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Pada suatu pagi di satu sekolah menengah, ada seorang pelajar bertanya pada seorang guru yang sedang mengajar. Ketika itu, guru tersebut sedang menyentuh mengenai kasih dan sayang secara am. Dialog di antara pelajar dan guru tersebut berbunyi begini :

Pelajar : Cikgu, macam mana kita nak pilih seseorang yang terbaik sebagai orang paling kita sayang?. Macam mana juga kasih sayang itu nak berkekalan?
Cikgu : Oh, awak nak tahu ke?.Emmm…baiklah, sekarang kamu buat apa yang saya suruh. Ikut je ye…mungkin kamu akan dapat apa jawapannya.
Pelajar : Baiklah…apa yang saya harus buat?
Cikgu : Kamu pergi ke padang sekolah yang berada di luar kelas sekarang juga. Kamu berjalan di atas rumput di situ dan sambil memandang rumput di depan kamu, pilih mana yang PALING cantik tanpa menoleh ke belakang lagi walaupun sekali. Dan kamu petiklah rumput yang PALING cantik yang berada di depan kamu tersebut dan selepas itu bawa balik ke kelas.
Pelajar : Ok. Saya pergi sekarang dan buat apa yang cikgu suruh.
Apabila pelajar tersebut balik semula ke kelas, tiada pun rumput yang berada di tangannya. Maka cikgu pun bertanya kepada pelajar tersebut.

Cikgu : Mana rumput yang cikgu suruh petik?
Pelajar : Oh, tadi saya berjalan di atas rumput dan sambil memandang rumput yang berada di situ, saya carilah rumput yang paling cantik. Memang ada banyak yang cantik tapi cikgu kata petik yang paling cantik maka saya pun terus berjalan ke depan sambil mencari yang paling cantik tanpa menoleh ke belakang lagi. Tapi sampai di penghujung padang, saya tak jumpa pun yang paling cantik. Mungkin ada di antara yang di belakang saya sebelum itu tapi dah cikgu cakap tak boleh menoleh ke belakang semula, jadi tiadalah rumput yang saya boleh petik.
Cikgu : Ya, itulah jawapannya. Maknanya, apabila kita telah berjumpa dengan seseorang yang kita sayang, janganlah kita hendak mencari lagi yang lebih baik daripada itu. Kita patut hargai orang yang berada di depan kita sebaik-baiknya. Janganlah kita menoleh ke belakang lagi kerana yang berlaku tetap dah berlaku. Dan semoga yang berlalu tidak lagi berulang. Jika kita berselisih faham dengan orang yang kita sayang itu, kita boleh perbetulkan keadaan dan cuba teruskan perhubungan tersebut walaupun banyak perkara yang menggugat perhubungan tersebut. Dan ingatlah orang yang kita sayang itulah kita jumpa paling cantik dan paling baik pada MULAnya walaupun nak ikutkan banyak lagi yang cantik dan baik seperti rumput tadi. KECUALILAH jika perhubungan tersebut tak boleh diselamatkan lagi, maka barulah kita mulakan sekali lagi. Maka sayangilah orang yang berada di depan kita dengan tulus dan ikhlas.

Lets begin with this story; The Story of the Cheese.

It seems there is this little maze. I’m guessing this maze is supposed to symbolize life. Anyway, in this maze are two mice with simple brains and simple needs. Also in this maze are two humans (known as littlepeople) with complex brains and more needs.

Sebuah kapal karam di tengah laut kerana dipukul badai dan ombak hebat.Hanya dua orang lelaki yang berjaya menyelamatkan diri dan berenang ke sebuah pulau kecil yang gersang. Dua orang yang selamat itu tak tahu apa yang harus dilakukan. Namun, mereka berdua yakin bahwa tidak ada yang dapat dilakukan kecuali berdoa.

Untuk mengetahui doa siapakah yang paling dikabulkan, mereka sepakat untuk membagi pulau kecil itu menjadi dua wilayah. Dan mereka tinggal sendiri-sendiri berseberangan di dua sisi pulau tersebut. Doa pertama mereka panjatkan, mereka memohon agar diturunkan makanan.

Esok harinya, lelaki A melihat sebuah pohon penuh dengan buah-buahan tumbuh di sisi tempat tinggalnya. Sedangkan di daerah tempat tinggal lelaki B tetap kosong. Seminggu kemudian, lelaki yang A merasa kesepian dan memutuskan untuk berdoa agar diberikan seorang isteri. Keesokan harinya, ada kapal yang karam dan satu-satunya penumpang yang selamat adalah seorang wanita yang berenang dan terdampar di sisi tempat lelaki A itu tinggal.Sedangkan di sisi tempat tinggal lelaki B tetap saja tidak ada apa-apa.

Segera saja, lelaki A kini berdoa memohon rumah, pakaian dan makanan.Keesokan harinya, seperti keajaiban saja, semua yang diminta hadir untuknya. Sedangkan lelaki B tetap saja tidak mendapatkan apa-apa.

Akhirnya, lelaki ke satu ini berdoa meminta kapal agar dia dan isterinya dapat meninggalkan pulau itu. Pagi harinya mereka menemukan sebuah kapal tertambat disisi pantainya.

Segera saja lelaki A tersebut dan isterinya naik ke atas kapal dan siap-siap untuk berlayar meninggalkan pulau itu. Ia pun memutuskan untuk meninggalkan lelaki B yang tinggal di sisi lain pulau.Menurutnya, memang lelaki B itu tidak layak menerima barkah tersebut kerana doa-doanya tak pernah terkabulkan. Begitu kapal siap berangkat,lelaki A ini mendengar suara dari langit menggema, “Hai, mengapa engkau meninggalkan rakanmu yang ada di sisi lain pulau ini?”
“Barkahku hanyalah milikku sendiri, kerana hanya doa akulah yang dikabulkan jawab lelaki A ini. Doa lelaki temanku itu tak satupun dikabulkan.Maka, ia tak layak mendapatkan apa-apa.”
” Kau salah ! ” suara itu membentak tinggi
” Tahukah kau bahwa rakanmu itu hanya memiliki satu doa.Dan, semua doanya terkabulkan. Bila tidak, maka kau takkan mendapatkan apa-apa. ”
” Katakan padaku ” tanya lelaki A itu ” Doa macam apa yang ia panjatkan sehingga aku harus merasa berhutang atas semua ini padanya? ”
” Ia berdoa agar semua doamu dikabulkan ! ”

Renungan: Kesombongan macam apakah yang membuat kita merasa lebih baik dari yang lain ?

Sedarilah betapa banyak orang yang telah mengorbankan segala sesuatu demi kejayaan dan kebahagian kita.Tak selayaknya kita mengabaikan peranan orang lain, dan janganlah menilai seseorang/sesuatu Hanya dari “yang terlihat” saja.

Sometimes in life, you find a special friend;

Someone who changes your life just by being part of it.

Someone who makes you laugh until you can’t stop;

Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world.

Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it.

This is Forever Friendship.

Daniel: I guess we are the left overs in this world.

Jasmine: I think so.. All of my friends have boyfriends & we are the only 2 persons left in this world without any special someone in our lives.

Daniel: Yup! I don’t know what to do.

Jasmine: I know! We’ll play a game.

Daniel: What game?

Jasmine: I’ll be your girlfriend for 30 days & you will be my boyfriend.

Daniel: That’s a great plan in fact, I don’t have anything to do for the following weeks..

DAY 1: They watched their first movie together & were both touched in the romantic film.

DAY 4: They went to the beach & had a picnic… Daniel & Jasmine had their quality time together.

DAY 12: Daniel invited Jasmine to a circus and they went to a Horror House.. Jasmine was scared and she tried to touch Daniel’s hand but by accident she touched someone else’s and they both laughed..

DAY 14: They saw a fortune teller down the road and asked for their future. The fortune teller said: "My darlings, please don’t waste the time of your lives… spend your time together happily." Then tears flow from the teller’s eyes.

DAY 20: Jasmine invited Daniel to go to the hill and they saw a meteor… Jasmine mumbled something.

DAY 28: They rode on a bus and because of the bumpy road, Jasmine gave her first kiss to Daniel by accident.

DAY 29: 11:37 pm Daniel & Jasmine were sitting in the park where they first decided to play this game…

Daniel: I’m tired Jasmine… do you want any drinks? I’ll buy you one.. I’ll just go down the road..

Jasmine: Apple juice would be fine,thanks.

Daniel: Wait for me… 20 minutes later… a stranger approched Jasmine.

Stranger: Are you a friend of Daniel?

Jasmine: Yes, why? What happened?

Stranger: A reckless drunken driver ran over Daniel & he is critical in the hospital.

11:57pm The doctor came out from the emergency room & handed out an apple juice & a letter to Jasmine.

Doctor: We found this in Daniel’s pocket. Jasmine read the letter which says:

Jasmine, this past few days, I realized you are really a cute girl & I am falling for you.. your cherished smile, your everything when we played this game.. & before this game ends, I would like you to be my girlfriend for the rest of my life. I love you, Jasmine… Jasmine crumples the paper & shouted..

"Daniel! I don’t want you to die…I love you… Remember that night we saw a meteor? I mumbled something.. I wished that we would be together forever & never end this game. Please don’t leave me, Daniel… I love you, you cannot do this to me Then the clock strikes 12 Daniel’s heart stop pumping

THEN IT WAS THE 30th DAY…

Always love your loved ones & show them how you feel before it’s too late.. You will never know when they will be gone from your embrace.. If you were given a time to bestow petals of everlasting compassion & love to your love ones, today is the day. Love them while they are still here…

Grabbed from email..

My mom only had one eye. I hated her… She was such an embarrassment. She cooked for students and teachers to support the family.

There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say hello to me. I was so embarrassed. How could she do this to me? I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out.

The next day at school one of my classmates said, ‘EEEE, your mom only has one eye!’ I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just disappear. I confronted her that day and said, ‘ If you’re only gonna make me a laughing stock, why don’t you just die?’ My mom did not respond… I didn’t even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger.

I was oblivious to her feelings. I wanted out of that house, and have nothing to do with her. So I studied real hard, got a chance to go abroad to study. Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids and the comforts.

Then one day, my Mother came to visit me. She hadn’t seen me in years and she didn’t even meet her grandchildren. When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I yelled at her for coming over uninvited.

I screamed at her, ‘How dare you come to my house and scare my children!’ GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!’ And to this, my mother quietly answered, ‘Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address,’ and she disappeared out of sight.

One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip.

After the reunion, I went to the old shack just out of curiosity. My neighbors said that she died. I did not shed a single tear.

They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.

‘My dearest son, I think of you all the time. I’m sorry that I came to your house and scared your children. I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I’m sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up. You see……..when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with one eye. So I gave you mine. I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye. With all my love to you, Your mother.

Always tell someone that you love them because you never know what day will be their last, or your own.

Always seek to resolve your problems or disagreements with loved ones because if either of you should pass on before, the one who is left alive will have the rest of their life to ponder those unresolved feelings but will never find closure.

And closure usually brings Peace… How do we get the best out of life? Face your past without regrets. Handle your present with confidence. And prepare for the future without fear!