YA'AHOWU

For the traveller who ever visit the Nias island will be familiar with this word.

Ya'ahowu is a common greetings in Nias island. Nias island is a small island off western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. And the original tribe named "Ono Niha" or Niasnese. 

I just want to share the meaning of greeting in Nias simply. It may the common greetings when you say good morning/day/night. Ya means may and Howu is bless literally. 

So, the deepest meaning of its is "may God Almighty bless you". Can you imagine how beautiful the meaning of Ya'ahowu.  A long time ago before the evangelist visit that island, the original community had been use this word to greet each other. It' s common to say to the stranger people or meeting the people at the first time even to someone you had already know well.

So, when you visit Nias Island, North Sumatra, Indonesia you may use this word "Ya'ahowu" to greet the people there.  And everytime you say it to each other you already pray for them , you already ask for their blessing. And see, how nice it is, every moment you will ask for the blessing's someone else.

So have a nice day and YA'AHOWU for you all.

Always Together

Save our EARTH

The meaning of FOREST

Who is agree with this?

Regarding to climate change nowadays, the forest supposed contribute more for the long life of this earth. Many countries are facing the more or less the environmental destruction such caused by deforesting, mining, oil palm plantation, urban pollution, and so on.

Do we ever realise that we did a small action but a huge impact to our beloved earth which will be transmitted to our next generation?

Do we ever realise that we ever given a responsibility as human to keep this earth?

Or are you a victim who lose your land because of oil palm plantation? 

We have witnessed the several impacts of environmental destruction on all life and the ecosystem going hand in hand with the violation of human rights and loss of cultural and spiritual identity. 

Through this, I call upon young generation to strengthen their commitment in supporting communities who lose their rights and protecting those whose livelihoods are endangered by unsustainable economic lifestyles when land is taken for pure commercial use fuelled by greed and self-enrichment. The immense expansion of environmental destruction has to be stopped as soon as possible to secure the future of the next generation.

LET'S SAVE OUR EARTH.