Good morning, my respected teachers, my beloved friends, and ladies and gentlemen who present here. I feel so honored to be standing here in front of all of you on this special occasion. First of all, let us extend our gratitude toward the Almighty whose blessing and grace are always with us so that we all can be here on this sunny morning in good condition.

For decades, our country has lived in freedom. This freedom was not easy to obtain. Sweat, blood, and tears had been sacrificed by our heroes to achieve freedom. For decades, we have celebrated Independence Day with happiness and honor. For decades, we also have built this country in hope and despair.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Independence Day celebration is the right moment to look back at the past of how our heroes were struggling to gain freedom. Learning the history of our country is one way to make this nation big. History can make us get to know Indonesia better and love it even more. Looking back at the past can also help us to think about what we should do to maintain freedom and to make this nation become a better country to live in.

Although our nation has tasted freedom for a very long time, this country has still many aspects and situations to improve. It is sad to see that there are still many civilians living in poverty, corruption is everywhere, and the economy seems to get worst day by day. It looks like we still have a long way to go to become one big fabulous nation. Even so, that is not impossible to achieve. With the natural and human resources we have, I believe we can pursue our dream to become the greatest country.

Respected teachers and dearest friends, freedom is something we should grateful for. To show our gratitude, we should contribute positively to society. We don’t have to be the president or the ministry first to contribute to our country. Even a small act, like being respectful and tolerant towards others, plays a really important part in developing this country. Every person has a role to help to make our nation better and always peaceful. For example, students’ roles are to study hard, and teachers’ roles are to educate students. Of course, we ideally have to do our roles right so we can obtain our goals faster.

Ladies and gentlemen, to end my speech, I would like to ask you to pray to God for us and this country. Let’s ask Him to help us maintaining peacefulness so that our children and grandchildren will also be able to celebrate Independence Day with the freedom right in their hearts.

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