The Legend of the Starfish

A vacationing businessman was walking along a beach when he saw a young boy. Along the shore were many starfish that had been washed up by the tide and were sure to die before the tide returned. The boy was walked slowly along the shore and occasionally reached down and tossed the beached starfish back into the ocean. The businessman, hoping to teach the boy a little lesson in common sense, walked up to the boy and said, "I have been watching what you are doing, son. You have a good heart, and I know you mean well, but do you realize how many beaches there are around here and how many starfish are dying on every beach every day. Surely such an industrious and kind hearted boy such as yourself could find something better to do with your time. Do you really think that what you are doing is going to make a difference?" The boy looked up at the man, and then he looked down at a starfish by his feet. He picked up the starfish, and as he gently tossed it back into the ocean, he said, "It makes a difference to that one."

KuPu KuPu

Seseorang menemukan kepompong seekor kupu-kupu. Suatu hari lubang kecil muncul dari kepompong. Orang itu duduk dan mengamati selama beberapa jam bagaimana si kupu-kupu berjuang memaksa dirinya melewati lubang kecil itu. Kemudian kupu-kupu itu berhenti membuat kemajuan. Kelihatannya dia telah berusaha semampunya dan dia tidak bisa lebih jauh lagi. Akhirnya orang tersebut memutuskan untuk membantunya, dia ambil sebuah gunting dan memotong sisa kekangan dari kepompong itu. Kupu-kupu tersebut keluar dengan mudahnya. Ternyata, Kupu-kupu itu mempunyai tubuh yang gembung dan kecil, dan sayapnya mengkerut. Orang tersebut terus mengamatinya karena dia berharap bahwa, pada suatu saat, sayap-sayap itu akan mekar dan melebar sehingga mampu menopang tubuhnya, yg mungkin akan berkembang dalam waktu. Ternyata Semuanya tak pernah terjadi. kupu-kupu itu menghabiskan sisa hidupnya merangkak di sekitarnya dengan tubuh gembung dan sayap-sayap mengkerut. Dia tidak pernah bisa terbang. Kebaikan dan ketergesaan orang tersebut merupakan akibat dari ketidak mengertiannya bahwa kepompong yg menghambat, dan perjuangan yg dibutuhkan kupu-kupu untuk melewati lubang kecil adalah jalan Tuhan untuk memaksa cairan dari tubuh kupu-kupu itu berpindah ke dalam sayap-sayapnya sedemikian sehingga sayapnya menjadi kuat, dan siap terbang begitu memperoleh kebebasan dari kepompong tersebut. Kadang-kadang pejuangan adalah yang kita perlukan dalam hidup kita. Jika Tuhan membiarkan kita hidup tanpa hambatan, itu mungkin melumpuhkan kita. Kita mungkin tidak sekuat yg semestinya kita mampu. Kita mungkin tidak pernah dapat terbang. Saya memohon Kekuatan ..... Dan Tuhan memberi saya Kesulitan-kesulitan untuk membuat saya kuat Saya memohon Kebijakan ... Dan Tuhan memberi saya persoalan untuk diselesaikan. Saya memohon Kemakmuran .... Dan Tuhan memberi saya Otak dan Tenaga untuk bekerja. Saya memohon Keteguhan hati ... Dan Tuhan memberi saya Bahaya untuk diatasi. Saya memohon Cinta dan Kasih sayang.... Dan Tuhan memberi saya orang-orang bermasalah untuk ditolong. Saya memohon Kemurahan/kebaikan hati.... Dan Tuhan memberi saya kesempatan-kesempatan dan tantangan untuk diatasi. Saya tidak memperoleh yg saya inginkan....... Tetapi ... Saya mendapatkan segala yang saya butuhkan. GBU My FRienD ^_^

Just Five Minutes Longer

The story has been told and retold countless times about the battle of Waterloo. Poems have been written and songs have been composed detailing every conceivable aspect about it. The English tell it one way and the French share it from a slightly different point of view. History and legend has it that after Napoleon Bonaparte's army was defeated and the Duke of Wellington prevailed over the French, Napoleon was taken away and imprisoned. One day a group of newspaper reporters came to visit. They had obtained permission to hold an interview with the famous French general Napoleon Bonaparte. Even though Napoleon was in prison, he carried himself with dignity and looked with piercing eyes at the group of reporters gathered there before him. Questions were asked and answers given. The reporters wrote every word down. This would, indeed, be good reading. They would boast to their children and grandchildren how they stood before the great general on that long ago day. Suddenly, from the back of the room, a voice, somewhat more gentle than the others was heard above the din. "Mon general," the reporter said, "Tell me why the English won at Waterloo. Did they have a superior army?" "No!" replied Napoleon. "Well, did they have better weapons?" asked another reporter. "No!" was the answer again. Then the first reporter asked again, "Why then, Mr. General, did the English win?" Napoleon's eyes slowly swept across the room. The silence was so deep that it was almost deafening. You could have heard the proverbial pin drop. Then he replied, "The English fought five minutes longer." From the mouth of the great general himself came the answer, "The English fought five minutes longer". Many times, five minutes longer is all that it takes. Times have changed from the days of the Emperor Napoleon. But many things still remain the same. Sometimes victory is just a few minutes away. Yes, I know, we all go through terrible times. In today's world many of us are faced with crisis after crisis. For most, there is never enough money, no jobs, poor relationships, ill health and the list could go on and on. Of course, there are good times, too, but the hard times usually block our vision of the good times. When things get really bad, we turn this way and that looking for some help or at least some hope to keep on keeping on. Anything will do--a kind word from a friend, a paragraph from a good book, a stray piece of music from the radio, even a Hollywood movie. Some people will be there for you, others will turn and run from you, fearing for their own well-being. Still others may throw you a crumb of money, or food and hope you won't ask for more. Be grateful. They do as they see fit to do at the moment. Your job is to just keep on keeping on. When you are down in the arena and the dust is in your mouth and you can hear the screaming of the crowd, remember, "The English fought five minutes longer." Sometimes it's so bad that one day at a time is too long. So go one hour at a time. And if that's too long, then how about five minutes at a time? Success is sometimes just yards or minutes away. There are times when the last few yards may seem like miles and the last few minutes may appear to be hours. But if you keep on keeping on, if you do not let hope die, if you have faith in the goodness of the universe and the Force that created us, you will win in the end. Why did Napoleon lose to the English at the battle of Waterloo? The English simply fought five minutes longer.

An Act Of Kindness - A Real Story by Lee Ryan Miller

This is a beautiful true incident that really illustrates the meaning of these lines- Life is mostly froth and bubble,two things stand like stone; Kindness in other's trouble,courage in our own. He was driving home one evening, on a two-lane country road. Work, in this small mid-western community, was almost as slow as his beat-up Pontiac. But he never quit looking. Ever since the Levis factory closed, he'd been unemployed, and with winter raging on, the chill had finally hit home. It was a lonely road. Not very many people had a reason to be on it, unless they were leaving. Most of his friends had already left. They had families to feed and dreams to fulfill. But he stayed on. After all, this was where he buried his mother and father. He was born here and knew the country. He could go down this road blind, and tell you what was on either side, and with his headlights not working, that came in handy. It was starting to get dark and light snow flurries were coming down. He'd better get a move on. You know, he almost didn't see the old lady, stranded on the side of the road. But even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her. Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe, he looked poor and hungry. He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill that only fear can put in you. He said, "I'm here to help you m'am. Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm. By the way, my name is Joe." Well, all she had was a flat tire, but for an old lady, that was bad enough Joe crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt. As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down her window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid. Joe just smiled as he closed her trunk. She asked him how much she owed him. Any amount would have been alright with her. She had already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped. Joe never thought twice about the money. This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance that they needed, and Joe added "...and think of me". He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight. A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home.. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The cash register was like the telephone of an out of work actor, it didn't ring much. Her waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her feet for the whole day couldn't erase. The lady noticed that the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Joe. After the lady finished her meal, and the waitress went to get her change from a hundred dollar bill, the lady slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. She wondered where the lady could be, then she noticed something written on a napkin. There were tears in her eyes, when she read what the lady wrote. It said, "You don't owe me a thing, I've been there too. Someone once helped me out, the way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here's what you do. Don't let the chain of love end with you." Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. How could she have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard. She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, "Everything's gonna be alright, I love you Joe." Always remember Life is a journey with its own series of ups and downs,but the greatest satisfaction ultimately lies in giving happiness to others.

Just A Groan Will Reach God’s Throne

Romans 8:26 26Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Once, when my father was hospitalized, I remember driving as fast as I could to the hospital to see him because his condition was deteriorating rapidly. I was just sobbing in my car on the way there. I didn’t know what to pray. So I just cried and prayed in tongues, groaning in my spirit. I believe that at that very low point, the Holy Spirit was helping me in my weaknesses — “For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered”. The events that soon unfolded in the hospital convinced me that just a groan or sigh will reach the throne of our Abba Father. I managed to reach the hospital just in time to clasp my father’s hand before he was wheeled in for surgery. The surgeons came out of the operating theatre some time later to inform my mother that they didn’t need to do anything after they had opened him up because they discovered that “surgery” had already been done on him! Surprised, my mother answered, “He has never been operated on. I am his wife. I should know.” Not convinced, the surgeons told my father when he regained consciousness, “We opened you up and found that surgery had already been done. Whoever did it did a perfect work.” Equally surprised, my dad told them, “I have never had surgery done on me.” “No, you have!” the surgeons insisted. As my parents and the doctors continued arguing, I found myself thinking, “My goodness, I didn’t even pray for a miracle on my way to the hospital. Yet, a miracle has just happened!” My friend, when we who are God’s children groan as we pray in the Spirit, the Holy Spirit makes intercession for us with groanings which will reach the throne of our Abba Father, and cause Him to move powerfully on our behalf! PS: if u have a testimony of yourselves that can be a bless for others..u can write it down and send it to me ALBERT SURYADI..because i believe that it will bring a great impact for others..thx GBU

Why Go to Church?

If you're spiritually alive, you're going to love this! If you're spiritually dead, you won't want to read it. If you're spiritually curious, there is still hope! A Church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. "I've gone for 30 years now," he wrote,"and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and the pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all." This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column. Much to the delight of the editor, it went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher: "I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this... They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!" When you are DOWN to nothing....God is UP to something! All right, now that you're done reading, send it on!!! I think everyone should read this!! When Satan is knocking at your door, simply say,"Jesus, could you get that for me...... while I forward this email to your children??"

The Lord Your Refuge Will Deliver You

Psalm 91:3 3Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence. Today, we hear of new strains of viruses which were unheard of only a generation ago. The world has yet to find cures for them and many people are afraid of being struck down by these viruses. But as believers, we are not of the world, though we are in the world. (John 17:15–16) So our protection is not of the world, but of the Lord. And when we say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust,” (Psalm 91:2) then what follows is not “maybe”, but surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence. A couple in our church can testify that surely the Lord delivered and protected their two young children during a Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) outbreak, which claimed a few lives in Singapore not long ago. When their four-year-old daughter started vomiting and running a fever, the mother brought her to their family doctor, who found ulcers in her mouth and small red dots on her hands and feet — symptoms of the HFMD. Naturally, the doctor prescribed medication for her. Back home, however, the little girl continued to vomit throughout the day, throwing up everything including the medication. Her fever persisted. Not able to do anything for their daughter, the parents prayed, proclaiming Jesus as their healer, and partook of the Holy Communion many times with both their children. That night, their daughter’s fever broke and the vomiting subsided. They continued making the Lord their refuge and fortress. Within two days, their daughter was completely delivered from the disease. And all this while, their six-year-old son was completely protected from the infectious disease. Beloved, you don’t need to be afraid of deadly diseases which may have claimed the lives of others. You don’t have to be fearful that you or your child may become victims of these super bugs. When the Lord is your refuge and fortress, surely He shall deliver you and your family from the snare of the fowler, such as the avian flu, and from all perilous pestilences! GBU

Difference between Poor & Rich Countries

To reflect and... to Act. The difference between the poor countries and the rich ones is not the age of the country. This can be shown by countries like India & Egypt, that are more than 2000 years old and are poor. On the other hand, Canada, Australia & New Zealand, that 150 years ago were inexpressive, today are developed countries and are rich. The difference between poor & rich countries does not reside in the available natural resources. Japan has a limited territory, 80% mountainous, inadequate for agriculture & cattle raising, but it is the second world economy. The country is like an immense floating factory, importing raw material from the whole world and exporting manufactured products. Another example is Switzerland, which does not plant cocoa but has the best chocolate of the world. In its little territory they raise animals and plant the soil during 4 months per year. Not enough, they produce dairy products of the best quality. It is a small country that transmits an image of security, order & labor, which made it the world’s strong safe. Executives from rich countries who communicate with their counterparts in poor countries show that there is no significant intellectual difference. Race or skin color are also not important: immigrants labeled lazy in their countries of origin are the productive power in rich European countries. What is the difference then? The difference is the attitude of the people, framed along the years by the education & the culture. On analyzing the behavior of the people in rich & developed countries, we find that the great majority follow the following principles in their lives: 1. Ethics, as a basic principle. 2. Integrity. 3. Responsibility. 4. Respect to the laws & rules. 5. Respect to the rights of other citizens. 6. Work loving. 7. Strive for saving & investment. 8. Will of super action. 9. Punctuality. In poor countries, only a minority follow these basic principles in their daily life. We are not poor because we lack natural resources or because nature was cruel to us. We are poor because we lack attitude. We lack the will to comply with and teach these functional principles of rich & developed societies. If you do not forward this message nothing will happen to you. Your pet will not die, you will not be fired, you will not have bad luck for seven years and also you will not get sick. If you love your country, let this message circulate for a major quantity of people could reflect about this & CHANGE, ACT!!

Perpuluhan

Sepuluh persen dari penghasilan kita adalah hak milik TUHAN yang harus kita kembalikan ke Rumah Tuhan dimana kita mendapat makanan rohani. Pembacaan Firman Tuhan: Maleakhi 3 : 10 Suatu ketika, seorang pendeta di daerah pertanian di Amerika, meminta jemaatnya untuk melayani dalam proyek gereja mereka. Mereka berencana untuk mendkorasi ulang gereja mereka dan memperluas bangunannya. Seorang manajer elevator biji gandum ditunjuk untuk melayani dalam proyek tersebut sebagai koordinator keuangannya. Orang ini setuju dengan syarat: tidak ada laporan dalam setahun dan tidak ada seorangpun yang boleh bertanya mengenai pembiayaannya hinga tahun itu berakhir. Saat akhir tahun tiba dan ruangan gereja yang dibangun sudah siap pakai, orang ini mulai menunjukkan laporannya. Pendeta dan jemaat yang membaca laporannya tercengang. “Bagaimana mungkin kamu melakukan hal ini? Dana kita terbatas namun kamu bisa mendekorasi ulang gereja hingga sebagus ini.” Orang ini tersenyum dan bercerita.Ia telah memberikan seribu dolar untuk dana misi dan uang di rekening banknya hanya ada lima ribu dolar. Padahal, dana yang harus dibayarkan total mencapai dua ratus ribu dolar. Kuncinya ada dalam ketaatannya memberikan persepuluhan. “Saat Anda dan setiap orang datang ke tempat saya dan membawa biji-biji gandum ke elevator saya, saya menerima uang dari Anda.Saya menyisihkan sepersepuluh dari penghasilan saya dan saya bawa ke rumah Tuhan. Benar apa yang Tuhan katakan dalam Firman-NYA. Kita tak pernah berkekurangan. Dengan ketaatan kita membawa persembahan persepuluhan, dana gereja tercukupi dan kita pun bisa beribadah dengan baik di Rumah Tuhan. Yesus telah berkarya secara luar biasa. Saya pun sempat heran karena perhitungan saya dana ini tak akan cukup.” Persembahan persepuluhan adalah perintah Tuhan. Dalam berbagai bagian dalam Alkitab kita bisa menemukan bahwa tokoh-tokoh Alkitab, bahkan orang-orang Farisi pun mempersembahkan persepuluhan mereka kedalam Rumah Tuhan. Persembahan persepuluhan adalah salah satu sarana berkat Allah juga dalam hidup kita. Jika kita menyenangkan hati Tuhan lewat persembahan kita dan ketaatan kita, Tuhan pun mencurahkan berkat-berkat tak terduga seperti yang dialami oleh seorang pelayan Tuhan dalam kisah diatas. Sepuluh persen dari penghasilan kita adalah hak milik TUHAN yang harus kita kembalikan ke Rumah Tuhan dimana kita mendapat makanan rohani. Mempersembahkan persepuluhan bukanlah sebuah pilihan. Mempersembahkan persepuluhan adalah perintah Tuhan. Persembahan persepuluhan tidak diberikan kepada lembaga sosial atau diperbantukan ke orang-orang miskin / tidak mampu. Persembahan bagi orang yang tidak mampu adalah termasuk persembahan khusus. Persepuluhan harus diberikan pada tempat yang tepat yaitu Rumah Tuhan atau gereja lokal tempat kita mendapatkan makanan rohani. Maka, biarlah kita menyenangkan hati Tuhan melalui persembahan persepuluhan kita dan nama Tuhan dipermuliakan atas hidup kita. From : Nico Zhen (member of Inspiration Inbox Group) 2009 This inspiring message delivered by Inspiration Inbox contact us : info@inspiration-inbox.com http://www.inspiration-inbox.com (English) http://id.inspiration-inbox.com (Bahasa Indonesia)

Paku dan Palu

Jagalah, latihlah, dan kuatkanlah imanmu agar tidak goyah karena kesusahan-kesusahan yang menimpamu. Jadikanlah imanmu seperti suatu paku dan anggaplah kesusahan-kesusahan yang menimpamu itu seperti suatu palu, sehingga ketika kesusahan demi kesusahan menguji imanmu seperti suatu palu yang berulang-ulang menguji kekuatan paku dengan pukulan-pukulan yang diarahkannya, maka seperti itu pula iman kita diuji oleh kesusahan-kesusahan yang menimpa hidup kita. Paku yang kuat akan tertancap dalam dan menjadi suatu penahan yang kuat, tetapi paku yang lemah akan dibuang. Begitu pula iman yang kuat akan menjadi kekuatan seseorang dalam menghadapi masalah dan pergumulan, tetapi iman yang lemah membuatnya menyerah dan kalah. Gbu! www.Hikmat-Tuhan.com

John 1:3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.

Any electronic product which you buy usually comes with an instruction booklet which says, “Send only to authorized dealers for maintenance and repairs.” Similarly, when something in your body or life breaks down, you go back to Jesus, your Creator and Maker. You go to Him because God’s Word tells us that “all things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made”. The Bible says that in the beginning, God created everything by speaking (Genesis 1), and Jesus was the Word who caused everything to come to pass. (John 1:1–2, 14) So when relationships in your family break down, when your finances are low or when some part of your body isn’t working properly, you go to Jesus who can fix it and even make it better than before! A mother from our church testified of how God gave her a brand new daughter who used to be a very rebellious teenager. The day the girl gave her life to Jesus marked the start of a new life with her family. She also became the face to look out for in the national swimming arena. When asked by reporters about her record-breaking feats, she told them that it was Jesus who did it all for her! A lady once approached me and said, “Pastor Prince, I don’t know if you still remember me, but I came to you before when I was a divorcee. This is my husband — the same man I divorced some years ago. We remarried and these are our children!” Now, this doesn’t usually happen in cases where divorce has taken place, but this couple looked to Jesus and saw their broken family made whole! When man puts something that has been broken back together, it is usually not as good as before. But when Jesus does it, all things become new! (2 Corinthians 5:17) The One who made the heavens and the earth is more than able to make it better than it was before! GBU

Dua Sisi

Ada seorang ibu rumah tangga yang memiliki 4 anak laki-laki. Urusan
belanja, cucian, makan, kebersihan & kerapihan rumah dapat ditanganinya
dengan baik.
Rumah tampak selalu rapih, bersih & teratur dan suami serta anak-anaknya
sangat menghargai pengabdiannya itu.

Cuma ada satu masalah, ibu yg pembersih ini sangat tidak suka kalau
karpet di rumahnya kotor. Ia bisa meledak dan marah berkepanjangan
hanya gara-gara melihat jejak sepatu di atas karpet, dan suasana tidak
enak akan berlangsung seharian.
Padahal, dengan 4 anak laki-lak di rumah, hal ini mudah sekali terjadi
terjadi dan menyiksanya.

Atas saran keluarganya, ia pergi menemui seorang psikolog bernama
Virginia Satir, dan menceritakan masalahnya. Setelah mendengarkan
cerita sang ibu dengan penuh perhatian, Virginia Satir tersenyum &
berkata kepada sang ibu :

"Ibu harap tutup mata ibu dan bayangkan apa yang akan saya katakan"
Ibu itu kemudian menutup matanya.

"Bayangkan rumah ibu yang rapih dan karpet ibu yang bersih mengembang,
tak ternoda, tanpa kotoran, tanpa jejak sepatu, bagaimana perasaan ibu?"
Sambil tetap menutup mata, senyum ibu itu merekah, mukanya yg murung
berubah cerah. Ia tampak senang dengan bayangan yang dilihatnya.

Virginia Satir melanjutkan; "Itu artinya tidak ada seorangpun di rumah
ibu. Tak ada suami, tak ada anak-anak, tak terdengar gurau canda dan
tawa ceria mereka.
Rumah ibu sepi dan kosong tanpa orang-orang yang ibu kasihi". Seketika
muka ibu itu berubah keruh, senyumnya langsung menghilang, napasnya
mengandung isak.
Perasaannya terguncang. Pikirannya langsung cemas membayangkan apa yang
tengah terjadi pada suami dan anak-anaknya.

"Sekarang lihat kembali karpet itu, ibu melihat jejak sepatu & kotoran
disana, artinya suami dan anak-anak ibu ada di rumah, orang-orang yang
ibu cintai ada bersama ibu dan kehadiran mereka menghangatkan hati ibu".
Ibu itu mulai tersenyum kembali, ia merasa nyaman dengan visualisasi
tsb.

"Sekarang bukalah mata ibu" Ibu itu membuka matanya "Bagaimana, apakah
karpet kotor masih menjadi masalah buat ibu?" Ibu itu tersenyum dan
menggelengkan kepalanya. "Aku tahu maksud anda" ujar sang ibu, "Jika
kita melihat dengan sudut yang tepat, maka hal yang tampak negatif dapat
dilihat secara positif". Sejak saat itu, sang ibu tak pernah lagi mengeluh
soal karpetnya yang kotor, karena setiap melihat jejak sepatu disana, ia
tahu,
keluarga yg dikasihinya ada di rumah.

Kisah di atas adalah kisah nyata. Virginia Satir adalah seorang psikolog
terkenal yang mengilhami Richard Binder & John Adler untuk menciptakan
NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming) . Dan teknik yang dipakainya di
atas disebut Reframing, yaitu bagaimana kita 'membingkai ulang'
sudut pandang kita sehingga sesuatu yg tadinya negatif dapat
menjadi positif, salah satu caranya dengan mengubah sudut
pandangnya.

Terlampir beberapa contoh pengubahan sudut pandang :


Saya BERSYUKUR;
- Untuk istri yang mengatakan malam ini kita hanya makan mie instan,
karena itu artinya ia bersamaku bukan dengan orang lain

- Untuk suami yang hanya duduk malas di sofa menonton TV, karena itu
artinya ia berada di rumah dan bukan di bar, kafe, atau di tempat mesum.

- Untuk anak-anak yang ribut mengeluh tentang banyak hal, karena itu
artinya mereka di rumah dan tidak jadi anak jalanan

- Untuk Tagihan Pajak yang cukup besar, karena itu artinya saya bekerja
dan digaji tinggi

- Untuk sampah dan kotoran bekas pesta yang harus saya bersihkan, karena
itu artinya keluarga kami dikelilingi banyak teman

- Untuk pakaian yang mulai kesempitan, karena itu artinya saya cukup
makan

- Untuk bunyi Azan yang keras dan sumbang dari loudspeaker surau
terdekat, karena itu artinya saya masih bisa mendengar

- Untuk rasa lelah, capai dan penat di penghujung hari, karena itu
artinya saya masih mampu bekerja keras

- Untuk semua kritik yang saya dengar tentang pemerintah, karena itu
artinya masih ada kebebasan berpendapat

- Untuk bunyi alarm keras jam 5 pagi yg membangunkan saya, karena itu
artinya saya masih bisa terbangun, masih hidup.

-Untuk cucian dan baju bertumpuk yang harus digosok karena itu
artinya saya punya pakaian

-Untuk orang-orang yang menyakiti hati kita baik dgn perkataan maupun perbuatan
karena itu kesempatan untuk saya belajar bersosialisasi, sekaligus intropeksi diri..

-Untuk mama yang sering mengomel karena itu artinya saya masih punya mama..
mama yang peduli bukannya cuek...

-Untuk hidup yang seringkali tidak adil, penuh masalah musibah bencana ketidakpastian,
karena itu membuat saya ungat untuk mencari Dia yang memberi kepastian.

-Untuk banyak hal yang tidak saya mengerti, tidak saya pahami, tidak masuk akal, tidak bisa saya kendalikan, karena itu membuat saya sadar bahwa saya hanya manusia bukan Tuhan yang Maha Tahu, Maha Kuasa, dll...

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