Thank you for sharing such personal stories and insights. I myself am not of Javanese descent (Frisian), but since I was a boy, training Pencak Silat, Javanese culture was and still is rich and fascinating. My Javanese guru told about Ilmu, Kebatinan and the tradition of pusakas from first hand. At fourteen, a keris came in my posession that shaped me through the friends and insights that came with it in the following years. The keris that also came to me, were mostly neglected and in bad shape. Most people in the Netherlands don't know what keris are or what to do with them. A lot of people fear them because of that. Where I could, I tried to clean them, have them washed with warangan and send them off to friends who know how to appreciate them and treat them right. The few keris who stayed are mainly keris tahyuhan. Some of them still have energy and receive offerings frequently. Two of them are 'working' keris which no one get to see or touch, especially not my kids. They eventually will be passed on to someone who knows how to handle them. I don't consider myself a collector but try to preserve knowledge and will teach my (young) children about the traditions surrounding keris and our own traditions. In my opinion we don't really own keris, but pass them on along with traditions that connect us to people from another age and place. They can still teach us about life, how to be human beings and how to perceive the world we live in. I hope to teach my kids respect for all cultures and traditions they encounter so they may appreciate and value culture, tradition and that what connects us all: humanity. Hormat from Friesland, the Netherlands and respect to you all and your ancestors alike.
Beautiful story, thanks for sharing. Feeling and working with keris is not something exclusief for Javanese people. I know more western people, just like you, who use a keris!!!
I'm your new subscriber Sir. I'm from Jakarta, Indonesia. My Grandfather was from Central Java, Pekalongan. Fully Respect for your effort to collect Keris and Lived Javanese culture
kamu akan kehilangan semua benda pusaka dari indonesia itu apapun bentuknya sekaligus nyawa kamu beserta nyawa keluarga penerus kamu tanpa kamu mampu memprediksikan kapan semua yang akan terjadi dan tidak satu pun ciptaan tuhan di alam semesta ini menolong kamu.
My keris is my guidance 🥰
Rahayu3x,kang david
Respectful about these Keris. Thank you for sharing this with us sir.
Your welcome sir!
Beautiful that you speak about KERIS and Energy⚘🕊
Thank you.
Thank you for sharing such personal stories and insights. I myself am not of Javanese descent (Frisian), but since I was a boy, training Pencak Silat, Javanese culture was and still is rich and fascinating. My Javanese guru told about Ilmu, Kebatinan and the tradition of pusakas from first hand. At fourteen, a keris came in my posession that shaped me through the friends and insights that came with it in the following years. The keris that also came to me, were mostly neglected and in bad shape. Most people in the Netherlands don't know what keris are or what to do with them. A lot of people fear them because of that. Where I could, I tried to clean them, have them washed with warangan and send them off to friends who know how to appreciate them and treat them right. The few keris who stayed are mainly keris tahyuhan. Some of them still have energy and receive offerings frequently. Two of them are 'working' keris which no one get to see or touch, especially not my kids. They eventually will be passed on to someone who knows how to handle them.
I don't consider myself a collector but try to preserve knowledge and will teach my (young) children about the traditions surrounding keris and our own traditions. In my opinion we don't really own keris, but pass them on along with traditions that connect us to people from another age and place. They can still teach us about life, how to be human beings and how to perceive the world we live in. I hope to teach my kids respect for all cultures and traditions they encounter so they may appreciate and value culture, tradition and that what connects us all: humanity.
Hormat from Friesland, the Netherlands and respect to you all and your ancestors alike.
Beautiful story, thanks for sharing. Feeling and working with keris is not something exclusief for Javanese people. I know more western people, just like you, who use a keris!!!
@@davidgallas1964 Terima kasih banyak, mas David. Good to see and hear you again. Let's pass them on another generation. Salam rahayu!
Wow these kerises are wonderful! My family used to have a lot of pusakas but most of them were lost or stolen during the revolutionary war
All family keris will find their way to their rightfull owner, that is not only a leggend, but reality. A keris will always come back to his family!
Semoga kang david terus meviralkan budaya jawa
Kita harus berusaha melestarikan budaya jawa bro
I'm your new subscriber Sir. I'm from Jakarta, Indonesia. My Grandfather was from Central Java, Pekalongan. Fully Respect for your effort to collect Keris and Lived Javanese culture
I hope that we brothers and sisters, wong Jawa, can keep this beautiful tradition alive, in Indonesia, Suriname and Holland!
@@davidgallas1964 absolutely Sir. Rahayu 🙏
kamu akan kehilangan semua benda pusaka dari indonesia itu apapun bentuknya sekaligus nyawa kamu beserta nyawa keluarga penerus kamu tanpa kamu mampu memprediksikan kapan semua yang akan terjadi dan tidak satu pun ciptaan tuhan di alam semesta ini menolong kamu.
Aku dudu kolektor. Keris2 iki minangka pusaka kulawarga, lan tugasku kanggo nglestarekake barang-barang lan tradhisi kuna iki kanthi sabisa!
@@davidgallas1964 monggo.. di rawat mawon..👍
Apik mas David, don't be afraid to save keris culture.