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understanding or the truth can no longer be enforced. This makes the Minang people
idealistic.
b. Raso jo pareso
The measure of raso jo pareso is a measure of equal feeling and
worth among fellow members of the community or also called sympathy and empathy
based on conscience (high conscience). The measure of taste is related to feelings of pain
and pleasure. Pain is measured by the state of “sick deck crew, sick deck urang” (pain
for yourself, pain for others). Happiness is measured by the state of “lamak deck crew,
katuju deck urang” (good for us, happy for others).
Meanwhile, the pareso (check) measure will use the value
according to the state of propriety and fairness. Such a value in custom is called the
measure of "alua jo patuik" (proper flow), a value according to the circumstances
according to the flow, if a habit that is already prevalent applies. But the custom does not
stand alone. Appropriate or appropriate to be judged with a conscience or conscience. As
stated in the following customary proverb:
balimbiang nut spikes,

swaying back and forth,
bao manurun ka Saruaso.

When the child is on my lap, he is guided,
ur village roasted,

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grace with raso jo pareso.
c. Alua jo patuik
Flow and proper is a way of behaving that comes from the
philosophy of mind. It affects attitudes to make decisions or put things in their place,
namely placing conscience (sincere conscience) as the basis for decisions, so that a
decision can be accepted by common sense.

86 AA Navis, Alam Takambang Becomes a Teacher, p. 73, which
means: Kluck the nails of star fruit, the shells are swayed, take them down to
Saruasa, the children are guided in the lap of their nephews, the villagers are
tolerated, tolerate with taste and check.