aku akan belajar bagaimana berenang, dan aku akan mengarungi lautan itu.
Jika aku harus mendaki gunung tertinggi untuk mendapatkan apa yang aku inginkan, aku akan belajar cara memanjat, dan aku akan memanjat gunung itu.
Jika aku harus menyelam samudra terdalam untuk mendapatkan apa yang aku inginkan, maka aku akan belajar bagaimana cara menyelam, dan aku akan menyelami samudra itu.
Jika aku kecewa karena hal-hal yang tidak tampak seperti yang aku inginkan,
maka aku akan belajar bagaimana menerimanya, dan aku akan mencoba untuk menerimanya.
Setidaknya sekarang aku telah mengalami bagaimana berenang, mendaki dan menyelam dan juga bagaimana untuk menerima segala sesuatu yang berasal dari usahaku..
Kemudian, aku akan mencoba kembali untuk melakukan lebih baik. Demi apa yang aku inginkan…
Aku akan datang.. dan mencapai semua itu.. Semoga saja keinginan ini adalah baik… dan untuk kebaikan
By Johni Pangalila – Resensi.net
I feared being alone until I learned to like myself.
I feared failure until I realized that I only fail when I don’t try.
I feared success until I realized that I had to try in order to be happy with
myself.
I feared people’s opinions until I learned that people would have opinions about me anyway.
I feared rejection until I learned to have faith in myself.
I feared pain until I learned that it’s necessary for growth.
I feared the truth until I saw the ugliness in lies.
I feared life until I experienced its beauty.
I feared death until I realized that it’s not an end, but a beginning.
I feared my destiny, until I realized that I had the power to change my life.
I feared hate until I saw that it was nothing more than ignorance.
I feared love until it touched my heart, making the darkness fade into endless
sunny days.
I feared ridicule until I learned how to laugh at myself.
I feared growing old until I realized that I gained wisdom every day.
I feared the future until I realized that life just kept getting better.
I feared the past until I realized that it could no longer hurt me.
I feared the dark until I saw the beauty of the starlight.
I feared the light until I learned that the truth would give me strength.
I feared change, until I saw that even the most beautiful butterfly had to
undergo a metamorphosis before it could fly.
~Bobbete Bryan
When you are tired and discouraged from fruitless efforts…
God knows how hard you have tried.
When you’ve cried so long and your heart is in anguish…
God has counted your tears.
If you feel that your life is on hold and time has passed you by…
God is waiting with you.
When you’re lonely and your friends are too busy even for a phone call…
God is by your side.
When you think you’ve tried everything and don’t know where to turn…
God has a solution.
When nothing makes sense and you are confused or frustrated…
God has the answer.
If suddenly your outlook is brighter and you find traces of hope…
God has whispered to you.
When things are going well and you have much to be thankful for…
God has blessed you.
When something joyful happens and you are filled with awe…
God has smiled upon you.
When you have a purpose to fulfill and a dream to follow…
God has opened your eyes and called you by name.
Remember that wherever you are or whatever you are facing…
GOD KNOWS
To those of you who have pushed me, thank you.
Without you I would have fallen.
To those of you who laughed at me, thank you.
Without you I wouldn’t have cried.
To those of you who just couldn’t love me, thank you.
Without you I wouldn’t have known real love.
To those of you who hurt my feelings, thank you.
Without you I wouldn’t have felt them.
To those of you who left me lonely, thank you.
Without you I wouldn’t have discovered myself.
But it is to those of you who thought I couldn’t do it;
It is you I thank the most,
Because without you I wouldn’t have tried.
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