Friday, March 29, 2013
Kisah Teladan Dari Negeri Cina
Di Propinsi Zhejiang China, ada seorang anak laki yang luar biasa, sebut saja namanya Zhang Da. Perhatiannya yang besar kepada Papanya, hidupnya yang pantang menyerah dan mau bekerja keras, serta tindakan dan perkataannya yang menyentuh hati membuat Zhang Da, anak lelaki yang masih berumur 10 tahun ketika memulai semua itu, pantas disebut anak yang luar biasa.
Saking jarangnya seorang anak yang berbuat demikian, sehingga ketika Pemerintah China mendengar dan menyelidiki apa yang Zhang Da perbuat maka merekapun memutuskan untuk menganugerahi penghargaan Negara yang Tinggi kepadanya. Zhang Da adalah salah satu dari sepuluh orang yang dinyatakan telah melakukan perbuatan yang luar biasa dari antara 1,4 milyar penduduk China. Tepatnya 27Januari 2006 Pemerintah China, di Propinsi Jiangxu, kota Nanjing, serta disiarkan secara Nasional keseluruh pelosok negeri, memberikan penghargaankepada 10 (sepuluh) orang yang luar biasa, salah satunya adalah Zhang Da.
Pada tahun 2001, Zhang Da ditinggal pergi oleh Mamanya yang sudah tidak tahan hidup menderita karena miskin dan karena suami yang sakit keras. Dan sejak hari itu Zhang Da hidup dengan seorang Papa yang tidak bisa bekerja tidak bisa berjalan, dan sakit-sakitan. Kondisi ini memaksa seorang bocah ingusan yang waktu itu belum genap 10 tahun untuk mengambil tanggungjawab yang sangat berat. Ia harus sekolah, ia harus mencari makan untuk Papanya dan juga dirinya sendiri, ia juga harus memikirkan obat-obat yang yang pasti tidak murahuntuk dia. Dalam kondisi yang seperti inilah kisah luar biasa Zhang Da dimulai. Ia masih terlalu kecil untuk menjalankan tanggung jawab yang susah dan pahit ini. Ia adalah salah satu dari sekian banyak anak yang harus menerima kenyataan hidup yang pahit di dunia ini.
Tetapi yang membuat Zhang Da berbeda adalah bahwa ia tidak menyerah.
Hidup harus terus berjalan, tapi tidak dengan melakukan kejahatan, melainkan memikul tanggungjawab untuk meneruskan kehidupannya dan papanya. Demikianungkapan Zhang Da ketika menghadapi utusan pemerintah yang ingin tahu apa yang dikerjakannya.
Ia mulai lembaran baru dalam hidupnya dengan terus bersekolah. Dari rumah sampai sekolah harus berjalan kaki melewati hutan kecil. Dalam perjalanan dari dan ke sekolah itulah, Ia mulai makan daun, biji-bijian dan buah-buahan yang ia temui. Kadang juga ia menemukan sejenis jamur, atau rumput dan ia coba memakannya. Dari mencoba-coba makan itu semua, ia tahu mana yang masih bisa ditolerir oleh lidahnya dan mana yang tidak bisa ia makan. Setelah jam pulang sekolah di siang hari dan juga sore hari, ia bergabung dengan beberapa tukang batu untuk membelah batu-batu besar dan memperoleh upah dari pekerjaan itu. Hasil kerja sebagai tukang batu ia gunakan untuk membeli beras dan obat-obatan untuk papanya. Hidup seperti ini ia jalani selama lima tahun tetapi badannya tetap sehat, segar dan kuat.
ZhangDa Merawat Papanya yang Sakit.
Sejak umur 10 tahun, ia mulai tanggungjawab untuk merawat papanya. Ia menggendong papanya ke WC, ia menyeka dan sekali-sekali memandikan papanya, iamembeli beras dan membuat bubur, dan segala urusan papanya, semua dia kerjakan dengan rasa tanggungjawab dan kasih. Semua pekerjaan ini menjadi tanggungjawabnya sehari-hari.
Zhang Da menyuntik sendiri papanya.
Obat yang mahal dan jauhnya tempat berobat membuat Zhang Da berpikir untuk menemukan cara terbaik untuk mengatasi semua ini. Sejak umur sepuluh tahun ia mulai belajar tentang obat-obatan melalui sebuah buku bekas yang ia beli. Yang membuatnya luar biasa adalah ia belajar bagaimana seorang suster memberikaninjeksi/suntikan kepada pasiennya.
Setelah ia rasa ia mampu, ia nekad untuk menyuntik papanya sendiri. Saya sungguh kagum, kalau anak kecil main dokter-dokteran dan suntikan itu sudah biasa. Tapi jika anak 10 tahun memberikan suntikan seperti layaknya suster atau dokter yang sudah biasa memberi injeksi saya baru tahu hanya Zhang Da. Orang bisa bilang apa yang dilakukannya adalah perbuatan nekad, sayapun berpendapat demikian. Namun jika kita bisa memahami kondisinya maka saya ingin katakan bahwa Zhang Da adalah anak cerdas yang kreatif dan mau belajar untuk mengatasi kesulitan yang sedang ada dalam hidup dan kehidupannya. Sekarang pekerjaan menyuntik papanya sudah dilakukannya selama lebih kurang lima tahun, makaZhang Da sudah trampil dan ahli menyuntik.
Aku Mau Mama Kembali
Ketika mata pejabat, pengusaha, para artis dan orang terkenal yang hadir dalam acara penganugerahan penghargaan tersebut sedang tertuju kepada Zhang Da,Pembawa Acara (MC) bertanya kepadanya, “Zhang Da, sebut saja kamu mau apa, sekolah di mana, dan apa yang kamu rindukan untuk terjadi dalam hidupmu, berapa uang yang kamu butuhkan sampai kamu selesai kuliah, besar nanti mau kuliah di mana, sebut saja. Pokoknya apa yang kamu idam-idamkan sebut saja, di sini ada banyak pejabat, pengusaha, orang terkenal yang hadir.
Saat ini juga ada ratusan juta orang yang sedang melihat kamu melalui layar televisi, mereka bisa membantumu!” Zhang Da pun terdiam dan tidak menjawabapa-apa. MC pun berkata lagi kepadanya, “Sebut saja, mereka bisa membantumu” Beberapa menit Zhang Da masih diam, lalu dengan suara bergetar iapun menjawab, “Aku Mau Mama Kembali. Mama kembalilah ke rumah, aku bisa membantu Papa, aku bisa cari makan sendiri, Mama Kembalilah!” demikian Zhang Da bicara dengan suara yang keras dan penuh harap.
Saya bisa lihat banyak pemirsa menitikkan air mata karena terharu, saya puntidak menyangka akan apa yang keluar dari bibirnya. Mengapa ia tidak minta kemudahan untuk pengobatan papanya, mengapa ia tidak minta deposito yang cukupuntuk meringankan hidupnya dan sedikit bekal untuk masa depannya, mengapa ia tidak minta rumah kecil yang dekat dengan rumah sakit, mengapa ia tidak mintasebuah kartu kemudahan dari pemerintah agar ketika ia membutuhkan, melihat katabelece yang dipegangnya semua akan membantunya. Sungguh saya tidak mengerti, tapi yang saya tahu apa yang dimintanya, itulah yang paling utama bagi dirinya. Aku Mau Mama Kembali, sebuah ungkapan yang mungkin sudah dipendamnya sejak saat melihat mamanya pergi meninggalkan dia dan papanya.
Tidak semua orang bisa sekuat dan sehebat Zhang Da dalam mensiasati kesulitan hidup ini. Tapi setiap kita pastinya telah dikaruniai kemampuan dan kekuatan ygistimewa untuk menjalani ujian di dunia. Sehebat apapun ujian yg dihadapi pasti ada jalan keluarnya…ditiap-tiap kesulitan ada kemudahan dan Tuhan tidak akan menimpakan kesulitan diluar kemampuan umat-Nya.
Jadi janganlah menyerah dengan keadaan, jika sekarang sedang kurang beruntung, sedang mengalami kekalahan….BANGKITLAH! karena sesungguhnya kemenangan akan diberikan kepada siapa saja yg telah berusaha sekuat kemampuannya.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Gadis Kecil Dan Kotak Emas
Di sebuah keluarga miskin, seorang ayah tampak kesal pada anak perempuannya yang berusia tiga tahun. Anak perempuannya baru saja menghabiskan uang untuk membeli kertas kado emas untuk membungkus sekotak kado.
Keesokan harinya, anak perempuan itu memberikan kado itu sebagai hadiah ulang tahun pada sang ayah.
“Ini untuk ayah,” kata anak gadis itu.
Sang ayah tak jadi marah. Namun ketika ia membuka kotak dan mendapatkan isinya kosong, meledaklah kemarahannya.
“Tak tahukah kau, kalau kau menghadiahi kado pada seseorang, kau harus memberi sebuah barang dalam kotak ini!”
Anak perempuan kecil itu menatap ayahnya dengan mata berkaca-kaca. Ia berkata terisak-isak, “Oh ayah, sesungguhnya aku telah meletakkan sesuatu ke dalam kotak itu.”
“Apa yang kau letakkan ke dalam kotak ini? Bukankah kau lihat kotak ini kosong?” bentak ayahnya.
“Oh ayah, sungguh aku telah meletakkan hampir ribuan ciuman untuk ayah ke dalam kotak itu,” bisik anak perempuan itu.
Sang ayah terperangah mendengar jawaban anak perempuan kecilnya. Ia lalu memeluk erat-erat anak perempuannya dan meminta maaf.
Konon, orang-orang menceritakan bahwa, pria itu selalu meletakkan kotak kado itu di pinggir tempat tidurnya sampai akhir hayat. Kapan pun ia mengalami kekecewaan, marah atau beban yang berat, ia membayangkan ada ribuan ciuman dalam kotak itu yang mengingatkan cinta anak perempuannya.
Dan sesungguhnya kita telah menerima sebuah kotak emas penuh berisi cinta tanpa pamrih dari orang tua, istri/suami, anak, pasangan, teman dan sahabat kita. Tak ada yang lebih indah dan berharga dalam hidup ini selain cinta. ^.^
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Married or not you should read this...
“When
I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and
said, I’ve got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly.
Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.
Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn’t seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?
I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn’t talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn’t love her anymore. I just pitied her!
With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.
The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn’t have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane. When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.
In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn’t want anything from me, but needed a month’s notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month’s time and she didn’t want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.
This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day. She requested that every day for the month’s duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.
I told Jane about my wife’s divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.
My wife and I hadn’t had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don’t tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.
On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn’t looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.
On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn’t tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.
She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.
Suddenly it hit me… she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.
Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it’s time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.
But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn’t noticed that our life lacked intimacy. I drove to office…. jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind…I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.
She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won’t divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn’t value the details of our lives, not because we didn’t love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart. Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away. At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I’ll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.
That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed -dead. My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push through with the divorce.— At least, in the eyes of our son—- I’m a loving husband….
The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves.
So find time to be your spouse’s friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!
If you don’t share this, nothing will happen to you.
If you do, you just might save a marriage. Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up
Suddenly I didn’t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly. She didn’t seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?
I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn’t talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn’t love her anymore. I just pitied her!
With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.
The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn’t have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane. When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.
In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn’t want anything from me, but needed a month’s notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month’s time and she didn’t want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.
This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day. She requested that every day for the month’s duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.
I told Jane about my wife’s divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.
My wife and I hadn’t had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don’t tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.
On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn’t looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.
On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me. On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn’t tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.
She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.
Suddenly it hit me… she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.
Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it’s time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.
But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn’t noticed that our life lacked intimacy. I drove to office…. jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind…I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.
She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won’t divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn’t value the details of our lives, not because we didn’t love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart. Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away. At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I’ll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.
That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed -dead. My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push through with the divorce.— At least, in the eyes of our son—- I’m a loving husband….
The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves.
So find time to be your spouse’s friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!
If you don’t share this, nothing will happen to you.
If you do, you just might save a marriage. Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up
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