Soe Hok Gie

Soe Hok Gie

Soe Hok Gie (December 17, 1942December 16, 1969; zh-tp| t=蘇福義| p=Sū Fúyì) was an Indonesian activist, who opposed the successive dictatorships of Presidents Sukarno and Suharto.

Overview

Gie was an ethnically Chinese Roman Catholic, the fourth of five children in his family; his elder brother Arief Budiman (also known as Soe Hok Djin; zh-tp| t=蘇福秦| p=Sū Fúqín), a sociologist and lecturer at the Satya Wacana Christian University, was also quite a vocal critical voice in Indonesian politics.

After spending his final years of senior high school at Kanisius, Gie attended the University of Indonesia from 1962 until 1969; upon finishing university he became a lecturer at his alma mater until his death. It was during his time as a student that Gie became an active dissident, protesting against President Sukarno and the PKI. Gie was a productive writer, with articles published in such newspapers as "Kompas", "Harian Kami", "Sinar Harapan", "Mahasiswa Indonesia", and "Indonesia Raya". After the release of Riri Riza's "Gie" in 2005, his articles were compiled by Stanley and Aris Santoso and republished with the title "Zaman Peralihan" ("Transition Era") by publisher GagasMedia.

An avid proponent of living close to nature, Gie quoted Walt Whitman in his diary: "Now I see the secret of the making of the best person. It is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth". In 1965, Gie helped found Mapala UI, a student environmentalist organisation. He enjoyed hiking, and indeed died through inhaling poisonous gas while hiking up the volcanic Mount Semeru on the day before his 27th birthday.

Fittingly, Gie once wrote in his diary::"Seorang filsuf Yunani pernah menulis … nasib terbaik adalah tidak dilahirkan, yang kedua dilahirkan tapi mati muda, dan yang tersial adalah umur tua. Rasa-rasanya memang begitu. Bahagialah mereka yang mati muda."This roughly translates to English as "A Greek philosopher once wrote... The best fate is that of the unborns, the second one is that of those born yet die young, and the worst is that of those who die in the old age. I feel that this is right: Happy are those who die young." Gie attributed the statement, which echoes similar comments from Friedrich Nietzsche, to an anonymous Greek philosopher.

His diary was published in 1983, under the title "Catatan Seorang Demonstran" (English: "Annotations of a Demonstrator"). Gie's university thesis was also published, as "Di Bawah Lantera Merah" ("Under the Red Lantern").

Gie's diary served as the inspiration for a 2005 film, "Gie", which was directed by Riri Riza and starred Nicholas Saputra as Soe Hok Gie. Gie is also the subject of a 1997 book, written by Dr John Maxwell and entitled '. The book was translated into Indonesian in 2001, and re-titled ' (which roughly translates to English as "Soe Hok-Gie: A Young Intellectual's Struggle Against Tyranny").

References

*id icon [http://www.ekuator.com/katalog.see.p?see=katalogsee&id=2655 Catalogue listing for John Maxwell's "Soe Hok-Gie"] . Accessed 2005-09-28.
*id icon [http://yulian.firdaus.or.id/2004/12/16/soe-hok-gie/ Soe Hok Gie] . Blog entry, accessed 2005-09-28.
* [http://www.milesfilms.com/gie/ GIE: Soe Hok Gie movie directed by Riri Riza]

Further reading

* Maxwell, John, "Soe Hok-Gie: Pergulatan Itelektual Muda Melawan Tirani", ISBN 979-444-422-7

External links

*id icon [http://www.mapalaui.info/ Mapala UI homepage]


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