“Students Expectations and Responses toward Personal Identity” (Journal 1 on Humanistic)

            I got Humanistic Studies for the first time last week. Actually I have felt a little bit worried for this course. Why? Because, basically I do not understand more deeply about Socio-Cultural, religion issues and multiculturalism as a main subject Humanistic Studies. And before, I never gave awareness about those things. So, when I heard my lecturer Mr. Hatim told about this course last week. I have worried and also excited, because it is look like an interesting for me and challenging. When, I checked my module. Oh….  So many articles I found in my module which I must to read as long as this semester. Wow.. That’s great!. But actually, I never read about those topics before. Because for me, maybe those topics very “heavy” and beyond my mind to understand about it. But for now, I will try to closer with those topics, to know more deeply and understand about all of these courses.

            My expectations for this course are really simple. I just want to know more about Socio-Cultural, religion issues and multiculturalism and another’s subjects in Humanistic Studies. Not only know, but I want to applied all of those things in my life; in order that to create tolerance between the members of religions community. Because, as a social creatures, humans life and needed another person for help each other, etc. So, we need to respected differences happened in our life, not only religions but also ethnics, languages, skin colors, etc.

            I am a Moslem. Every year, I have celebrated Idul Fitri. And all of my member’s families are Moslems too. So, we have celebrated together. But, my friend has different experience with me. She is Christian, but her parents have different religions. Her mother is Moslem and her father is Christian. She told me that she always celebrates two celebrations are Idul Fitri and Christmas. She has respected with religion from her mother. I think that case often occurred in Indonesia. Because, as we have known that Indonesia consist of five religions and Moslem is a dominant religions. Most of families have experienced with that case. One family be able consists of two or more religions from their members. So, can you imagine that in their family everyone also celebrate another celebrations. It is not a big problem I think. Because the most important things that as a citizens, we must to tolerance with differences religions. In this case, we do not find who religion the best and who religion the worst. But, how are we can unite without differences between us. It is the key point.

            Nowadays, everyone always have unique or meaningful names, with other meanings. Based on my experience, my parents gave my name with “Desri Fitiana”. You know why?. Because my mom told me that “Desri” has two meanings from my name. First, initial “D” it refers to name of my dad and “Sri” it refers to name of my mom. So, “Desri” is a combine names my mom and my dad. Then, “Fitriana” also has two meaning. First, because I was born five days before Idul Fitri came, so my mom attaches “Fitri” word in my name. And, “Ana” it refers to the last name my grandma. So, I have a meaningful name from my parents. How about you guys?. 

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