The people of Yogyakarta can see things from a different perspective.
They’re critical. They’re able to critic themselves, able to self-critic.
There’s this very popular Javanese philosophy that called the “Bejok” philosophy.
If a person got hit on the right eye, he would say that he’s lucky that his left eye was unhurt.
That meant that he could still see.
If you slipped while walking, they would say it’s lucky that it’s only your leg that got hurt,
and not your head.
Or worse, you could be dead.
Yogyakartans can laugh at themselves.
And this ability to overcome their inhibitions makes them more creative.
I understand I need every bit of this resilient optimism.
They’re critical. They’re able to critic themselves, able to self-critic.
There’s this very popular Javanese philosophy that called the “Bejok” philosophy.
If a person got hit on the right eye, he would say that he’s lucky that his left eye was unhurt.
That meant that he could still see.
If you slipped while walking, they would say it’s lucky that it’s only your leg that got hurt,
and not your head.
Or worse, you could be dead.
Yogyakartans can laugh at themselves.
And this ability to overcome their inhibitions makes them more creative.
I understand I need every bit of this resilient optimism.
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