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Diogenes dari Sinope

Diogenes of Sinope

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Koin Palsu

The False Coin

Diogenes lahir di Sinope, sebuah kota Yunani di pesisir Laut Hitam. Ayahnya adalah seorang bankir: pria yang menimbang perak dan emas untuk orang lain, dan yang dipercaya menyimpan uang mereka.

Diogenes was born in Sinope, a Greek city on the coast of the Black Sea. His father was a banker: a man who weighed silver and gold for other people, and who was trusted with their money.

Kemudian sesuatu yang buruk terjadi. Orang-orang menceritakan bahwa Diogenes dan ayahnya telah memalsukan koin-koin kota itu: mereka membuat uang itu lebih ringan atau mencampurnya dengan logam yang lebih murah. Apakah itu benar, kita tidak tahu. Namun Diogenes diusir dari Sinope, dan dia kehilangan segalanya: rumahnya, uangnya, dan nama baiknya.

Then something went wrong. People told a story that Diogenes and his father had tampered with the coins of the city: they had made the money lighter or mixed it with a cheaper metal. Whether that was true, we do not know. But Diogenes was driven out of Sinope, and he lost everything: his home, his money and his good name.

Pada masa itu, seseorang bisa pergi ke orakel di Delfi dan meminta nasihat kepada dewa. Diogenes bertanya apa yang harus dia lakukan dengan hidupnya. Jawabannya adalah sebuah teka-teki: “Rusaklah mata uang itu.” Awalnya dia tidak memahaminya. Apakah dewa ingin dia merusak lebih banyak koin lagi?

In those days a person could go to the oracle at Delphi and ask the god for advice. Diogenes asked what he should do with his life. The answer was a riddle: “Deface the currency.” He did not understand it at first. Did the god want him to ruin even more coins?

Bertahun-tahun kemudian dia mengerti. Sang dewa tidak bermaksud tentang uang. Dia bermaksud semua hal yang dihargai orang tanpa berpikir: emas, ketenaran, pakaian bagus, kekuasaan. Semua ini adalah koin palsu. Dan Diogenes menjadikan tujuan hidupnya untuk menunjukkan betapa sedikitnya nilai dari hal-hal itu.

Years later he understood. The god had not meant money. He had meant all the things that people value without thinking: gold, fame, fine clothes, power. These were the false coin. And Diogenes made it his life’s work to show how little they were worth.

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