In brief, philosophy isdisciplined thinking about basic principles and common beliefs. Whenever one
is not satisfied with specific answers and tries to understand how all his
information fits together, he is philosophizing.

Pancasila is the basic philosophy of our country. 


The five principles of Pancasila are:


Belief in the one and only God.
Just
and civilized Humanity
The Unity of Indonesia
Democracy Guided by the Inner Wisdom in the Unanimity Arising Out of Deliberations
Amongst Representatives
Social Justice for the whole of the People of Indonesia.



In practice and in our daily life, the five principles cannot be separated


The mayor religion of Indonesia is Islam. A small number of people are
Christians. On the island of Bali, most of the inhabitants are Hindus. Buddhism
is practiced in Indonesia by people of Chinese descent Every citizen is allowed
to follow his own religion.


Although Indonesian population is a mixture of different
ethnic groups, relations between people should be peaceful. So the people are
expected to make good relations with the foreigners. They should be loyal to
the government and should be good citizens. If they can work, they be called
good citizens.


Enmity should be avoided. We should not be at enmity with our relatives, friends or neighbors.
Differences in opinions should not develop into enmity. Everything can be
discussed and every problem can be solved.

Read again the text more intensively than before!
Then answer the questions that follow!

1. What are the five principles of Pancasila?
2. What is the main idea of paragraph 1 ?
3. What does the word “one” in paragraph 1 refer to?
4. What is the main idea of paragraph 2 ?
5. What does the word “our” in paragraph 2 refer to ?
6. What is the main idea of paragraph 3 ?
7. What does the word “his” in paragraph 3 refer to ?
8. What is the main idea of paragraph 4 ?
9. What does the word “they” in paragraph 4 refer to ?
10. Why should enmity be avoided ?