Pangkon: Here are 10 Weaknesses Point of the Javanese People

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VIVA – The Javanese are well known for their Javanese traditions and have many rules and guidelines for life and it still often applied until today.

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Have you ever heard of the term pangkon? Pangkon is a weakness point. The Javanese apparently have a weak point that must be avoided.

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Pangkon is adapted from the Javanese script which was originally a vowel and will become a consonant letter when given a pangkon. Death, which is the point of weakness of the Javanese here and it can make the good character death. 

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So, here are the weakness point of the Javanese people:

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1. Kalungguhan (Position)

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Kalungguhan or in Indonesian means position. It is often encountered by people who used to be aggressive in criticizing the government, but after being given a position, that person will remain silent.

In this case, that person's pangkon is toughness or position. Another example, there are people who previously had good faith and religion, but after being given a position, they became arrogant.

This kind of person is the same as having the rank of Persistence or position, because he is not yet strong, he can make his good character die defeated by bad character.

2. Debt

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Debt can also be a point of weakness or pangkon for the Javanese people. If Javanese people have a debt to someone and it has not been paid off, obviously, they will not dare to act strange in front of the debtor.

If debt can make someone lie and say things that are not good then debt can become a pangkon.

3. Kalodhangan (Spare Time)

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Kalodhangan in Javanese means spare time, although it may seem insignificant but spare time can be dangerous.

Relaxing is necessary so that life is not always tense, but if relaxing too much can make a pangkon that makes a person's good character die. This will lead to lazy nature and ultimately self-defeating.

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