Truth is a simple word with a complex meaning. In our everyday lives, we often hear the root word of truth, ‘benar’ (right, correct), as something absolutely opposed to the word ‘salah’ (wrong). The Indonesian Great Dictionary (KBBI) also defines ‘benar’ as something ‘in accordance with how it is (should be); correct; not wrong.’ However, philosophers say that what we understand as truth can also be viewed from the perspective of facts, logic, or ethics. One plus one equals two, for example, is a truth because it is right both logically and factually.
The book in your hands right now is one of the ways for you to meet many people, go to many places, and listen to stories you may never have heard before, in a place called Indonesia. It is said that in this land, often described as fertile, with prosperous people, many violent events have occurred. Land grabbing, coercion, persecution, kidnapping, and even murder and massacres have happened again and again, with no small number of victims.
