“The worst thing about death is not uncertainty. The worst thing about death is the certainty that humans will be separated from the light of the true truth as a result of their own arrogance and ignorance.”Titon Rahmawan
“We always see death as a tragedy, it's difficult for us to feel otherwise. Perhaps it's because we never know what will happen afterwards. It's hard to imagine that everything will end well. That should make us realize that salvation is not possible because of our own efforts.”Titon Rahmawan
“The terror and emotional distress come like the brunt of the waves. But that's how life sways our thoughts and feelings. We cannot expect the sea to be calm forever. We must be prepared for the hurricane to come our way.”Titon Rahmawan
“Often we want to stop thinking, even for a moment. To forget all the difficulties and burdens of life, the sorrows and sufferings. It is much easier to just say, not to worry about anything. But this is the essence of our human consciousness, man's greatest enemy is himself.”Titon Rahmawan
“The sad fact is how easily we forget the great events of the past. What we don't really learn from history education at school is how important it is for us to learn to never forget history as President Soekarno once said.”Titon Rahmawan
“If we truly learn from history, the current reality should not suggest otherwise. It is ironic, because history proves that we have learned nothing.”Titon Rahmawan
“For women, love is always a form of self-sacrifice and integrity. The willingness to accept the consequences of the expectations she builds in the name of love. Willingness to always obey, not to resist in any situation against male domination and hegemony. Because for women it is a form of proof of their love.”Titon Rahmawan
“Pornography is definitely not a reflection of real life. Accepted or rejected, it will always be at odds. However, sexual expression in pornography is a celebration of the denial of women's dignity. For a man, it is an affirmation of the myth of masculinity to dominate, to rule and to show his might. Conversely, for a woman, sex must be accepted as a form of willingness to be submissive, to submit to the destruction of her own dignity. In pornography there is no love, no passion or drama. There is only manipulation of the body, the mind and the lowly human desire to be satisfied. That humans cannot be separated from animalistic lust.”Titon Rahmawan
“Love is generally romantic only in the beginning, and it doesn't last forever. Love slowly falls into a dull routine and some even lose the romance that once made love feel beautiful. But couples who can maintain the romance are generally called by the cause of sincere love, sincere sacrifice and sincere appreciation and hope for their partner's happiness.”Titon Rahmawan
“The sincerity of love that is willing to sacrifice is the essence of noble love. Love that does not think of itself. Love that is willing to do anything for the happiness of the person it loves.”Titon Rahmawan
“When love is no longer burdened with the demand to control or possess, then love becomes a reflection of the sincerity of a sacrifice. Because love should not bind. Because love should liberate.”Titon Rahmawan
“Love should not be built on compulsion, but on the freedom to answer the call of the heart. Love should give us the freedom to choose, bind ourselves to a commitment and carry it out with full awareness and sincerity.”Titon Rahmawan
“Freedom given in the name of love gives humans a choice according to their self-awareness. Commitment is born not because of compulsion, but because of the call of the heart. When the time comes, he will bind himself with all his will and he will be ours forever.”Titon Rahmawan
“If you love someone, then set them free. Don't shackle your loved one to your will. If you want to see them happy, let them do what they want. Because we cannot bind the hearts and minds of others. Like birds, only freedom and independence will make humans happy.”Titon Rahmawan
“Candles forgive fire, rivers forgive the sea, age forgives time, life forgives death. But can I forgive your passing?”Titon Rahmawan
“How can I forgive you? How can I forgive the person who killed me with the depth of her love?”Titon Rahmawan
“When I was suffocated by my own suffering, I could only cry out with the breath left in my chest, "Stab me with your anger! But don't kill me with your love!"”Titon Rahmawan
“How can a poet express his feelings in a string of words that can make the rain fall, the seeds grow, the flowers bloom, the stars move, the sun dim and the sea roar?”Titon Rahmawan
“What is truly seen by the poet's eyes that no one else sees? How were these beautiful words written from nothing, and how were they then able to move and touch feelings?”Titon Rahmawan