The dog and the shadow

Do you like keeping an  animal in your house? Okay. Do you know the reason why people keep a dog in their house? Don’t you know that sometimes a dog can be so greedy that he steals all we have? This is a story about a greedy dog. It happened that a dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace. Now on his way home, he had to cross a plank lying across a running brook. As he crossed, he looked down and saw his own shadow reflected in the water beneath. Thinking it was another dog with another piece of meat, he made up his mind to have that also. So he made a snap at the shadow in the water, but as he opened his mouth the piece of meat fell out, dropped into the water and was never seen any more

So, what lesson can you learn from this story?

                     (Adapted from: ‘Learning from life’, Aesop’s Fables)

The goose with the golden egg

Well, here is the story. One day a farmer was going to the nest of his goose and found there was an egg all yellow and glittering. When he took it up, it was as heavy as lead and he was going to throw it away, because he thought a trick had been played upon him. But he took it home on second thought and soon found to his delight that it was really a pure gold. Every morning same thing occured and he soon became rich by selling its eggs. As he grew rich he grew greedy and thought to get at once all the gold the goose could give. He killed the goose and opened it: only to find nothing.

(Adapted from: ‘Learning from life’, Aesop’s Fables)

JUST GIVE ME A REASON - PINK

Right from the start, you were a thief
Sejak awal, kau adalah pencuri
You stole my heart and
Kau curi hatiku dan
I your willing victim
Akulah korbanmu yang rela
I let you see the parts of me
Kubiarkan kau melihat bagian-bagian diriku
That weren't all that pretty
Yang tak semuanya indah
And with every touch
Dan dengan setiap sentuhan
You fixed them
Kau sembuhkan semuanya
Now, you've been talking in your sleep
Kini kau sering ngelindur
Oh oh, things you never say to me
Oh oh, hal-hal yang tak pernah kau katakan padaku
Oh oh, tell me that you've had enough
Oh oh, katakanlah kau sudah muak
Of our Love, our Love
Akan cinta kita, cinta kita

CHORUS
Just give me a reason
Berilah aku satu alasan
Just a little bit's enough
Sedikit saja sudah cukup
Just a second, we're not broken
Sedetik saja, kita tak hancur
Just bent, we can learn to LOVE again
Hanya bengkok, kita bisa belajar mencinta lagi
Oh, it's in the stars
Oh, tertulis di bintang
It's been written in the scars on our hearts
Telah tertulis pada luka-luka di hati kita
We're not broken
Kita tak hancur
Just bent, we can learn to love again
Hanya bengkok, kita bisa belajar mencintai lagi

I'm sorry I don't understand where
Maaf aku tak mengerti darimana
All of these is coming from
Asal semua ini
I thought that we were fine
Dulu kukira kita baik-baik saja
(Oh, we had everything)
(Oh, kita punya segalanya)
Your head is running wild again
Kepalamu  menggila lagi
My dear, we still have everything
Kasih, kita masih punya segalanya
And it's all in your mind
Dan semuanya ada di pikiranmu
(Yeah, but this is happenin')
(yeah, tapi akan terjadi)
You've been having real bad dreams
Kau sering alami mimpi yang sangat buruk
aOh oh, used to lie so close to me
Oh oh, dulu biasanya kau berbaring dekat denganku
Oh oh, there's nothing more than empty sheets
Oh oh, kini hanya ada selimut hampa
Between our love, our love
Di antara cinta kita, cinta kita
Ooooh, our love, our love
Ooooh,  cinta kita, cinta kita
CHORUS

Oh, tear ducts and rust
Oh air mata mengalir dan berkarat
I'll fix it for us
Kan kuperbaiki untuk kita
We're collecting dust
Kita kan kumpulkan debu
But our love's enough
Tapi cinta kita tlah cukup
You're holding it in
Kau mendekapnya
You're pouring a drink
Kau tuangkan minuman
No, nothing is as bad as it seems
Tak ada yang seburuk seperti kelihatannya
We'll come clean
Kita kan membereskannya

CHORUS (2x)

Ooh, we can learn to love again
Ooh, kita bisa belajar mencinta lagi
Ooh, we can learn to love again
Ooh, kita bisa belajar mencinta lagi
Oh, that we're not broken
Oh, bahwa kita tak hancur
Just bent and we can learn to love again
Hanya bengkok dan kita bisa belajar mencinta lagi

Bear and Rabbit

Here is a story for you enjoy. Listen !

Once upon a time there lived as neighbors, a bear and a rabbit. The rabbit was a good shot and the bear, being very clumsy,could not use an arrow to a good advantage.

The bear was very unkind to the rabbit. Every morning, the bear would call over to the rabbit and ask the rabbit to take his bow and arrows and come with the bear to the other side of the hill.

The rabbit, fearing to arouse the bear’s anger by refusing, consented and went with the bear. The rabbit shot enough buffalo to satisfy the bear’s family. Indeed, he shot and killed so many that there was still lots of meat left after the bear and his family had loaded themselves and packed all they could carry home.

However, the bear was so greedy and evil that he didn’t allow the rabbit to get any of the meat. The poor rabbit could not even taste the blood from the butchering, as the bear would throw earth on the blood and dry it up. The poor rabbit would have to go home hungry after his hard day’s work.

The bear was the father of five children. The youngest boy was very kind to the rabbit. Knowing that the youngest boy was a very hearty eater, the mother bear always gave him an extra largepiece of meat. Instead of eating this extra meat, the youngest bear would take the meat outside and pretend to play ball with it, kicking it toward the rabbit’s house, and when he got close to the door he would give the meat such a great kick that it would fly into the rabbit’s house. In this way the poor rabbit would get his meal unknown to the papa bear.

(Adapted from : www.narrative.com)

Aku dan cita-citaku

Apakah anda sudah punya cita-cita? Pasti kalian semua punya impian, tahu apa cita-cita kalian. Kelak kalian mau jadi apa ? atau apalah itu. Pasti tahu kan?

Tapi aku, aku tak tahu. Tak ada . tak pernah terfikirkan mau jadi apa aku. Dulu waktu kecil aku selalu menjawab ingin jadi guru, tapi kini sudah tidak lagi. Entah kenapa, tapi sekarang sepertinya aku sudah tidak begitu tertarik menjadi seorang guru.  Aku tak tahu apa yang ku inginkan. Aku tak tahu cita-citaku. Ini benar-benar terjadi padaku.  Susah memang..

Seringkali orang-orang bertanya, apa cita-citamu? Aku sedih ketika mereka bertanya tentang itu.  Aku tak bisa menjawab soal yang satu ini. pertanyaan ini hampir sama susahnya kayak soal kimia atau soal ujian lainnya. Malah menurutku  jauh lebih susah ketimbang itu semua. seringkali aku kecewa pada diriku sendiri. Masa aku tak bisa menjawab pertanyaaan seperti itu, anak kecil saja bisa dengan mudah menjawabnya. Tapi ini bedaa. Entahlah apa bedanya aku sama anak kecil hahaa. Ya bedalah. Apa Cita cita yang dilontarkan pada masa kecil itu akan menjadi kenyataan? Tidak semua. Bahkan cita-cita itu terkadang tidak sama dengan kemampuan kita sehingga putus di tengah jalan. Jadi intinya anak kecil memang jauh lebih mudah menjawab tentang cita-cita mereka. Karena mungkin  anak-anak itu hanya sekedar menjawab. Hanya mengucapkan apa yang terlintas di pikiran mereka saat itu saja. Wajar dan natural karena mereka masih kecil. Tapi coba saja beberapa tahun lagi tanyakan pertanyaan yang sama pada mereka. Apakah mereka masih bisa menjawabnya dengan semudah waktu itu atau tidak.

Sempet juga gara-gara kebingungan waktu disuruh nulis tentang cita-cita, aku sampai nyari cita-cita di internet wkwk. Lucu ya?

Aku sangat depresi kalau ditanya tentang cita-cita. Waktu itu aku browsing nyari cita-cita lama banget. Dan alhasil aku nggak dapat apa-apa. Aku bingung mau pilih cita-cita apa. Ternyata nyari cita-cita di internet itu susah ya? Lebih gampang nyari spongebob si kuning kotak wkwk. Apa coba?

Cita-cita menjadi salah satu yang menakutkan bagi beberapa orang, termasuk aku wkwk. Banyak keraguan dan ketidaktahuan akan hal ini. Banyak sekali remaja seperti saya(mungkin) sekarang yang sedang  galau tingkat planet pluto gara-gara mikirin masa depannya, ketika ada yang nanya "besok mau jadi apa? Mau kuliah dimana? Mau kerja apa? malah ragu sendiri ngejawabnya. Akhirnya kebingungan nyari jawaban dan tidak bisa menjawab pertanyaan, karena tak ada contekan :D  (emang ujian apa ?)

Mulai sekarang, bagi kalian yang belum punya cita-cita seperti saya,  tanamkan tekad besar untuk meraih apa yang kita inginkan dengan proses yang benar. Segala hasil akhir itu ditentukan oleh prosesnya. Apapun itu pasti butuh proses. Jadi bersabarlah jika apa yang kalian inginkan belum tercapai. Ingat, dunia ini hanya milik mereka yang selalu berusaha dan berdoa. Terus bercita-citalah yang tinggi, bermimpilah selagi anda masih punya kesempatan, jangan lupa bangun dan buatlah impianmu menjadi kenyataan.

Jangan seperti saya. Sekali lagi saya ingatkan jangan pernah ikuti jejak saya yang bingung akan cita-cita sendiri J.

Saya hanya ingin hidup sukses. Sukses yang bagaimana? Yah, itu yang tau hanya diri saya sendiri. Karena menurut saya sukses itu relative. Siapa saja bisa dikatakan sukses dan sukses itu tergantung dari pendapat masing-masing orang. Yang terpenting kelak keberadaan saya  tidak menyusahkan orang lain. Saya ingin bisa bermanfaat untuk lingkungan sekitar saya. Tidak tahu itu semacam cita-cita apa. Itulah cita-citaku. Wkowkowkk  <ketawa ala mr.dd>

HALLOWEEN

Many of the ancient people of Europe marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter by celebrating a holiday in late autumn. The most important of these holidays that influence later Halloween customs was Samhain, a holiday observed by the ancient Celts, a tribal people who inhabited most of Western and Central Europe in the first millenium BC. Among the Celts, Samhain marked the end of one year and the beginning of the next. It was one of four Celtic holidays linked to important transitions in the annual cycle of seasons.

Samhain began at sundown on October 31 and extended into the following day. According to the Celtic pagan religion, known as Druidism, the spirit of those who had died in the preceding year roamed the earth on Samhain evening. The Celts sought to ward off these spirits with offerings of food and drink. The Celts also built bonfires at scared hilltop sites and performed rituals, often involving human and animal sacrifices, to honor Druid deities.

In Britain, Romans blended local Samhain custom with their own pagan harvest festival honoring Pamona, goddess of fruit trees. Some scholars have suggested that the game of bobbing for apples derives from this Roman association of the holiday with fruit.

In British folklore, small magical being known as fairies became associated with Halloween mischief. The jack-o’—lantern, originally carved from a large turnip rather than a pumpkin, originated in medieval Scotland. Various methods of predicting the future, especially concerning matters of romance and marriage, were also prominent features of Halloween throughout the British Isles.

Between the 15th and 17th centuries, Europe was seized by a hysterical fear of witches, leading to the persecution of thousands of innocent women. Witches were thought to ride flying brooms and to assume the form of black cats. These images of witches soon joined other European superstitions as symbols of Halloween.

(Taken from: Encarta Reference Library, 2005)