Drama About Dosomuko’s Lies That Are Really Expensive
Author: Jacob Ereste
Freelance Journalist
The lie is too expensive, almost comparable to the results of fraud that can be done from a lie that is considered successful and deceives the people of the village who continue to blaspheme it until it can be forgotten for seven generations.
Such a punishment by the people, said a spiritual advisor in the city, is actually more than enough from the people’s court who feel very disadvantaged, due to being hit by various complexities of life that are increasingly miserable.
After all, many people think that they have not yet broken even to pay off the debts that they must also bear. Therefore, the turmoil and chaos continue to burn, like a fire that continues to burn to destroy everything in the kingdom that was built in the modern era, where everyone knows that in fact he is just a commoner who also has a grudge against the endless poverty of the past.
That is why when he was in power he divided all the soft and comfortable positions so that he could collect various treasures and objects needed to build a family kingdom that was vengeful of poverty evenly until his great-grandfather whose origins were unclear. As a result, the suffering and suffering were only forgotten for a moment, like a transit terminal to change passengers. Therefore, he now took the time to reflect at the stopover terminal where he could not continue his journey and his reckless adventures like the early 21st century civilization.
That is a piece of historical story that reminds us of the figure of a Pharaoh in another form that can happen again like a flashdisk that diverts tragic events in a country that is often called gemah ripah loh jinawi, toto tentrem kertaraharja, lan ijo royo-royo. Although the people remain poor and destitute, there is almost nothing but suffering.
However, the luxury to finance the lie was definitely and clearly fantastic. Because everything had to be paid for from a deposit that was locked tightly in a bunker. Starting from the increasingly expensive buzzer rates to the parade to convince the public that the soap opera that is being shown all this time is an authentic story that is not identical to Samuel Buckett’s drama Waiting for Godot. Although it is no less absurd in telling a story about characters, it is still inferior to the story of Dosomuko, from the Javanese puppet epic, depicting a depraved character that is difficult to explain. So it is indeed not as romantic as the story of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Because it is somewhat similar to the story of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes which is full of strange adventures. But it can also be called a kind of drama by Bram Stoker about vampires who essentially threaten human life, because he also sucks people’s blood.
Jatinegara, May 26, 2025
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