Haji secara bahasa artinya bersahaja atau berkeperluan. Perlu yang dimaksud adalah adanya kesengajaan untuk berkunjung ke Baitullah. Ibadah haji merupakan jawaban atas seruan Allah kepada umat manusia yang dilakukan secara sadar dan semata-mata untuk mencari keridhaan Allah ta'ala.
Ada beberapa makna haji, yaitu:
1. Realisasi keimanan dan wujud nyata atas pengakuan dan kepatuhan pada Allah.
2. Meneladani tindakan hamba Allah yang shaleh dan menjadi aktor haji.
3. Sebagai media introspeksi dan pengenalan seseorang terhadap jati dirinya, Tuhannya, dan hubungannya dengan alam.
Tujuan ibadah haji:
1. Meningkatkan keimanan dan ketakwaan kepada Allah
2. Memperoleh balasan surga
3. Memperluas hubungan dan relasi
4. Menyatukan umat muslim
5. Memperoleh magfirah atas dosa-dosa yang dilakukan
Persiapan yang harus dilakukan:
1. Persiapan fisik/jasmani
2. Persiapan ruhani: ikhlas, sabar, taawun, ramah
3. Mensucikan diri
4. Menguasai manasik haji
Hakikat ihram: kesamaan diri di hadapan Allah
Hakikat talbiyah: menjauhi kemusyrikan
Hakikat sai: lambang perjuangan
Hakikat wukuf: doa, pengakuan, perenungan, dan pengenalan diri
Hal-hal yang dilarang ketika ihram ialah:
1. Memakai pakaian bertangkup/sarung (pria)
2. Memakai sepatu yang menutup mata kaki (pria)
3. Memakai topi/kopiah (pria)
4. Memakai cadar/penutup muka/kaus tangan (wanita)
5. Memakai parfum/wangi-wangian (pria dan wanita)
6. Memotong rambut (pria dan wanita)
7. Berburu
8. Berhubungan suami istri
9. Menikah/meminang
10. Merusak tanaman baik di Mekkah maupun di Madinah
11. Berkata kotor, bohong, berkelahi, dll.
Materi ini didapat dari Ustadz Taufik Rahman, S.Ag di pengajian Johar Baru, Ahad, 29 Mei 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Perempuan Pelita Kehidupan
Dikutip dari Nilai karya Prijanto
Suatu ketika seorang bayi akan dilahirkan ke dunia. Menjelang diturunkan, dia bertanya kepada Tuhan.
Bayi : Para malaikat di sini mengatakan bahwa besok Engkau akan mengirimku ke dunia, tetapi
bagaimana caraku hidup di sana? Aku masih begitu kecil dan lemah.
Tuhan : Aku telah memilih satu malaikat untukmu, ia akan menjagamu dan mengasihimu.
Bayi : Mengapa Engkau mengirimku? Di surga aku bisa bernyanyi dan aku sangat bahagia...
Tuhan : Malaikatmu akan bernyanyi dan tersenyum untukmu setiap hari, dan kamu akan
merasakan kehangatan cintanya dan lebih berbahagia.
Bayi : Dan apa yang dapat kulakukan saat aku ingin berbicara kepada-Mu?
Tuhan : Malaikatmu akan mengajarkan bagaimana kamu berdoa.
Bayi : Aku dengar di bumi banyak orang jahat. Siapa yang akan melindungiku?
Tuhan : Malaikatmu akan melindungimu dengan taruhan jiwanya sekalipun.
Bayi : Tapi aku akan bersedih karena tidak melihat Engkau lagi...
Tuhan : Malaikatmu akan menceritakan kepadamu tentang Aku, dia akan mengajarkan
bagaimana agar kamu bisa kembali kepada-Ku. Walaupun sesungguhnya Aku selalu
berada di sisimu.
Bayi : Tuhan, aku harus pergi sekarang. Ini perintah-Mu. Aku ingin bertanya untuk terakhir
kali. Bisakah Engkau memberitahuku siapa nama malaikatku itu?
Tuhan : Kamu dapat memanggilnya dengan sebutan.... Ibu.
*untuk calon ibu dimanapun kalian berada, terutama teman saya yang terlihat kepayahan namun tetap gembira, semangat! ^.^
Suatu ketika seorang bayi akan dilahirkan ke dunia. Menjelang diturunkan, dia bertanya kepada Tuhan.
Bayi : Para malaikat di sini mengatakan bahwa besok Engkau akan mengirimku ke dunia, tetapi
bagaimana caraku hidup di sana? Aku masih begitu kecil dan lemah.
Tuhan : Aku telah memilih satu malaikat untukmu, ia akan menjagamu dan mengasihimu.
Bayi : Mengapa Engkau mengirimku? Di surga aku bisa bernyanyi dan aku sangat bahagia...
Tuhan : Malaikatmu akan bernyanyi dan tersenyum untukmu setiap hari, dan kamu akan
merasakan kehangatan cintanya dan lebih berbahagia.
Bayi : Dan apa yang dapat kulakukan saat aku ingin berbicara kepada-Mu?
Tuhan : Malaikatmu akan mengajarkan bagaimana kamu berdoa.
Bayi : Aku dengar di bumi banyak orang jahat. Siapa yang akan melindungiku?
Tuhan : Malaikatmu akan melindungimu dengan taruhan jiwanya sekalipun.
Bayi : Tapi aku akan bersedih karena tidak melihat Engkau lagi...
Tuhan : Malaikatmu akan menceritakan kepadamu tentang Aku, dia akan mengajarkan
bagaimana agar kamu bisa kembali kepada-Ku. Walaupun sesungguhnya Aku selalu
berada di sisimu.
Bayi : Tuhan, aku harus pergi sekarang. Ini perintah-Mu. Aku ingin bertanya untuk terakhir
kali. Bisakah Engkau memberitahuku siapa nama malaikatku itu?
Tuhan : Kamu dapat memanggilnya dengan sebutan.... Ibu.
*untuk calon ibu dimanapun kalian berada, terutama teman saya yang terlihat kepayahan namun tetap gembira, semangat! ^.^
Thursday, May 26, 2011
The Secret
Can you consider for just a moment that there are wonderful things ahead for you? Can you put total trust and faith in the Universe and know you are so loved and that everything that happens is all happening for YOU?
Because that is absolutely the case!
ps. Cheerio!
Because that is absolutely the case!
ps. Cheerio!
Monday, May 2, 2011
Ricky of The tuft
Ricky of the Tuft became my fave story in 100 Classic Stories book, published by BIP. Enjoy reading, do not forget to find the insights, pals!
Ricky of the Tuft
Charles Perrault
Once upon a time there was a queen who bore a son so ugly and misshapen that for some time it was doubtful if he would have human form at all. But a fairy who was present at his birth promised that he should have plenty of brains, and added that by virtue of the gift which she had just bestowed upon him he would be able to impart to the person whom he should love best the same degree of intelligence which he possessed himself.
This somewhat consoled the poor queen, who was greatly disappointed at having brought into the world such a hideous brat. And indeed, no sooner did the child begin to speak than his sayings proved to be full of shrewdness, while all that he did was somehow so clever that he charmed everyone.
I forgot to mention that when he was born he had a little tuft of hair upon his head. For this reason he was called Ricky of the Tuft, Ricky being his family name.
Some seven or eight years later the queen of a neighboring kingdom gave birth to twin daughters. The first one to come into the world was more beautiful than the dawn, and the queen was so overjoyed that it was feared her great excitement might do her some harm. The same fairy who had assisted at the birth of Ricky of the Tuft was present, and in order to moderate the transports of the queen she declared that this little princess would have no sense at all, and would be as stupid as she was beautiful. The queen was deeply mortified, and a moment or two later her chagrin became greater still, for the second daughter proved to be extremely ugly.
"Do not be distressed, Madam," said the fairy. "Your daughter shall be recompensed in another way. She shall have so much good sense that her lack of beauty will scarcely be noticed."
"May Heaven grant it!" said the queen. "But is there no means by which the elder, who is so beautiful, can be endowed with some intelligence?"
"In the matter of brains I can do nothing for her, Madam," said the fairy, "but as regards beauty I can do a great deal. As there is nothing I would not do to please you, I will bestow upon her the power of making beautiful any person who shall greatly please her."
As the two princesses grew up their perfections increased, and everywhere the beauty of the elder and the wit of the younger were the subject of common talk.
It is equally true that their defects also increased as they became older. The younger grew uglier every minute, and the elder daily became more stupid. Either she answered nothing at all when spoken to, or replied with some idiotic remark. At the same time she was so awkward that she could not set four china vases on the mantelpiece without breaking one of them, nor drink a glass of water without spilling half of it over her clothes.
Now although the elder girl possessed the great advantage which beauty always confers upon youth, she was nevertheless outshone in almost all company by her younger sister. At first everyone gathered round the beauty to see and admire her, but very soon they were all attracted by the graceful and easy conversation of the clever one. In a very short time the elder girl would be left entirely alone, while everybody clustered round her sister.
The elder princess was not so stupid that she was not aware of this, and she would willingly have surrendered all her beauty for half her sister's cleverness. Sometimes she was ready to die of grief for the queen, though a sensible woman, could not refrain from occasionally reproaching her for her stupidity.
The princess had retired one day to a wood to bemoan her misfortune, when she saw approaching her an ugly little man, of very disagreeable appearance, but clad in magnificent attire.
This was the young prince Ricky of the Tuft. He had fallen in love with her portrait, which was everywhere to be seen, and had left his father's kingdom in order to have the pleasure of seeing and talking to her.
Delighted to meet her thus alone, he approached with every mark of respect and politeness. But while he paid her the usual compliments he noticed that she was plunged in melancholy.
"I cannot understand, madam," he said, "how anyone with your beauty can be so sad as you appear. I can boast of having seen many fair ladies, and I declare that none of them could compare in beauty with you."
"It is very kind of you to say so, sir," answered the princess; and stopped there, at a loss what to say further.
"Beauty," said Ricky, "is of such great advantage that everything else can be disregarded; and I do not see that the possessor of it can have anything much to grieve about."
To this the princess replied, "I would rather be as plain as you are and have some sense, than be as beautiful as I am and at the same time stupid."
"Nothing more clearly displays good sense, madam, than a belief that one is not possessed of it. It follows, therefore, that the more one has, the more one fears it to be wanting."
"I am not sure about that," said the princess; "but I know only too well that I am very stupid, and this is the reason of the misery which is nearly killing me."
"If that is all that troubles you, madam, I can easily put an end to your suffering."
"How will you manage that?" said the princess.
"I am able, madam," said Ricky of the Tuft, "to bestow as much good sense as it is possible to possess on the person whom I love the most. You are that person, and it therefore rests with you to decide whether you will acquire so much intelligence. The only condition is that you shall consent to marry me."
The princess was dumfounded, and remained silent.
"I can see," pursued Ricky, "that this suggestion perplexes you, and I am not surprised. But I will give you a whole year to make up your mind to it."
The princess had so little sense, and at the same time desired it so ardently, that she persuaded herself the end of this year would never come. So she accepted the offer which had been made to her. No sooner had she given her word to Ricky that she would marry him within one year from that very day, than she felt a complete change come over her. She found herself able to say all that she wished with the greatest ease, and to say it in an elegant, finished, and natural manner. She at once engaged Ricky in a brilliant and lengthy conversation, holding her own so well that Ricky feared he had given her a larger share of sense than he had retained for himself.
On her return to the palace amazement reigned throughout the court at such a sudden and extraordinary change. Whereas formerly they had been accustomed to hear her give vent to silly, pert remarks, they now heard her express herself sensibly and very wittily.
The entire court was overjoyed. The only person not too pleased was the younger sister, for now that she had no longer the advantage over the elder in wit, she seemed nothing but a little fright in comparison.
The king himself often took her advice, and several times held his councils in her apartment.
The news of this change spread abroad, and the princes of the neighboring kingdoms made many attempts to captivate her. Almost all asked her in marriage. But she found none with enough sense, and so she listened to all without promising herself to any.
At last came one who was so powerful, so rich, so witty, and so handsome, that she could not help being somewhat attracted by him. Her father noticed this, and told her she could make her own choice of a husband. She had only to declare herself. Now the more sense one has, the more difficult it is to make up one's mind in an affair of this kind. After thanking her father, therefore, she asked for a little time to think it over. In order to ponder quietly what she had better do she went to walk in a wood -- the very one, as it happened, where she had encountered Ricky of the Tuft.
While she walked, deep in thought, she heard beneath her feet a thudding sound, as though many people were running busily to and fro. Listening more attentively she heard voices. "Bring me that boiler," said one; then another, "Put some wood on that fire!"
At that moment the ground opened, and she saw below what appeared to be a large kitchen full of cooks and scullions, and all the train of attendants which the preparation of a great banquet involves. A gang of some twenty or thirty spit- turners emerged and took up their positions round a very long table in a path in the wood. They all wore their cook's caps on one side, and with their basting implements in their hands they kept time together as they worked, to the lilt of a melodious song.
The princess was astonished by this spectacle, and asked for whom their work was being done.
"For Prince Ricky of the Tuft, madam," said the foreman of the gang. ''His wedding is tomorrow."
At this the princess was more surprised than ever. In a flash she remembered that it was a year to the very day since she had promised to marry Prince Ricky of the Tuft, and was taken aback by the recollection. The reason she had forgotten was that when she made the promise she was still without sense, and with the acquisition of that intelligence which the prince had bestowed upon her, all memory of her former stupidities had been blotted out.
She had not gone another thirty paces when Ricky of the Tuft appeared before her, gallant and resplendent, like a prince upon his wedding day.
"As you see, madam," he said, "I keep my word to the minute. I do not doubt that you have come to keep yours, and by giving me your hand to make me the happiest of men."
"I will be frank with you," replied the princess. "I have not yet made up my mind on the point, and I am afraid I shall never be able to take the decision you desire."
"You astonish me, madam," said Ricky of the Tuft.
"I can well believe it," said the princess, "and undoubtedly, if I had to deal with a clown, or a man who lacked good sense, I should feel myself very awkwardly situated. 'A princess must keep her word,' he would say, 'and you must marry me because you promised to!' But I am speaking to a man of the world, of the greatest good sense, and I am sure that he will listen to reason. As you are aware, I could not make up my mind to marry you even when I was entirely without sense; how can you expect that today, possessing the intelligence you bestowed on me, which makes me still more difficult to please than formerly, I should take a decision which I could not take then? If you wished so much to marry me, you were very wrong to relieve me of my stupidity, and to let me see more clearly than I did."
"If a man who lacked good sense," replied Ricky of the Tuft, "would be justified, as you have just said, in reproaching you for breaking your word, why do you expect, madam, that I should act differently where the happiness of my whole life is at stake? Is it reasonable that people who have sense should be treated worse than those who have none? Would you maintain that for a moment -- you, who so markedly have sense, and desired so ardently to have it? But, pardon me, let us get to the facts. With the exception of my ugliness, is there anything about me which displeases you? Are you dissatisfied with my breeding, my brains, my disposition, or my manners?"
"In no way," replied the princess. "I like exceedingly all that you have displayed of the qualities you mention."
"In that case," said Ricky of the Tuft, "happiness will be mine, for it lies in your power to make me the most attractive of men."
"How can that be done?" asked the princess.
"It will happen of itself," replied Ricky of the Tuft, "if you love me well enough to wish that it be so. To remove your doubts, madam, let me tell you that the same fairy who on the day of my birth bestowed upon me the power of endowing with intelligence the woman of my choice, gave to you also the power of endowing with beauty the man whom you should love, and on whom you should wish to confer this favor."
"If that is so," said the princess, "I wish with all my heart that you may become the handsomest and most attractive prince in the world, and I give you without reserve the boon which it is mine to bestow."
No sooner had the princess uttered these words than Ricky of the Tuft appeared before her eyes as the handsomest, most graceful and attractive man that she had ever set eyes on.
Some people assert that this was not the work of fairy enchantment, but that love alone brought about the transformation. They say that the princess, as she mused upon her lover's constancy, upon his good sense, and his many admirable qualities of heart and head, grew blind to the deformity of his body and the ugliness of his face; that his humpback seemed no more than was natural in a man who could make the courtliest of bows, and that the dreadful limp which had formerly distressed her now betokened nothing more than a certain diffidence and charming deference of manner. They say further that she found his eyes shine all the brighter for their squint, and that this defect in them was to her but a sign of passionate love; while his great red nose she found naught but martial and heroic.
However that may be, the princess promised to marry him on the spot, provided only that he could obtain the consent of her royal father.
The king knew Ricky of the Tuft to be a prince both wise and witty, and on learning of his daughter's regard for him, he accepted him with pleasure as a son-in-law.
The wedding took place upon the morrow, just as Ricky of the Tuft had foreseen, and in accordance with the arrangements he had long ago put in train.
ps. My question is how? How can we see someone straightly to his/her heart? Neither his/her fake appearance nor delusory manner.
Ricky of the Tuft
Charles Perrault
Once upon a time there was a queen who bore a son so ugly and misshapen that for some time it was doubtful if he would have human form at all. But a fairy who was present at his birth promised that he should have plenty of brains, and added that by virtue of the gift which she had just bestowed upon him he would be able to impart to the person whom he should love best the same degree of intelligence which he possessed himself.
This somewhat consoled the poor queen, who was greatly disappointed at having brought into the world such a hideous brat. And indeed, no sooner did the child begin to speak than his sayings proved to be full of shrewdness, while all that he did was somehow so clever that he charmed everyone.
I forgot to mention that when he was born he had a little tuft of hair upon his head. For this reason he was called Ricky of the Tuft, Ricky being his family name.
Some seven or eight years later the queen of a neighboring kingdom gave birth to twin daughters. The first one to come into the world was more beautiful than the dawn, and the queen was so overjoyed that it was feared her great excitement might do her some harm. The same fairy who had assisted at the birth of Ricky of the Tuft was present, and in order to moderate the transports of the queen she declared that this little princess would have no sense at all, and would be as stupid as she was beautiful. The queen was deeply mortified, and a moment or two later her chagrin became greater still, for the second daughter proved to be extremely ugly.
"Do not be distressed, Madam," said the fairy. "Your daughter shall be recompensed in another way. She shall have so much good sense that her lack of beauty will scarcely be noticed."
"May Heaven grant it!" said the queen. "But is there no means by which the elder, who is so beautiful, can be endowed with some intelligence?"
"In the matter of brains I can do nothing for her, Madam," said the fairy, "but as regards beauty I can do a great deal. As there is nothing I would not do to please you, I will bestow upon her the power of making beautiful any person who shall greatly please her."
As the two princesses grew up their perfections increased, and everywhere the beauty of the elder and the wit of the younger were the subject of common talk.
It is equally true that their defects also increased as they became older. The younger grew uglier every minute, and the elder daily became more stupid. Either she answered nothing at all when spoken to, or replied with some idiotic remark. At the same time she was so awkward that she could not set four china vases on the mantelpiece without breaking one of them, nor drink a glass of water without spilling half of it over her clothes.
Now although the elder girl possessed the great advantage which beauty always confers upon youth, she was nevertheless outshone in almost all company by her younger sister. At first everyone gathered round the beauty to see and admire her, but very soon they were all attracted by the graceful and easy conversation of the clever one. In a very short time the elder girl would be left entirely alone, while everybody clustered round her sister.
The elder princess was not so stupid that she was not aware of this, and she would willingly have surrendered all her beauty for half her sister's cleverness. Sometimes she was ready to die of grief for the queen, though a sensible woman, could not refrain from occasionally reproaching her for her stupidity.
The princess had retired one day to a wood to bemoan her misfortune, when she saw approaching her an ugly little man, of very disagreeable appearance, but clad in magnificent attire.
This was the young prince Ricky of the Tuft. He had fallen in love with her portrait, which was everywhere to be seen, and had left his father's kingdom in order to have the pleasure of seeing and talking to her.
Delighted to meet her thus alone, he approached with every mark of respect and politeness. But while he paid her the usual compliments he noticed that she was plunged in melancholy.
"I cannot understand, madam," he said, "how anyone with your beauty can be so sad as you appear. I can boast of having seen many fair ladies, and I declare that none of them could compare in beauty with you."
"It is very kind of you to say so, sir," answered the princess; and stopped there, at a loss what to say further.
"Beauty," said Ricky, "is of such great advantage that everything else can be disregarded; and I do not see that the possessor of it can have anything much to grieve about."
To this the princess replied, "I would rather be as plain as you are and have some sense, than be as beautiful as I am and at the same time stupid."
"Nothing more clearly displays good sense, madam, than a belief that one is not possessed of it. It follows, therefore, that the more one has, the more one fears it to be wanting."
"I am not sure about that," said the princess; "but I know only too well that I am very stupid, and this is the reason of the misery which is nearly killing me."
"If that is all that troubles you, madam, I can easily put an end to your suffering."
"How will you manage that?" said the princess.
"I am able, madam," said Ricky of the Tuft, "to bestow as much good sense as it is possible to possess on the person whom I love the most. You are that person, and it therefore rests with you to decide whether you will acquire so much intelligence. The only condition is that you shall consent to marry me."
The princess was dumfounded, and remained silent.
"I can see," pursued Ricky, "that this suggestion perplexes you, and I am not surprised. But I will give you a whole year to make up your mind to it."
The princess had so little sense, and at the same time desired it so ardently, that she persuaded herself the end of this year would never come. So she accepted the offer which had been made to her. No sooner had she given her word to Ricky that she would marry him within one year from that very day, than she felt a complete change come over her. She found herself able to say all that she wished with the greatest ease, and to say it in an elegant, finished, and natural manner. She at once engaged Ricky in a brilliant and lengthy conversation, holding her own so well that Ricky feared he had given her a larger share of sense than he had retained for himself.
On her return to the palace amazement reigned throughout the court at such a sudden and extraordinary change. Whereas formerly they had been accustomed to hear her give vent to silly, pert remarks, they now heard her express herself sensibly and very wittily.
The entire court was overjoyed. The only person not too pleased was the younger sister, for now that she had no longer the advantage over the elder in wit, she seemed nothing but a little fright in comparison.
The king himself often took her advice, and several times held his councils in her apartment.
The news of this change spread abroad, and the princes of the neighboring kingdoms made many attempts to captivate her. Almost all asked her in marriage. But she found none with enough sense, and so she listened to all without promising herself to any.
At last came one who was so powerful, so rich, so witty, and so handsome, that she could not help being somewhat attracted by him. Her father noticed this, and told her she could make her own choice of a husband. She had only to declare herself. Now the more sense one has, the more difficult it is to make up one's mind in an affair of this kind. After thanking her father, therefore, she asked for a little time to think it over. In order to ponder quietly what she had better do she went to walk in a wood -- the very one, as it happened, where she had encountered Ricky of the Tuft.
While she walked, deep in thought, she heard beneath her feet a thudding sound, as though many people were running busily to and fro. Listening more attentively she heard voices. "Bring me that boiler," said one; then another, "Put some wood on that fire!"
At that moment the ground opened, and she saw below what appeared to be a large kitchen full of cooks and scullions, and all the train of attendants which the preparation of a great banquet involves. A gang of some twenty or thirty spit- turners emerged and took up their positions round a very long table in a path in the wood. They all wore their cook's caps on one side, and with their basting implements in their hands they kept time together as they worked, to the lilt of a melodious song.
The princess was astonished by this spectacle, and asked for whom their work was being done.
"For Prince Ricky of the Tuft, madam," said the foreman of the gang. ''His wedding is tomorrow."
At this the princess was more surprised than ever. In a flash she remembered that it was a year to the very day since she had promised to marry Prince Ricky of the Tuft, and was taken aback by the recollection. The reason she had forgotten was that when she made the promise she was still without sense, and with the acquisition of that intelligence which the prince had bestowed upon her, all memory of her former stupidities had been blotted out.
She had not gone another thirty paces when Ricky of the Tuft appeared before her, gallant and resplendent, like a prince upon his wedding day.
"As you see, madam," he said, "I keep my word to the minute. I do not doubt that you have come to keep yours, and by giving me your hand to make me the happiest of men."
"I will be frank with you," replied the princess. "I have not yet made up my mind on the point, and I am afraid I shall never be able to take the decision you desire."
"You astonish me, madam," said Ricky of the Tuft.
"I can well believe it," said the princess, "and undoubtedly, if I had to deal with a clown, or a man who lacked good sense, I should feel myself very awkwardly situated. 'A princess must keep her word,' he would say, 'and you must marry me because you promised to!' But I am speaking to a man of the world, of the greatest good sense, and I am sure that he will listen to reason. As you are aware, I could not make up my mind to marry you even when I was entirely without sense; how can you expect that today, possessing the intelligence you bestowed on me, which makes me still more difficult to please than formerly, I should take a decision which I could not take then? If you wished so much to marry me, you were very wrong to relieve me of my stupidity, and to let me see more clearly than I did."
"If a man who lacked good sense," replied Ricky of the Tuft, "would be justified, as you have just said, in reproaching you for breaking your word, why do you expect, madam, that I should act differently where the happiness of my whole life is at stake? Is it reasonable that people who have sense should be treated worse than those who have none? Would you maintain that for a moment -- you, who so markedly have sense, and desired so ardently to have it? But, pardon me, let us get to the facts. With the exception of my ugliness, is there anything about me which displeases you? Are you dissatisfied with my breeding, my brains, my disposition, or my manners?"
"In no way," replied the princess. "I like exceedingly all that you have displayed of the qualities you mention."
"In that case," said Ricky of the Tuft, "happiness will be mine, for it lies in your power to make me the most attractive of men."
"How can that be done?" asked the princess.
"It will happen of itself," replied Ricky of the Tuft, "if you love me well enough to wish that it be so. To remove your doubts, madam, let me tell you that the same fairy who on the day of my birth bestowed upon me the power of endowing with intelligence the woman of my choice, gave to you also the power of endowing with beauty the man whom you should love, and on whom you should wish to confer this favor."
"If that is so," said the princess, "I wish with all my heart that you may become the handsomest and most attractive prince in the world, and I give you without reserve the boon which it is mine to bestow."
No sooner had the princess uttered these words than Ricky of the Tuft appeared before her eyes as the handsomest, most graceful and attractive man that she had ever set eyes on.
Some people assert that this was not the work of fairy enchantment, but that love alone brought about the transformation. They say that the princess, as she mused upon her lover's constancy, upon his good sense, and his many admirable qualities of heart and head, grew blind to the deformity of his body and the ugliness of his face; that his humpback seemed no more than was natural in a man who could make the courtliest of bows, and that the dreadful limp which had formerly distressed her now betokened nothing more than a certain diffidence and charming deference of manner. They say further that she found his eyes shine all the brighter for their squint, and that this defect in them was to her but a sign of passionate love; while his great red nose she found naught but martial and heroic.
However that may be, the princess promised to marry him on the spot, provided only that he could obtain the consent of her royal father.
The king knew Ricky of the Tuft to be a prince both wise and witty, and on learning of his daughter's regard for him, he accepted him with pleasure as a son-in-law.
The wedding took place upon the morrow, just as Ricky of the Tuft had foreseen, and in accordance with the arrangements he had long ago put in train.
Nature oft, with open arms,
Lavishes a thousand charms;
But it is not these that bring
True love's truest offering.
'Tis some quality that lies
All unseen to other eyes --
Something in the heart or mind.
Lavishes a thousand charms;
But it is not these that bring
True love's truest offering.
'Tis some quality that lies
All unseen to other eyes --
Something in the heart or mind.
ps. My question is how? How can we see someone straightly to his/her heart? Neither his/her fake appearance nor delusory manner.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Perjalanan Kehidupan Manusia
Setelah hampir empat bulan lamanya aku tak ke pengajian Johar Baru, Ahad, 24 Maret kemarin aku kembali mengaji. Senang sekali rasanya. Seperti bertemu arah pulang kala tersesat. Materi pengajian kali ini adalah "Perjalanan Kehidupan Manusia".
Ustadz Beben, pembicara kali ini menjelaskan bahwa ada empat kehidupan yang akan dilalui manusia dalam hidupnya.
1. Mati I (alam arham)
Pada masa ini, manusia berada dalam ketiadaan.Kala pembuahan terjadi dalam rahim wanita, saat itulah dimulai kehidupan. Namun kehidupan bukan berarti hidup. Sebab tanda hidup adalah adanya ruh dalam tubuh. Ketika janin sudah memasuki usia empat bulan barulah ada ruh yang ditiupkan ke dalamnya. Karenanya, kata Ustadz Beben, ketika aborsi yang dilakukan secara sengaja (bukan atas petunjuk medis) pada kehamilan di atas 4 bulan, Islam menganggapnya sebagai bentuk pembunuhan.
Saat mengandung bayi, sangat penting bagi calon ibu untuk mengonsumsi makanan yang sehat. IMHO, seharusnya sedari dini, seorang wanita harus selalu mengonsumsi makanan yang sehat. Sebab ia adalah pembangun peradaban. Pilar negara. Bagaimana ia akan membangun dan mendidik bila fisiknya lemah? Well, meski ada yang sehebat itu. Tapi, bukankah persiapan harus dilakukan sejak awal?
2. Hidup I (alam dunia)
Sang bayi kemudian lahir. Di setiap perpindahan masa akan selalu ada pintu kesakitan. Begitupun di alam dunia. Saat seorang ibu melahirkan anaknya, terasa sakit yang sangat hingga berdarah bahkan mampu mengambil nyawa sang ibu. Karenanya, kasih ibu takkan pernah terbalas hingga ada ungkapan surga di bawah kaki ibunda. Sebagai anak, sudah sepatutnya kita berbakti dan berdoa untuknya. Rabbighfirlii waliwalidayya warhamhuma kamaa rabbaya nii shaghira.
Seorang pemimpin hebat pasti lahir dari ibu yang hebat. BJ. Habibie, ilmuwan Indonesia berkata bahwa tak ada satupun keberhasilan selain ada doa ibu yang turut menyertai. Ridha Allah terletak dalam ridha orang tua dan murka Allah terletak dalam murka orang tua. Saya sendiri merasakannya. Entah bagaimana, setiap perjalanan yang tidak mendapat restu orang tua selalu ada kejadian tak mengenakkan hati di sana. Lain halnya dengan perjalanan yang mendapat doa dan dilepas dengan senyum bahagia. Perjalanannya selalu indah dan mengesankan.
3. Mati II (alam qubur)
Alam qubur adalah tempat ketika manusia telah pergi dari dunia. Di sini, amal menjadi penentu penting kehidupan. Bila semasa berada di dunia, ia senantiasa berbuat baik dan menjalankan amal shalih, ia akan melewati alam qubur ini dengan tenang. Sebaliknya bila semasa di dunia ia jahat dan tak pernah menjalankan syariat agama, ia akan bersusah payah melewatinya. Sebab dalam alam ini ada dua malaikat penghisab amal, yakni Munkar Nakir. Amal yang baik bagai teman yang akan membantu saat kesusahan dalam menjawab pertanyaan. Sementara amal yang buruk bagai musuh syirik yang akan menjebloskan saat cambuk dan pecut mendera.
Bagian manakah dari diri manusia jahat yang akan dicambuk atau didera oleh Munkar Nakir? Ibnu Qayyim Al Jauziyah dalam kitabnya Ar-Ruh mengatakan bahwa manusia terbagi atas tiga bagian: ruh, jasad, dan nafsu. Nafsu inilah yang merasakan kesakitan nanti bila manusia disiksa saat amalnya tak cukup menolongnya.
Di masa ini taka ada siapa-siapa selain amal. Maksud saya bukan seorang manusia bernama amal namun perbuatan yang kita lakukan semasa hidup di masa II (alam dunia). Seberapapun populer, kaya, tampan/cantik, atau kuatnya kita, tak kan ada satu manusia pun yang sanggup menolong. Tak juga keluarga dan karib kerabat. Tak juga harta yang kita pamerkan. Lalu, mengapa di alam dunia kita masih saja berlaku sombong dan tinggi hati?
4. Hidup II (alam akhirat)
"Dan mereka akan dibawa ke hadapan Tuhanmu dengan berbaris. (Allah berfirman), "Sesungguhnya kamu datang kepada Kami, sebagaimana Kami menciptakan kamu pada pertama kali; bahkan kamu menganggap bahwa Kami tidak akan menetapkan bagi kamu waktu (berbangkit untuk memenuhi) perjanjian."
[QS. Al-Kahfi: 48]
Masa ke empat ditandai dengan kiamat. Percaya pada hari kiamat adalah salah satu rukun iman. Suatu hari, kiamat akan terjadi. Ada 135 ayat dalam Qur'an yang menjelaskan hari kiamat. Saat itu dunia sangat suram. Bumi gonjang ganjing. Langit runtuh. Matahari digulung. Bintang-bintang jatuh. Ibu yang sedang menyusukan anaknya bahkan tidak lagi memikirkan anaknya. Allah menggambarkan hebatnya hari kiamat dalam Surat Al-Qariah, surat ke-101 dalam Al-Qur'an.
"Pada hari itu manusia seperti laron yang beterbangan. Dan gunung-gunung seperti bulu-bulu yang dihambur-hamburkan."
[Al-Qariah: 4-5]
Kemudian manusia akan berada di padang mahsyar. Amalnya dihisab, ditimbang, dan dihitung. Setelah itu manusia akan melewati shirathal mustaqim. Bila manusia mampu melewatinya, ia akan masuk syurga. Sementara manusia yang tidak berhasil melewatinya akan masuk dalam neraka.
Sesungguhnya Allah swt Maha Pengasih Maha Penyayang. Ia masih menyediakan naungan dalam padang mahsyar yang begitu panas. Ada tujuh golongan yang mendapat naungan Allah di padang mahsyar, yaitu:
1. Pemimpin yang adil
2. Pemuda yang senantiasa beribadah kepada Allah semasa hidupnya
3. Orang yang hatinya berpaut ke masjid
4. Dua orang yang saling mengasihi karena Allah, dan keduanya berkumpul dan berpisah karena Allah
5. Seorang laki-laki yang diundang oleh seorang perempuan yang mempunyai kedudukan dan rupa yang cantik untuk melakukan kejahatan tetapi dia berkata "Aku takut kepada Allah"
6. Seseorang yang memberi sedekah tetapi merahasiakannya seolah-olah tangan kiri tidak tahu apa yang diberikan oleh tangan kanan
7. Seseorang yang mengingat Allah di waktu sunyi sehingga ia mengalirkan air mata dari kedua matanya.
Penjelasannya bisa kalian baca di sini.
Semoga kita menjadi manusia yang berhasil melewati setiap masa dengan baik dan masuk ke dalam syurga. Aaamiiin ya Rabb.
Bila Izrail datang memanggil
Jasad terbujur di pembaringan
Seluruh tubuh akan menggigil
Terbujur badan dan kedinginan
--Hijaz, Selimut Putih
ps. Selalu menitikkan air mata kala teringat masa-masa yang akan kita lewati. Mari berlomba-lomba dalam berbuat kebaikan!
ps2. Ceramah dan gaya komunikasi ustadznya bagus! Mataku sampai berkaca-kaca melihat betapa masih sedikitnya ilmu dan amalku sebagai seorang muslimah.
Ustadz Beben, pembicara kali ini menjelaskan bahwa ada empat kehidupan yang akan dilalui manusia dalam hidupnya.
1. Mati I (alam arham)
Pada masa ini, manusia berada dalam ketiadaan.Kala pembuahan terjadi dalam rahim wanita, saat itulah dimulai kehidupan. Namun kehidupan bukan berarti hidup. Sebab tanda hidup adalah adanya ruh dalam tubuh. Ketika janin sudah memasuki usia empat bulan barulah ada ruh yang ditiupkan ke dalamnya. Karenanya, kata Ustadz Beben, ketika aborsi yang dilakukan secara sengaja (bukan atas petunjuk medis) pada kehamilan di atas 4 bulan, Islam menganggapnya sebagai bentuk pembunuhan.
Saat mengandung bayi, sangat penting bagi calon ibu untuk mengonsumsi makanan yang sehat. IMHO, seharusnya sedari dini, seorang wanita harus selalu mengonsumsi makanan yang sehat. Sebab ia adalah pembangun peradaban. Pilar negara. Bagaimana ia akan membangun dan mendidik bila fisiknya lemah? Well, meski ada yang sehebat itu. Tapi, bukankah persiapan harus dilakukan sejak awal?
2. Hidup I (alam dunia)
Sang bayi kemudian lahir. Di setiap perpindahan masa akan selalu ada pintu kesakitan. Begitupun di alam dunia. Saat seorang ibu melahirkan anaknya, terasa sakit yang sangat hingga berdarah bahkan mampu mengambil nyawa sang ibu. Karenanya, kasih ibu takkan pernah terbalas hingga ada ungkapan surga di bawah kaki ibunda. Sebagai anak, sudah sepatutnya kita berbakti dan berdoa untuknya. Rabbighfirlii waliwalidayya warhamhuma kamaa rabbaya nii shaghira.
Seorang pemimpin hebat pasti lahir dari ibu yang hebat. BJ. Habibie, ilmuwan Indonesia berkata bahwa tak ada satupun keberhasilan selain ada doa ibu yang turut menyertai. Ridha Allah terletak dalam ridha orang tua dan murka Allah terletak dalam murka orang tua. Saya sendiri merasakannya. Entah bagaimana, setiap perjalanan yang tidak mendapat restu orang tua selalu ada kejadian tak mengenakkan hati di sana. Lain halnya dengan perjalanan yang mendapat doa dan dilepas dengan senyum bahagia. Perjalanannya selalu indah dan mengesankan.
3. Mati II (alam qubur)
Alam qubur adalah tempat ketika manusia telah pergi dari dunia. Di sini, amal menjadi penentu penting kehidupan. Bila semasa berada di dunia, ia senantiasa berbuat baik dan menjalankan amal shalih, ia akan melewati alam qubur ini dengan tenang. Sebaliknya bila semasa di dunia ia jahat dan tak pernah menjalankan syariat agama, ia akan bersusah payah melewatinya. Sebab dalam alam ini ada dua malaikat penghisab amal, yakni Munkar Nakir. Amal yang baik bagai teman yang akan membantu saat kesusahan dalam menjawab pertanyaan. Sementara amal yang buruk bagai musuh syirik yang akan menjebloskan saat cambuk dan pecut mendera.
Bagian manakah dari diri manusia jahat yang akan dicambuk atau didera oleh Munkar Nakir? Ibnu Qayyim Al Jauziyah dalam kitabnya Ar-Ruh mengatakan bahwa manusia terbagi atas tiga bagian: ruh, jasad, dan nafsu. Nafsu inilah yang merasakan kesakitan nanti bila manusia disiksa saat amalnya tak cukup menolongnya.
Di masa ini taka ada siapa-siapa selain amal. Maksud saya bukan seorang manusia bernama amal namun perbuatan yang kita lakukan semasa hidup di masa II (alam dunia). Seberapapun populer, kaya, tampan/cantik, atau kuatnya kita, tak kan ada satu manusia pun yang sanggup menolong. Tak juga keluarga dan karib kerabat. Tak juga harta yang kita pamerkan. Lalu, mengapa di alam dunia kita masih saja berlaku sombong dan tinggi hati?
4. Hidup II (alam akhirat)
"Dan mereka akan dibawa ke hadapan Tuhanmu dengan berbaris. (Allah berfirman), "Sesungguhnya kamu datang kepada Kami, sebagaimana Kami menciptakan kamu pada pertama kali; bahkan kamu menganggap bahwa Kami tidak akan menetapkan bagi kamu waktu (berbangkit untuk memenuhi) perjanjian."
[QS. Al-Kahfi: 48]
Masa ke empat ditandai dengan kiamat. Percaya pada hari kiamat adalah salah satu rukun iman. Suatu hari, kiamat akan terjadi. Ada 135 ayat dalam Qur'an yang menjelaskan hari kiamat. Saat itu dunia sangat suram. Bumi gonjang ganjing. Langit runtuh. Matahari digulung. Bintang-bintang jatuh. Ibu yang sedang menyusukan anaknya bahkan tidak lagi memikirkan anaknya. Allah menggambarkan hebatnya hari kiamat dalam Surat Al-Qariah, surat ke-101 dalam Al-Qur'an.
"Pada hari itu manusia seperti laron yang beterbangan. Dan gunung-gunung seperti bulu-bulu yang dihambur-hamburkan."
[Al-Qariah: 4-5]
Kemudian manusia akan berada di padang mahsyar. Amalnya dihisab, ditimbang, dan dihitung. Setelah itu manusia akan melewati shirathal mustaqim. Bila manusia mampu melewatinya, ia akan masuk syurga. Sementara manusia yang tidak berhasil melewatinya akan masuk dalam neraka.
Sesungguhnya Allah swt Maha Pengasih Maha Penyayang. Ia masih menyediakan naungan dalam padang mahsyar yang begitu panas. Ada tujuh golongan yang mendapat naungan Allah di padang mahsyar, yaitu:
1. Pemimpin yang adil
2. Pemuda yang senantiasa beribadah kepada Allah semasa hidupnya
3. Orang yang hatinya berpaut ke masjid
4. Dua orang yang saling mengasihi karena Allah, dan keduanya berkumpul dan berpisah karena Allah
5. Seorang laki-laki yang diundang oleh seorang perempuan yang mempunyai kedudukan dan rupa yang cantik untuk melakukan kejahatan tetapi dia berkata "Aku takut kepada Allah"
6. Seseorang yang memberi sedekah tetapi merahasiakannya seolah-olah tangan kiri tidak tahu apa yang diberikan oleh tangan kanan
7. Seseorang yang mengingat Allah di waktu sunyi sehingga ia mengalirkan air mata dari kedua matanya.
Penjelasannya bisa kalian baca di sini.
Semoga kita menjadi manusia yang berhasil melewati setiap masa dengan baik dan masuk ke dalam syurga. Aaamiiin ya Rabb.
Bila Izrail datang memanggil
Jasad terbujur di pembaringan
Seluruh tubuh akan menggigil
Terbujur badan dan kedinginan
--Hijaz, Selimut Putih
ps. Selalu menitikkan air mata kala teringat masa-masa yang akan kita lewati. Mari berlomba-lomba dalam berbuat kebaikan!
ps2. Ceramah dan gaya komunikasi ustadznya bagus! Mataku sampai berkaca-kaca melihat betapa masih sedikitnya ilmu dan amalku sebagai seorang muslimah.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Born To Be King
"You can't change the past, but you can fix the future"
Suatu hari, Nala, teman lama Simba, muncul di hutan dan memohon agar Simba pulang ke Karang Singa, tempat Scar, paman Simba yang jahat, mengambil kedudukan sebagai raja.
"Aku tak bisa pulang," Simba berkeras. "Mengertilah, kadang hal buruk terjadi, dan kita tak bisa melakukan apa-apa. Jadi untuk apa mencemaskannya?"
Malam itu, Simba menjelajahi bentangan dataran tinggi berumput. Apa yang akan kubuktikan jika aku kembali ke Karang Singa? pikirnya. Itu takkan mengubah apapun. Kita tak bisa mengubah masa lalu.
Ketika Simba sedang berkelana, seekor babun melompat turun dari pohon dan mengikutinya. "Tolong berhenti mengikutiku!" geram Simba.
"Siapa kau?"
Rafiki berkata, "Pertanyaannya adalah: Siapa kau?"
"Tadinya kupikir aku tahu," Simba menghela napas. "Tapi sekarang aku tidak yakin."
Rafiki terkekeh, "Aku tahu siapa kau. Kau putra Mufasa."
"Dulu kau kenal ayahku?" tanya Simba terperangah.
"Salah!" jawab Rafiki. "Sekarang aku kenal ayahmu."
Simba menggeleng sedih, "Aku tak suka memberitahumu berita ini, tapi dia sudah lama mati."
"Tidak!" sergah babun itu. "Salah lagi! Dia masih hidup. Akan kuperlihatkan kepadamu. Ikuti si tua Rafiki. Dia tahu jalannya!"
Simba mengikuti Rafiki ke sebuah kolam. Rafiki menyibakkan batang buluh dan berkata, "Ssstt.. Lihat di bawah sana."
Simba mengintip ke dalam air, berharap akan melihat keajaiban. "Itu bukan ayahku," katanya pelan. "Itu hanya pantulanku."
"Tidak," Rafiki berkeras. "Lihat lebih teliti."
Simba mencoba. Memang benar ia mirip Mufasa, tapi...
"Lihat?" kata Rafiki. "Ayahmu hidup dalam dirimu."
Lalu Simba mendengar suara agung Mufasa menggelegar di angkasa. Simba menengadah menatap bintang-bintang.
"Simba," perintah Mufasa., "kau harus mengambil tempatmu dalam lingkaran kehidupan. Ingat siapa dirimu. Kau putraku, dan satu-satunya raja yang sejati. Ingat.. Ingat..."
Ketika suara itu memudar, Rafiki mengedipkan sebelah mata dan berkata, "Apa itu tadi? Cuacanya.. sangat aneh!"
"Sepertinya angin akan berubah," kata Simba.
"Perubahan itu bagus!" jawab Rafiki.
"Ya," kata Simba, "tapi tidak mudah. Aku tahu apa yang harus kulakukan. Tapi... pulang berarti aku harus menghadapi masa laluku. Aku sudah lama melarikan diri dari masa laluku."
Rafiki mengangkat tongkatnya dan memukul kepala Simba.
"Aduh!" teriak Simba. "Kenapa aku dipukul?"
Rafiki tertawa. "Tidak penting kenapa. Itu sudah lewat, sudah masa lalu!"
"Ya," kata Simba sambil menggosok-gosok kepalanya, "tapi masih terasa sakit."
"Oh, memang, masa lalu bisa menyakitkan. Tapi, menurutku, kita bisa menghindari masa lalu... Atau belajar darinya."
Simba akhirnya yakin. Ia berlari menerobos rerumputan tinggi, menuju Karang Singa. Ia akan menantang Scar. Sudah waktunya.
Dikutip dari Disney Family's Story Collection Kisah-Kisah untuk Keluarga.
Dongeng Simba di atas adalah salah satu dongeng favoritku selain Beauty and The Beast dan Aladdin. Perubahan adalah keniscayaan. Mari berinovasi!
Suatu hari, Nala, teman lama Simba, muncul di hutan dan memohon agar Simba pulang ke Karang Singa, tempat Scar, paman Simba yang jahat, mengambil kedudukan sebagai raja.
"Aku tak bisa pulang," Simba berkeras. "Mengertilah, kadang hal buruk terjadi, dan kita tak bisa melakukan apa-apa. Jadi untuk apa mencemaskannya?"
Malam itu, Simba menjelajahi bentangan dataran tinggi berumput. Apa yang akan kubuktikan jika aku kembali ke Karang Singa? pikirnya. Itu takkan mengubah apapun. Kita tak bisa mengubah masa lalu.
Ketika Simba sedang berkelana, seekor babun melompat turun dari pohon dan mengikutinya. "Tolong berhenti mengikutiku!" geram Simba.
"Siapa kau?"
Rafiki berkata, "Pertanyaannya adalah: Siapa kau?"
"Tadinya kupikir aku tahu," Simba menghela napas. "Tapi sekarang aku tidak yakin."
Rafiki terkekeh, "Aku tahu siapa kau. Kau putra Mufasa."
"Dulu kau kenal ayahku?" tanya Simba terperangah.
"Salah!" jawab Rafiki. "Sekarang aku kenal ayahmu."
Simba menggeleng sedih, "Aku tak suka memberitahumu berita ini, tapi dia sudah lama mati."
"Tidak!" sergah babun itu. "Salah lagi! Dia masih hidup. Akan kuperlihatkan kepadamu. Ikuti si tua Rafiki. Dia tahu jalannya!"
Simba mengikuti Rafiki ke sebuah kolam. Rafiki menyibakkan batang buluh dan berkata, "Ssstt.. Lihat di bawah sana."
Simba mengintip ke dalam air, berharap akan melihat keajaiban. "Itu bukan ayahku," katanya pelan. "Itu hanya pantulanku."
"Tidak," Rafiki berkeras. "Lihat lebih teliti."
Simba mencoba. Memang benar ia mirip Mufasa, tapi...
"Lihat?" kata Rafiki. "Ayahmu hidup dalam dirimu."
Lalu Simba mendengar suara agung Mufasa menggelegar di angkasa. Simba menengadah menatap bintang-bintang.
"Simba," perintah Mufasa., "kau harus mengambil tempatmu dalam lingkaran kehidupan. Ingat siapa dirimu. Kau putraku, dan satu-satunya raja yang sejati. Ingat.. Ingat..."
Ketika suara itu memudar, Rafiki mengedipkan sebelah mata dan berkata, "Apa itu tadi? Cuacanya.. sangat aneh!"
"Sepertinya angin akan berubah," kata Simba.
"Perubahan itu bagus!" jawab Rafiki.
"Ya," kata Simba, "tapi tidak mudah. Aku tahu apa yang harus kulakukan. Tapi... pulang berarti aku harus menghadapi masa laluku. Aku sudah lama melarikan diri dari masa laluku."
Rafiki mengangkat tongkatnya dan memukul kepala Simba.
"Aduh!" teriak Simba. "Kenapa aku dipukul?"
Rafiki tertawa. "Tidak penting kenapa. Itu sudah lewat, sudah masa lalu!"
"Ya," kata Simba sambil menggosok-gosok kepalanya, "tapi masih terasa sakit."
"Oh, memang, masa lalu bisa menyakitkan. Tapi, menurutku, kita bisa menghindari masa lalu... Atau belajar darinya."
Simba akhirnya yakin. Ia berlari menerobos rerumputan tinggi, menuju Karang Singa. Ia akan menantang Scar. Sudah waktunya.
Dikutip dari Disney Family's Story Collection Kisah-Kisah untuk Keluarga.
Dongeng Simba di atas adalah salah satu dongeng favoritku selain Beauty and The Beast dan Aladdin. Perubahan adalah keniscayaan. Mari berinovasi!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Sweet Home
A nice and touchy writing from my friend in mailing list. Enjoy it!
Living Happily in a Humble Palace
Home is more than just a place to hide from the heat sun…to shade from wet cold rain… or even merely to sleep. Home functions as irreplaceable place where family can weave dreams with warmth. A place where everyone is overwhelmed with perfect love and affection. A place where no one should never feel alone and neglected.
But what do really happen in today’s homes? Some still function as they are…many others don’t…They just remain vividly the building, only. The warmth inside goes too hot till everyone melts. The coolness turns too cold then no one could avoid freezing. Simply, society starts to deplete due to the degraded home functions. Then, everyone is complaining why this happen.
Let me illustrate the lost of warmth from home in which it should exist. We know that family consists of father, mother (at least), son, daughter and probably the extended family. When one of family members loses his/her temper due to some reasons and he/she expresses it in the home, the tension inside is going increasingly stronger. Small issue could be very serious. Perhaps the best description of it is like when a detonator of bomb is exposed to fire. Only a second, conflict explodes tremendously…spreading the debris of a broken home. Father pours his office problem into his home inconsiderably. Mother responds it with no mercy. The level of anger simply starts to over range. Meanwhile their offspring get affected inevitably. Rudeness then penetrates their minds…teaching them to act like what their parents do. In such over heated situation, home is going to melt away.
In another hand, family may experience getting frozen inside. Father has less talk to his kids, too much interested in his money-making activity. Mother is away busy with her beauty stuff. Father feeds up his family with money continually, anytime. Mother hardly caresses her son and daughter. The parent has plundered the children’s right. As a result, the kids attempt to get some attention by crying, breaking some toys, even try a bit of drugs. They tend to be out of control but more creative to create some problems. The worst thing is when they do not recognize who their mom and dad are…
In the day, adults come out at an area which is called work place when the kids are optimally growing up and happily playing a game. In the night – even more very late night – they go home when their kids are already in their dream world. Each member just sees at a glance and says hello then sinks in endless business. Home is going so cold. Even the power of smile would not give any progression. So much colder from day to day till everyone is buried in his/her own frozen grave. So tell me where the function of home?
Home…should be brought back to its origin.
A place where a husband can be the shield from any storm for his wife and kids.
A place where a wife would act as the best nanny and educator in the world.
A playground for children to learn and thrive the wisdom in a joyful way.
To create a real home does not mean to build any luxurious palace. Not necessarily to have everything inside it. Physical building might help family evolves happiness, however intangible noble properties play more roles to bring felicity into one’s home.
Because…
There is something money could not buy. Love.
And there is another thing a palace might not provide. Affection.
The real palace would be your own home. Your humble one. Regardless of its shape. Regardless of its architectural design. The home with full of love and affection. The home which reflects happiness of heaven.
Yeah, let's build your HOME SWEET HOME…^_^
-Chiev-
So, is your home already a nice place to live and a sweet destination to escape? If it isn't so, let's build it! :)
Living Happily in a Humble Palace
Home is more than just a place to hide from the heat sun…to shade from wet cold rain… or even merely to sleep. Home functions as irreplaceable place where family can weave dreams with warmth. A place where everyone is overwhelmed with perfect love and affection. A place where no one should never feel alone and neglected.
But what do really happen in today’s homes? Some still function as they are…many others don’t…They just remain vividly the building, only. The warmth inside goes too hot till everyone melts. The coolness turns too cold then no one could avoid freezing. Simply, society starts to deplete due to the degraded home functions. Then, everyone is complaining why this happen.
Let me illustrate the lost of warmth from home in which it should exist. We know that family consists of father, mother (at least), son, daughter and probably the extended family. When one of family members loses his/her temper due to some reasons and he/she expresses it in the home, the tension inside is going increasingly stronger. Small issue could be very serious. Perhaps the best description of it is like when a detonator of bomb is exposed to fire. Only a second, conflict explodes tremendously…spreading the debris of a broken home. Father pours his office problem into his home inconsiderably. Mother responds it with no mercy. The level of anger simply starts to over range. Meanwhile their offspring get affected inevitably. Rudeness then penetrates their minds…teaching them to act like what their parents do. In such over heated situation, home is going to melt away.
In another hand, family may experience getting frozen inside. Father has less talk to his kids, too much interested in his money-making activity. Mother is away busy with her beauty stuff. Father feeds up his family with money continually, anytime. Mother hardly caresses her son and daughter. The parent has plundered the children’s right. As a result, the kids attempt to get some attention by crying, breaking some toys, even try a bit of drugs. They tend to be out of control but more creative to create some problems. The worst thing is when they do not recognize who their mom and dad are…
In the day, adults come out at an area which is called work place when the kids are optimally growing up and happily playing a game. In the night – even more very late night – they go home when their kids are already in their dream world. Each member just sees at a glance and says hello then sinks in endless business. Home is going so cold. Even the power of smile would not give any progression. So much colder from day to day till everyone is buried in his/her own frozen grave. So tell me where the function of home?
Home…should be brought back to its origin.
A place where a husband can be the shield from any storm for his wife and kids.
A place where a wife would act as the best nanny and educator in the world.
A playground for children to learn and thrive the wisdom in a joyful way.
To create a real home does not mean to build any luxurious palace. Not necessarily to have everything inside it. Physical building might help family evolves happiness, however intangible noble properties play more roles to bring felicity into one’s home.
Because…
There is something money could not buy. Love.
And there is another thing a palace might not provide. Affection.
The real palace would be your own home. Your humble one. Regardless of its shape. Regardless of its architectural design. The home with full of love and affection. The home which reflects happiness of heaven.
Yeah, let's build your HOME SWEET HOME…^_^
-Chiev-
So, is your home already a nice place to live and a sweet destination to escape? If it isn't so, let's build it! :)
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