Satu Tungku Tiga Batu: one furnace three stones

Abstract

ABSTRACT “One Furnace Three Stones” refers to religious tolerance practices among Indigenous Papuan tribes at FakFak, West Papua, Indonesia. The present poem has been inspired by my engagement with FakFak people during a community service program in 2013. During the program, I witnessed how the local people heedlessly practised religious tolerance long before the West introduced the concept of tolerance and multiculturalism. The poem tells us a story of a father and his son who have a different faith but living peacefully within their family. Through this poem, I tried to reflect on the nature of the religious tolerance among the Papuan indigenous people through some values that they hold. Finally, this poem is dedicated to sufferers of some intolerant attacks in Indonesia and worldwide. I hope the messages of religious tolerance from the Indigenous Papuan people represented in this poem contribute to creating a better and safer world.