As a person who grew up in tatar Sunda, where wayang golek is an inseparable part in the daily cultural arts of his community, wayang golek gives many life lessons, about manners, what is the meaning of solidarity, wickedness and knick knacks of human behavior in general. Puppet puppets made of wood as if live by the mastermind of the culprit like the mastermind of Asep Sunandar Sunarya in Giri Harja III art circle.
But actually the audience buzzed when the appearance of the punakwan of Tumaritis, gamelan puppet homeland is somewhat different from the Indian version of Mahabharata story, there are some wayang golek figures and shadow puppets that will never exist in the Mahabharata story literature, yap the punakawan version of the puppet show making the spectators willing to stay up all night just to watch the bobodorannya cepot, bobodoran or jokes are used to be in the middle of the conflict that occurred, then Ki Lurah Semar, Cepot and Dawala will become the stage kings that make the audience ger geran because jokes typical Cepot jokes and friends.
Basically Ki Semar and also Astrajingga or Cepot, the symbol of the common people, they have no qualified knowledge, no abundant wealth, but simplicity is what makes them like us in general, Cepot with a face painted red, with teeth sticking one, his clothes usually black and carry a simple weapon of a machete.
The jokes of Astrajingga or Cepot jokes are sometimes in the form of satire against the ruler, but behind them it is a symbol of how little people are used to and tolerant to the meaning of simple life, ordinary life and unfancy of wealth, they live life with sincerity, and sometimes nrimo, the difficulty of life does not make Cepot despair and cursed his life, even with a difficult life he was able to laugh with joy.
From the wayang also I finally know that not all knights really have the soul of a knight, sometimes they do some mistakes, is this a philosophy that no man is perfect? I do not know but clearly by learning a variety of puppet characters, also learn about human characters in general, learn about the character of arrogant and greedy Duryudana, learn about Semar wise and never regretted his body shape bunder siga endog or round like an egg, Ki Lurah Semar never thought to streamline her body with a strict diet.
Astrajingga or Cepot gives inspiration, simplicity is not a thing to be laughed at, simplicity does not mean incapable, but simple soul is able to curb the nature of keakuan, but he is actually able to do what can be done by others, the world enjoys pleasures, but Ki Lurah Semar, Cepot, Dawala chose to be ordinary people.
Wayang always gives inspiration, and I am grateful that you introduced my puppet character character and my favorite character is Astrajingga alias Cepot, what about you?
