occur

in his day, we can still say that our ancestors were very successful in shaping the character of children so that our nation is known as an eastern nation that has an eastern culture and is known as a friendly and courteous nation.

We do not know whether the culture of hospitality, our eastern culture is still known and recognized by other nations in the world or not, which certainly we ourselves have acknowledged that our culture no longer shows its east. Our hospitality is no longer able to be exhibited to other nations as a culture of pride because the phenomenon that is now far from what the ancestors told us.

How we can every time see younger children bowing down every time they want to pass anyone who is considered older or more respected. While saying the words 'nuwun sewu, nderek langkung, punten', or other words which mean an apology because he will pass in front of the older person.

This is proof that our children have been formed by parents who are supported by educators and the community. How embarrassed they are and their parents when referred to as children who have no manners when passing parents with behavior not bowing. So even at school he will be subject to sanctions from their teachers. Similarly in the community, they will be labeled as uneducated children.

Can we still see such scenes in modern times? Really, even though I never see him again. Even though modernization has never taught children not to do that, right? So where is the mistake? Parents never rebuke such children. Schools also have no time to talk about such trivial problems because the teacher must pursue Mathematics subject matter which is still not understood by children.

The community has not bothered because they consider many other important things to think about. Our ancestors were so diligent in maintaining things that were regarded as ignorance and retardation by modern humans like now. The beliefs of our ancestors are then referred to as myths and are considered as things that hinder their progress has been trusted throughout their ages. Even its influence on modern society is actually still much left until now.