Performances, Concerts and Repertoires Are Not Just Spectacles, But Must Be Guides to Spiritual Pilgrimages
By,Jacob Ereste
Freelance Journalist
Social grudges that can cause greed and avarice, because they are haunted by a dark past. Whether in a family during childhood or after adulthood and building their own household. Likewise in other variants, as a result of always wallowing in pampering and luxury, can make people not have the sensitivity of empathy, care or solidarity, because they are used to receiving treatment and service without ever realizing that giving is more than receiving. Because the essence of love is giving. While the meaning of receiving is a kind of relief to face the worst conditions or those that are unpleasant both physically and mentally.
In this context, spiritual achievements that are pursued and continuously carried out become necessary and important. Such as through fasting and asceticism to build strong and patient self-resilience from the onslaught of various problems until they are unshakeable. Therefore, the essence of fasting as part of spiritual practice is needed to strengthen the mind to withstand hunger and thirst not only in the physical sense, but to further understand the immeasurable expansion of the inner realm in any dimension.
That seems to be the meaning of the sky inside and the sky outside uniting in the soul, said the writer Wahyu Sulaiman Rendra in an excerpt of his poem. The balance of body and soul in the spiritual and emotional connection and desires that can be tamed, so that they are not wild and reckless, becoming greedy and gluttonous not only in the material sense but also in the sacred dimension, namely spiritual.
Social resentment that can arise from a dark and wounded past, can also be caused by an excessively spoiled atmosphere or luxury that kills empathy that should be part of the self-shield. Therefore, self-forging through spiritual wandering is needed to obtain a fresher panorama of life, to complete the inner garden that grows fertile and exciting in love to continue sharing without needing to expect rewards or recompense. Therefore, the essence of sincerity — tawaduk — in a spiritual perspective becomes a part that cannot be ignored.
In the end, the desire to place oneself in the most appropriate position before God, towards fellow humans and other creatures and the natural environment can be harmonious, although not necessarily in the rhythm of an amazing symphony. Because of all forms of performances and appearances on stage, whatever the name, it is not applause that is needed, but the existence of giving meaning to the presence so that it has meaning in this mortal life. Because life itself is not eternal, all that exists is a trace that can be followed and remembered after the performance has passed and finished. So various forms of performances or even exhibitions and concerts, are not just mere spectacles or entertainment, but also a reflection that can be taken home by everyone who witnesses it. This is the meaning of the decoration of the tombstone of eternity, so that spiritual pilgrimage can be carried out by anyone after the artist’s soul and soul are in the barzah realm.**
Dadap Beach, June 29, 2025
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