Wednesday (9/12) Center for Public Mental Health, Faculty of Psychology, Gadjah Mada University held online class titled Bumerang Kebaikan with Drs. Haryanto, M.Si., as the speaker. This online lecture was attended by approximately 155 participants from various background.
The title ‘Bumerang Kebaikan’ chosen because according to this session, it is aimed to examines the psycho-religious aspect based on the speaker’s experiences. ‘Bumerang Kebaikan’ is taken from the philosophy of Aboriginal weapon called the boomerang, which if thrown they will return. If it linked with kindness, then the meaning become boomerang of goodness, so good deeds will return to the one who do good.
“Kindness is like a boomerang that returning to the thrower. That kindness will save the world and them. Kindness is like a float that saves the earth so it doesn’t sink” said Haryanto.
This opinion is parallel with human nature (fitrah manusia), which is nature of goodness (fitrah kebaikan). Where Allah created the jinn and humans to worship and all the deeds that are done will return to each of them, said Haryanto.
At the end of the session, Haryanto said that life is a process of worship. “Life is subject to the law of sowing and reaping, the best human being is the most beneficial for others”.