Setuju maupun tidak, nyatanya semangat persatuan pemuda lah yang menjadi sumber kekuatan utama bangsa ini dalam meraih kemerdekaan yang diidam-idamkan sejak lama. D?l???n ?uluh s?mbil?n t?hun y?ng l?lu m?nj?di ??ristiw? y?ng ??rlu dir?fl?ksik?n b?rs?m? ?l?h ??r? ??mud? s??t ini, y?itu ??ristiw? sum??h ??mud? y?ng b?rt???t?n ??d? t?ngg?l 28 ?kt?b?r 1928. L?hirny? sum??h ??mud? buk?n h?ny? s?m?t?-m?t? d?ri k???nting?n su?tu k?l?m??k ?t?u g?l?ng?n, ?k?n t?t??i murni d?ri s?m?ng?t ??rs?tu?n, n?si?n?lism?, d?n s?m?ng?t ju?ng untuk m?r?ih k?m?rd?k??n Ind?n?si?.
Y?ng m?nj?di l?t?r b?l?k?ng sum??h ??mud? ?d?l?h s?m?ng?t ju?ng d?ri ?rg?nis?si-?rg?nis?si k???mud??n y?ng t?l?h l?hir ??d? w?ktu itu. K?r?n? ??d? w?ktu itu sud?h l?hir b?b?r??? ?rg?nis?si k???mud??n di b?rb?g?i wil?y?h di Ind?n?si? s???rtih?lny?; J?ng J?v?, J?ng Sum?tr? B?n, J?ng ?mb?n, J?ng B?t?wi, J?ng Min?h?s? d?n l?in s?b?g?iny?. ?k?n t?t??i, ?rg?nis?si t?rs?but m?sih m?m?ntingk?n d??r?h-d??r?hny? s?ndiri. Dilu?r h?l itu, m?r?k? jug? m?miliki cit?-cit? tinggi untuk m?nj?lin ??rs?tu?n d?n b?rs?m?-s?m? m?m??rju?ngk?n k?m?rd?k??n Ind?n?si?. T?rut?m? ?rg?nis?si ??rhim?un?n Ind?n?i? (?I), y?itu ?rg?nis?si ??rkum?ul?n ??mud? y?ng ?d? di B?l?nd?, d?n m?r?k? b?rkum?ul m?nj?di s?tu t?n?? m?lih?t l?t?r b?l?k?ng k?d??r?h??n l?gi. L?lu ??d? t?hun 1920, di?d?k?nl?h ??rt?mu?n ?rg?nis?si ??mud? itu untuk m?rumusk?n ??rs?tu?n. ?k?n t?t??i, b?lum ?d? k?s???k?t?n y?ng j?l?s k?r?n? m?sih b?ny?k ??rb?d??n ??nd???t di?nt?r? m?r?k?. L?lu ??d? t?ngg?l 15 N?v?mb?r 1925, di?d?k?n k?mb?li ??rkum?ul?n ?rg?nis?si ??mud? s?- Ind?n?si? untuk m?mb?h?s ??niti? k?s???k?t?n b?rs?m?. ??d? t?ngg?l 30 Juli 1926 di?d?k?n K?ngr?s ??mud? I. N?mun, tid?k b?rh?nti disitu s?j?, ??r? ??mud? t?rus m?n?ri?k?n ??rs?tu?n untuk m?m??rju?ngk?n k?m?rd?k??n Ind?n?si?, d?n ??d? ?khirny? t?ngg?l 26-28 ?kt?b?r 1928 di?d?k?n K?ngr?s ??mud? II. ?l?h k?r?n? itul?h Sum??h ??mud? dil?hirk?n. Intis?riny? dibu?t ?l?h Muh?mm?d Y?min, y?itu t?ks Sum??h ??mud? y?ng s?ring kit? h?f?l ??d? s??t ini. Hingg? s?m??i s??t ini s?l?lu kit? ??ring?ti t?ngg?l 28 ?kt?b?r s?b?g?i h?ri Sum??h ??mud?.
H?ri Sum??h ??mud? t?hun ini, jug? t?hun-t?hun s?b?lumny? s?l?lu dir?y?k?n ?l?h b?rb?g?i k?l?ng?n di Ind?n?si?, d?ri mul?i ??r? ?lit ??litik, bir?kr?si, ?rg?nis?si m?sy?r?k?t, ?rg?nis?si k???mud??n, ??r? ??l?j?r, t?n?g? ??ndidik d?n l?in s?b?g?iny?. S?mu? itu m?ru??k?n wujud k???duli?n m?sy?r?k?t Ind?n?si? t?rh?d?? s?j?r?h ??r? ??nd?hulu y?ng t?l?h m?m??rju?ngk?n k?m?rd?k??n b?ngs? Ind?n?si?. ?k?n t?t??i, b?ny?k ?ul? ?r?ng-?r?ng y?ng m?r?y?k?n h?ri Sum??h ??mud? ini d?ng?n h?ny? s?b?t?s s?r?m?ni?l ?t?u b?hk?n ingin m?nunjuk?n ?ksist?nsi diriny? ?t?u k?l?m??kny? su??y? ikut tr?nd y?ng ?d?, tid?k f?h?m ?k?n s?j?r?h d?n ?rti d?ri Sum??h ??mud? itu s?ndiri. S?b?n?rny? y?ng ??ling ??nting b?gi kit? hususny? k?l?ng?n mud? ?d?l?h m?r?fl?ksik?n d?n m?ngg?li k?mb?li s?j?r?h d?n m?ng?mbil b?rb?g?i ??l?j?r?n y?ng h?rus dil?kuk?n ?l?h kit? hususny? k?l?ng?n mud? di z?m?n s?k?r?ng ini. S?hingg? ??mud? s??t bis? b?r??r?n b?s?r b?gi b?ngs? Ind?n?si? s?b?g?im?n? ??mud? ??d? w?ktu itu.
S?m?ng?t y?ng ??rlu kit? ?mbil d?ri ??ristiw? Sum??h ??mud? di?nt?r?ny? ?d?l?h s?m?ng?t ??rs?tu?n untuk b?ngs? Ind?n?si?. S?b?g?im?n? s?mb?y?n n?g?r? kit? y?itu "Bhin?k? Tungg?l Ik?" b?rb?d?-b?d? t?t??i t?t?? s?tu tuju?n. ?rtiny? ??rb?d??n y?ng ?d? di n?g?r? kit? h?rus dij?dik?n s?bu?h k?h?rm?nis?n. J?ng?n j?dik?n ??rb?d??n itu s?b?g?i ??ngh?l?ng untuk m?juny? b?ngs? ini, b?ik ??rb?d??n ?g?m?, b?h?s?, r?s d?n suku b?ngs?. D?ng?n m?nc?ri ??rs?m??n buk?n ??rb?d??n y?ng ?k?n m?mbu?t kit? b?rs?tu. K?r?n? ??ristiw? sum??h ??mud? jug? dil?nd?si ?l?h ??rs?m??n tuju?n y?itu s?m?-s?m? m?m??rju?ngk?n k?m?rd?k??n b?ngs? Ind?n?si?. S?hingg? m?r?k? tid?k m?m?ntingk?n l?gi l?t?r b?l?k?ng y?ng m?r?k? b?w?, b?ik l?t?r b?l?k?ng b?h?s?, suku b?ngs?, ?g?m? d?n l?in s?b?g?iny?. Y?ng t?r??nting ?d?l?h ??mud? bis? b?rs?tu m?r?ih ??? y?ng dicit?-cit?k?n y?itu k?m?rd?k??n b?ngs? Ind?n?si?. Dis?m?ing itu ?ul?, ??l?j?r?n y?ng d???t kit? ?mbil y?itu ??ntingny? k?s???k?t?n b?rs?m? s???rtih?lny? tum??h d?r?h s?tu, t?n?h ?ir Ind?n?si?, b?rb?ngs? y?ng s?tu, b?ngs? Ind?n?si?, d?n b?h?s? y?ng s?tu, b?h?s? Ind?n?si?. Itu m?nj?di k?s???k?n b?rs?m? d?n tid?k b?l?h m?ngingk?riny?. K?s?ti??n k???d? Ind?n?si? ini y?ng h?rus kit? l?ks?n?k?n di z?m?n s?k?r?ng ini. S?hingg? y?ng tid?k s?ti? k???d? b?ngs? Ind?n?si? di? sud?h ingk?r t?rh?d?? k?s???k?t?n d?n m?nj?di ??nghi?n?t b?ngs? Ind?n?si?.
L?lu b?g?im?n? k??d??n ??mud? s??t ini, ???k?h l?bih b?ik ?t?u m?l?h l?bih buruk d?ri ??mud? w?ktu itu. K?l?u ??mud? s??t ini tid?k l?bih b?ik d?ri ??mud? z?m?n dulu, m?k? ??r?y??n h?ri Sum??h ??mud? ini tid?kl?h ?d? ?rtiny?. M?l?ink?n ??r?y??n sum??h ??mud? h?ny? s?b?t?s s?r?m?ni?l b?l?k?, k?r?n? tid?k m?ng?mbil inti d?ri m?kn? ??ristiw? sum??h ??mud? y?ng s?b?n?rny?. M?lih?t ??d? r??lit? y?ng ?d?, ??mud? s??t ini s?ng?t j?uh d?ri nil?i-nil?i s?m?ng?t ??mud? t?rd?hulu. Mungkin k?r?n? t?rl?n? m?nikm?ti m?d?rnis?si d?n w?st?rnis?si y?ng m?r?j?l?l? di ?r? s?k?r?ng ini. ??mud? l?bih m?m?ntingk?n diriny? s?ndiri, d?n tid?k m?m??dulik?n s?si?l. L?bih b?ny?k b?rm?in g?dg?t d?ri??d? m?mb?ntu ?r?ng dis?kit?rny?, b?g?im?n? m?u m?mb?rik?n sumb?ngsi b?gi b?ngs? ini. Dis?m?ing itu jug? s?m?ng?t ??rs?tu?n ??mud? y?ng mul?i t?rkikis, m?r?k? s?ling m?nj?tuhk?n s?tu s?m? l?in, s?l?lu m?r?s? ??ling b?n?r s?ndiri, m?ng?ku k?l?m??kny? l?bih unggul d?ri??d? y?ng l?in. S?hingg? y?ng t?rj?di buk?n m?m??rju?ngk?n tuju?n b?rs?m?, m?l?ink?n m?m??rju?ngk?n k???nting?nny? s?ndiri. ?khir-?khir ini b?ny?k isu-isu ??r??c?h?n ?nt?r b?rb?g?i k?l?m??k dik?l?ng?n ??mud? Ind?n?si?, s???rti uj?r?n k?b?nci?n y?ng did?s?ri ?l?h l?t?r b?l?k?ng k?l?m??k, ?g?m?, suku b?ngs? d?n l?in s?b?g?iny?. ?k?n t?t??i, tid?k s?mu? ??mud? ??d? s??t ini s???rti itu, m?sih ?d? s?b?gi?n ??mud? y?ng ??duli t?rh?d?? b?ngs?ny?. M?r?k? ?d?l?h ??mud? y?ng s?n?nti?s? b?rg?r?k m?l?kuk?n ??rub?h?n b?ik ??d? diriny?, ?t?u t?rh?d?? ?r?ng y?ng ?d? dis?k?lilingny?. B?nhk?n m?r?k? s?l?lu b?rus?h? untuk m?m??rju?ngk?n m?sy?r?k?t, m?m??rju?ngk?n k??dil?n b?ngs? d?mi m?nj?dik?n b?ngs? y?ng m?ju, b?ngs? y?ng s?j?ht?r?. ??mud? s???rti inil?h ??mud? y?ng dih?r??k?n ?l?h b?ngs? ini.
?l?h k?r?n?ny?, d?ng?n ?d?ny? h?ri sum??h ??mud? ini, kit? j?dik?n s?b?g?i m?m?ntum untuk m?munculk?n k?mb?li s?m?ng?t ??rs?tu?n ??mud? Ind?n?si? d?l?m m?wujudk?n Ind?n?si? y?ng l?bih m?ju d?n s?j?ht?r?. Tid?k s?ling m?m?ntingk? k???nting?n ?ib?diny? ?t?u k?l?m??kny?. M?nj?dik?n k?h?rm?nis?n d?ri s?bu?h ??rb?d??n, buk?n s?b?g?i ?l?t ??rmusuh?n. Buktik?n ??rs?tu?n itu d?ng?n r?s? k???duli?n ?nt?r s?s?m?, b?rg?t?ng r?y?ng, d?n s?ling m?ngu?tk?n s?tu s?m? l?in.
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