Pangkon: Here are 10 Weaknesses Point of the Javanese People

VIVA – The Javanese are well known for their Javanese traditions and have many rules and guidelines for life and it still often applied until today.

Have you ever heard of the term pangkon? Pangkon is a weakness point. The Javanese apparently have a weak point that must be avoided.

Pangkon is adapted from the Javanese script which was originally a vowel and will become a consonant letter when given a pangkon. Death, which is the point of weakness of the Javanese here and it can make the good character death. 

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So, here are the weakness point of the Javanese people:

1. Kalungguhan (Position)

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Kalungguhan or in Indonesian means position. It is often encountered by people who used to be aggressive in criticizing the government, but after being given a position, that person will remain silent.

In this case, that person's pangkon is toughness or position. Another example, there are people who previously had good faith and religion, but after being given a position, they became arrogant.

This kind of person is the same as having the rank of Persistence or position, because he is not yet strong, he can make his good character die defeated by bad character.

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Debt can also be a point of weakness or pangkon for the Javanese people. If Javanese people have a debt to someone and it has not been paid off, obviously, they will not dare to act strange in front of the debtor.

If debt can make someone lie and say things that are not good then debt can become a pangkon.

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Kalodhangan in Javanese means spare time, although it may seem insignificant but spare time can be dangerous.

Relaxing is necessary so that life is not always tense, but if relaxing too much can make a pangkon that makes a person's good character die. This will lead to lazy nature and ultimately self-defeating.

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Aleman or praise is usually liked by many people, but it turns out that praise can be a point of weakness that makes human good nature die.

This one weakness point of the Javanese can make people arrogant and eventually deaf to criticism.

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Barang Melok means flashy goods and it can kill the kind character of someone. The luxurious goods or beautiful woman can be categorized as Pangkon barang melok or Pangkon Flashy Goods. So, this weakness point or pangkon applies to men.

So, the meaning of Treasure, Throne, and Woman can change the kind character of the Javanese people.

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Money is a pangkon or weakness point for Javanese people. In democratic life, this is often practiced by candidates for regional heads or legislatives to secure their positions.

Money politics can be avoided if citizens have already advanced and are not concerned with money but more concerned with the common welfare.

Kemareman or satisfaction will become a pangkon for itself and it will be difficult to grow.

Knowledgeable people who have this pangkon weakness must be careful because it can make them unable to accept other new sciences and easily think other people are stupid.

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Panganan in Javanese has means Food. When living in Java, sharing food with neighbors was commonplace, especially in villages. The thing to be careful about is when the food is sent because it has a specific purpose.

If people have a good goal, people will get good, but if you have a goal that violates religious and state laws, it can become a pangkon for the Javanese people.

Trend can be a base or a point of weakness that can make a person's good character die.

A person's subconscious will follow any existing trends if they don't filter out current things on social media. This becomes a trivial but real pangkon and if it is continued it can cause our identity to die.

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Everyone must have an idol figure who is loved and admired, people will approve of anything that comes out of the idol's mouth.

However, in this case, idols can become the pangkon of the Javanese if the idols that are followed make us have excessive worldly views and show off and it can make us shackled by pangkon.

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In this case, that person's pangkon is toughness or position. Another example, there are people who previously had good faith and religion, but after being given a position, they became arrogant.