The Power of Your Actions

One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd." I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friend the following afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on.

As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him. They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him. He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes.

My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him, and as he crawled around looking for his glasses, I saw a tear in his eye.
I handed him his glasses and said, "Those guys are jerks. They really should get lives.
He looked at me and said, "Hey, thanks!" There was a big smile on his face. It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude. I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. It turned out he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before. He said he had gone to private school before coming to this school.

I would have never hung out with a private school kid before. We talked all the way home, and I carried his books. He turned out to be a pretty cool kid. I asked him if he wanted to play football on Saturday with me and my friends. He said yes. We hung all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him. And my friends thought the same of him. Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again. I stopped him and said, "Damn boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!". He just laughed and handed me half the books. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.

When we were seniors, we began to think about college. Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I was going to Duke. I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem. He was going to be a doctor, and I was going for business on a football scholarship. Kyle was valedictorian of our class.

I teased him all the time about being a nerd. He had to prepare a speech for graduation. I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak.

Graduation day arrived - I saw Kyle and he looked great. He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school. He filled out and actually looked good in glasses. He had more dates than me and all the girls loved him!

Boy, sometimes I was jealous. Today was one of those days. I could see that he was nervous about his speech. So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!"

He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled. "Thanks," he said. As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began. "Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach... but mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them. I am going to tell you a story."

I stared at my friend in disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. "Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."

I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment. I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I realize its depth.

Never underestimate the power of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person's life. For better or for worse. God puts us all in each other's lives to impact one another in some way. Look for God in others.

"Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."


Thanks

Humor: Babi Makan Apa

Pada suatu hari datang petugas dinas kesehatan untuk memeriksa babi-babi disebuah peternakan. Maka bertanyalah petugas itu kepada pengusaha peternakan, “Tolong dijelaskan babi-babi ini dikasih makan apa saja ?”.

Pengusaha itu menjawab, “You tahulah… babi-babi ini setiap hali owe kasih sisa-sisa makanan sajalah…”.

“Wah , engga boleh donk. Mana sehat ?!?”, gertak petugas.

Pengusaha mulai kesal tahu maksud si petugas ini, “Okelah nanti owe pebaiki. sekalang ini ceban buat you beli loko.”

Petugas pergi dengan senang dapat sepuluh ribu. Sebulan kemudian datang petugas dengan pertanyaan yang sama. Pengusaha itu kali ini menjawab, “You tak pelu takut lah… babi-babi sudah owe kasih makan sedap-sedap setiap hari…”

“Wah gimana sich…rakyat masih banyak yang kelaparan koq babi dikasih makan enak !!!”, kembali petugas menjawab dengan muka garang.

Sekali lagi petugas kena disogok dengan cebanan lalu pergi. Sebulan berikutnya datang lagi si petugas ini, “Sekarang saya musti periksa dengan seteliti-telitinya, babi-babi ini dikasih makan apa saja?”

Dengan tegas dan nada keras si pengusaha menjawab, “Owe puciiing.. dikasih makan ini salah, dikasih makan itu salah…. Sekalang tiap babi owe kasi goceng-goceng sulu cali makan sendili-sendili dilual..”

@ Bams
www.mbahroso-roso.blogspot.com

Cinta Dan Kasih

Kalau engkau terperangkap olehnya, cinta itu menjadi kematian bagimu. Cinta bagai misteri, datang dan pergi tanpa permisi. Anda tak perlu mencarinya karena cinta akan datang dengan sendiri. Anda tak dapat membelinya karena cinta tak dapat dihargai.

Cinta akan lahir dengan sendirinya tanpa kita ketahui kapan, dan tanpa kita ketahui kepada siapa. Jika suatu hari pasangan Anda mengatakan " Aku tak mencintaimu lagi. " Let it go. Biarkan berlalu karena cinta tak dapat dipaksakan. Jika dipaksakan cinta tersebut layaknya sebuah bom waktu, yang akan meledak menjadi kebencian. Let it go.

Cinta akan datang kembali kepada Anda suatu waktu, mungkin dari orang yang pernah Anda cintai atau dari seseorang lainnya, Tuhan tak akan membiarkan Anda sendirian.

Lalu bagaimana dengan perasaan Anda yang ditinggalkan cinta?

Simpanlah dalam-dalam cinta tersebut. Kenanglah sebagai bagian dari masa lalu.

Menangislah jika perlu. Berbahagialah karena Anda pernah dicintai, berbahagia karena cinta pernah singgah di hati Anda.

Bagaimana jika cinta hilang dalam sebuah perkawinan?
Dalam suatu perkawinan cinta adalah cinta yang harus dipertanggungjawabkan, kepada Tuhan dan kepada suami atau istri dan kepada anak ( jika ada ). Anda tak dapat pergi begitu saja dengan mengatakan " Aku tak mencintai kamu lagi." Dalam sebuah perkawinan " Anda " adalah dua yang menjadi satu. " Anda " adalah suami/istri dan anda sendiri. Jangan turuti kemauan anda tapi turuti kemauan "Anda". Bagi Anda yang mencintai, ubahlah makna cinta menjadi KASIH.

Cinta itu bersemayam di dalam hati ( bukan di otak atau pikiran ), jika hati anda penuh dengan kasih, cinta tak akan pernah hilang dari diri Anda.

Kasih itu indah
Kasih tidak membuat cemburu
kasih itu menerima apa adanya dan memberi yang ada
kasih itu komitmen sehingga seseorang yang mempunyai kasih tak akan melupakan cintanya
kasih itu murah hati bukan murah cinta ( dalam hubungan asmara )
kasih itu rendah hati bukan merendahkan cinta
kasih itu mengampuni dan memaafkan
kasih adalah cinta sejati karena berasal dari Sang Pencipta.

Tanamkan kasih di dalam hati Anda sejak awal maka cinta Anda tak akan hilang.
Tanamkan kasih maka Anda akan bertahan jika kekasih Anda mengatakan, " Aku tak mencintaimu lagi. " ( Berat memang, apalagi jika kita masih mengasihi dia ).

Jika Anda dan pasangan Anda memiliki kasih, Anda berdua boleh berujar :
" Orang ke tiga ? Siapa takuttt................"

@bams
WWW.Mbahroso-roso.blogspot.com