Written by Grace Debora C. Ongkowidjojo
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Intro
An open letter is a letter targeted to those which will not likely receive the letter and is meant to be read for a wide audience. Since this blog will mainly talk about culture, here is my disturbing thought about the definition of the word itself.
An open letter is a letter targeted to those which will not likely receive the letter and is meant to be read for a wide audience. Since this blog will mainly talk about culture, here is my disturbing thought about the definition of the word itself.
An Open Letter to the Word "Culture"
Dear "Culture",
For as long as I live, I have learned of you in many manners and terms. Sometimes you are what people say as good manners, like when we watch Tarzan and called people like him "uncultured", but then common academic definition tells the other; that you are a system and set of human intellectual products, as we find on traditional arts, folklore, places, etc. People think that you are customs, way of living and thinking. Well Culture, you indeed are very hard to describe! But at the same time, I think this is also what makes the study of you very intriguing as people are let to explore their widest and wildest interpretations and experiences. This is what makes you dynamic and makes people wonder, discover and learn.
For as long as I live, I have learned of you in many manners and terms. Sometimes you are what people say as good manners, like when we watch Tarzan and called people like him "uncultured", but then common academic definition tells the other; that you are a system and set of human intellectual products, as we find on traditional arts, folklore, places, etc. People think that you are customs, way of living and thinking. Well Culture, you indeed are very hard to describe! But at the same time, I think this is also what makes the study of you very intriguing as people are let to explore their widest and wildest interpretations and experiences. This is what makes you dynamic and makes people wonder, discover and learn.
Sincerely,
Grace
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