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Even though he had to leave his hometown, which was

loved by the Minang people, he set out for an aspiration to
change fate for the better.

Far bazaar a lot of diliek,

lamo hiduik is felt a lot,
baby in stripped child,

it's a shame it was abandoned in the
62
nagari.
The adage above tells that every Minang person must
add experience and knowledge to develop intellectually, so a

Minang son is obliged to study. From the information above,

it can be concluded that a person can inherit the talents and
traits of his parents. Therefore, adat believes in the existence

and potential of talents that are inherited from parents, as well
as environmental influences.

In this case, the flow of education in the Minang
tradition adheres to the convergence concept introduced by

William Stern (1871–1939), where the development of human

learning is a combination of talent and the natural
surroundings.

62 Idrus Hakimy, Mustika Series, p. 213, which means: A long way to
go, much to see, much to feel for a long life, love for children being taught,
love for an abandoned village.