星期日, 十二月 31, 2006

Selamat Tahun Baru 2007 - Puisi

Hari ini, 31 Desember 2006...
Tak terasa, kita telah berada dipenghujung tahun 2006.
Tahun 2007 sudah menanti didepan sana...
Tahun yang baru mulai dimasuki...
Hari-hari yang baru mulai dijalani...
Pengalaman-pengalaman baru menanti untuk dialami...
Lembaran kisah baru tak kalah menariknya untuk dilalui...
Tantangan baru pun tak kalah serunya untuk dihadapi...
Namun, senyum optimisme tak pernah hilang dari bibir ini.
Semangat pantang menyerah tak boleh pudar dari jiwa ini.
Selamat tinggal tahun 2006...
Kututup setiap lembaran kisah ditahun 2006.
Biarlah setiap kesuksesan dan hari-hari indah yang kualami,
Selalu menjadi motivasi yang membangun di tahun 2007.
Biarlah setiap kegagalan dan kenangan pahit yang kulewati,
Menjadi pengalaman berharga di tahun 2007.
Selamat datang tahun 2007...
Kusambut setiap detik, menit, jam, hari, minggu, dan bulan dengan penuh makna.
Kusongsong engkau dengan segenap asa yang menanti.
Kuhadapi engkau dengan segenap impian yang tak pernah pupus.

星期三, 十二月 27, 2006

Story chatting di Mirc

Hari ini aku chatting di Mirc. Trus, aku join channel "bethany". Dilayar, tampak orang-orang sedang saling menyapa. Tiba-tiba, ada seseorang yang ikutan nimbrung di situ. Orang yg ikutan nimbrung ini sedang mengalami masalah tentang "apakah Tuhan itu real ato ga". Dilayar tampak berapa orang mengemukakan pendapat en berusaha membantu. Namun...pembicaraan jadi semakin "panas" lantaran orang yang "bermasalah" ini kukuh dengan "teori"nya ttg Tuhan. Sebenernya...orang yg "bermasalah" ini pernah mengenal Tuhan. Kalo diliat dari ceritanya..dia juga sempat "menginjil". Tapi....dia merasa bosen dengan Tuhan. Jadinya dia jadi bersikap "menentang" terhadap semua orang yg berusaha "mengembalikan dia ke jalan yang benar". Alhasil, perdebatan pun semakin panas. Orang-orang yg tadinya berusaha membantu pun menjadi kehilangan kesabaran, dan akhirnya mereka mulai mengkritik en menghakimi orang yang "bermasalah" ini. Kemudian...perdebatan pun terhenti karena ada pihak lain yang "nge-banned" orang ini.

Well, sebenernya...aku secara pribadi ga setuju dengan adanya perdebatan rohani seperti ini. Soalnya, "kenyataan" akan Tuhan memang ga bisa dibuktikan secara teoritis. Itu lebih kepengalaman pribadi kita dengan Tuhan sendiri. Yang disayangkan...banyak orang kristen berusaha menjelaskan dengan hal-hal rohani,atau bahkan kutip ayat, sehingga sering menimbulkan "perdebatan" yang justru tidak membuat nama Tuhan dipermuliakan, tetapi justru membuat "orang kristen" kehilangan "kekristenan"nya...Bingung ya?? Maksud aku... jadinya kan kita "kesal" karena orang yg "bermasalah" tadi kukuh dengan "pendapatnya" sehingga kita menjadi "tidak sabar" dan mulai "menghakimi" mereka. So, kalo disaat seperti ini hal tersebut terus berlanjut, maka "kekristenan" kita pun terancam. Padahal...org kristen dikenal dengan orang yang menunjukkan kasih Kristus, penyayang sesama, panjang sabar, dll. So, hati-hati dengan hal yang membuat "kekristenan" kita di pertaruhkan. Coz, Tuhan ga perlu dibela...karena Dia sanggup membela Dirinya sendiri... GBU all...

星期日, 十二月 24, 2006

Christmas Poem (By: Ay Ling)

Christmas is approaching...
Ev'ry heart's singing...
Ev'ry where's the carolling...
Ev'ry body's smiling...
Coz Jesus is coming...

The spirit of Christmas
Touch ev'ry heart
With love, joy, and peace
Our Saviour was born to earth

Hope from above
Given from God
To the men on earth above
Bring goodness and prosperity from God

Wishing you a warm Christmas
And a joyous Season Greetings

星期四, 十二月 14, 2006

Beri Aku.... - Puisi

Beri Aku...
Beri aku dua pasang mata, Ya Tuhan....
Sepasang mata tak lagi memadai,
Karena aku punya sahabat,
Untuk ditatap dengan penuh makna....

Beri aku dua pasang tangan, Ya Tuhan....
Sepasang tak lagi cukup,
Karena aku punya sahabat,
Tempat tanganku selalu sedia....

Beri aku dua pasang kaki, Ya Tuhan....
Sepasang tak lagi bisa,
Karena aku punya sahabat,
Yang kan kusertai kemana pun....

Beri aku dua pasang telinga, Ya Tuhan....
Sepasang tak lagi mampu,
Karena aku punya sahabat,
untuk kudengarkan curahan hatinya....

星期二, 十二月 12, 2006

Jadilah Dirimu

Kamu harus nyata. Jangan palsu. Hiduplah sebagai dirimu sendiri. Yang tersulit didunia ini adalah menjadi sesuatu yang bukan dirimu sendiri. Saat kamu semakin mendekati dirimu apa adanya, tetaplah seperti itu, dan hiduplah seperti itu sepanjang waktu. Kamu akan mendapati bahwa itulah cara hidup yang mudah.
Jika teman-temanmu menertawakan bajumu, tertawalah bersama mereka.... Dan tetap saja pakai bajumu.
Jadilah dirimu sendiri, dunia akan beruntung karena bakat dan kejenakaanmu. Carilah orang-orang yang kamu sayangi dan yang menghargaimu apa adanya dan menyemangati kamu untuk berkembang. Jangan berpuas diri untuk sesuatu yang kurang dari potensi totalmu, karena kamu memiliki kehebatan didalam dirimu.

星期六, 十二月 09, 2006

The Spirit of Christmas - Part 1

Symbols of Christmas

Late one Christmas Eve I sank into my easy chair. Admiring the tree with its decorations, I couldn't help but feel that something was missing... The kids were in bed, the gifts were all wrapped, the milk and cookies were in their place for Santa. It wasn't long before the tiny twinkling tree lights lulled me into a deep sleep.

I don't know how long I slept, but all of a sudden I opened my eyes and there stood Santa Claus himself next to my Christmas tree.

He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot just as the poem described him. But he was not the "jolly old elf" of Christmas legend. The man who stood before me looked sad and disappointed with tears in his eyes.

I had to ask, "Santa, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" "It's the children," Santa replied sadly. "But the children love you," I said. "Oh, I know they love me and the gifts I bring them," Santa said. "But the children of today seem to have somehow missed out on the true spirit of Christmas. It's not their fault. It's just that the adults, many of them not having been taught themselves, have forgotten to teach the children."

"Teach them what?" I asked. Santa's kind old face became soft, more gentle. His eyes began to shine with something more than tears. He spoke softly. "Teach the children the true meaning of Christmas. Teach them that the part of Christmas we can see, hear and touch is much more than meets the eye. Teach them the symbolism behind the customs and traditions of Christmas we now observe. Teach them what it is they truly represent."

Santa reached into his bag and pulled out a tiny Christmas tree and set it on the fireplace mantle. "Teach them about the Christmas tree. Green is the second color of Christmas. The stately evergreen with its unchanging color represents the hope of eternal life in Jesus. Its needles point heavenward as a reminder that man's thoughts should turn heavenward as well."

Santa reached into his bag again and pulled out a shiny star and placed it at the top of the small tree. "The star was the heavenly sign of promise. God promised a Savior for the world and the star was the sign of the fulfillment of that promise of the night that Jesus Christ was born. Teach the children that God always fulfills His promises and that the wise will still seek Him."

"Red," said Santa, "is the first color of Christmas." He pulled forth a red ornament for the tiny tree. "Red is deep, intense, vivid. It is the color of the life giving blood that flows through our veins. It is the symbol of God's greatest gift. Teach the children that Christ gave His life and shed his blood for them that they might have eternal life. When they see the color red it should remind them of that most wonderful gift."

Santa found a bell in his pack and placed it on the tree. "Just as lost sheep are guided to safety by the sound of the bell, it continues to ring today for all to be guided to the fold. Teach the children to follow the true Shepherd who gave His life for the sheep."

Santa placed a candle on the mantle and lit it. The soft glow from its one tiny flame brightened the room. "The glow of the candle represents how man can show his thanks for the gift of God's Son that Christmas Eve long ago. Teach the children to follow in Christ's footsteps... to go about doing good. Teach them to let their lights shine before men that all may see it and glorify God. This is what is symbolized when the twinkling lights shine on the tree like hundreds of bright, shining candles, each of them representing one of God's precious children, their light shining for all to see."

Again, Santa reached into his bag and this time he brought forth a tiny red and white striped candy cane. As he hung it on the tree, he spoke softly, "The candy cane is a stick of hard, white candy. White to symbolize the virgin birth and sinless nature of Jesus. The shape 'J' to represent the precious name of Jesus who came to earth as our Savior. It also represents the crook of the Good Shepherd which he uses to reach down into the ditches of the world to lift out the fallen lambs who, like sheep, have gone astray. The original candy cane had three small red stripes which are the stripes of the scourging Jesus received by which we are healed, and a large red stripe that represents the shed blood of Jesus so that we can have eternal life. Teach these things to the children."

Santa brought out a beautiful wreath made of fresh fragrant greenery and tied with a bright red bow. "The bow reminds us of the bond of perfection which is love. The wreath embodies all the good things about Christmas for those with eyes to see and hearts to understand. It contains the colors of red and green and the heaven turned needles of the evergreen. The bow tells the story of good will towards all and its color reminds us of Christ's sacrifice. Even the wreath's very shape is symbolic, representing eternity and the eternal nature of Christ's love. It is a circle without beginning and without end. These are the things you must teach the children."

"But where does that leave you Santa?" I asked. The tears gone now from his eyes, a smile broke over Santa's face. "Why, bless you, my dear," he laughed. "I, too, am only a symbol. I represent the spirit of family fun and the joy of giving and receiving. If the children are taught these other things, there is no danger that I'll ever be forgotten."

"I think I'm beginning to understand at last," I replied. That's why I came," said Santa. "You're an adult. If you don't teach the children these things, then who will?"