Mutual Help

It’s been really a long time that I’ve not written some stuff in blog anymore. How are you doing my blog? How’s your day the world? For me, it’s not easy to get used to write again. But the learning process keeps running, and so do I. Learning to find out the nice topic and learning to speak up blaaa…blaaa…blaaa…

The first topic that I’m going to write is an inspirational story called “Mutual Help”.

Mutual help is one of the most important thing to do in our life. Not all people help because of the sincerity of the heart, but sometimes and even frequently, because of compulsion or exhibition performances.

Sometimes, when we give something to other, it surely makes us very proud of it. Although our gift is not very meaningful, it will make us proud and feel that we have become someone who contributes to that person. Actually, such attitudes and thoughts are not right, because everyone does not have to count what they have given to others, especially to those who need it.

This inspirational story has actually been around for a long time, maybe many people heard it, including you. But for me, this story is really extraordinary.

That afternoon, at a supermarket, a woman in her 50s was shopping with her two children. Their appearance was so simple, even very simple when compared to a number of other visitors there. She looked like a little awkward every time she saw and picked up some things she would buy, she looked repeatedly surprised by the prices listed there.

But it was not so important, because this woman was so pleasured to see her two children looked very happy and enjoyed their time there. Each of the children bought a bar of chocolate and some snacks. There were no fancy and expensive things in the shopping-basket.

Arriving at the cashier and paying for her groceries, this woman started a little uneasy while her two children lined up nearby and watched their groceries happily.

Some items and snacks, all of them not even got half a basket. The queue seemed long, and the woman began busily counting the amount of money she had on her shabby wallet, all the cash was just small pieces and consisted of dozens of shabby coins.

Arriving in turn at the checkout, this woman was getting more nervous and looked uneasy. Still counting the money in his hand and trying to tidy it up, the woman occasionally glanced at the numbers on the cashier's computer.

The cashier had finished counting and the woman started putting some crumpled bills on the counter, counting them one by one. She began to worry, if the money would not be enough to pay for all her groceries. For a moment her eyes glanced at his two children who stood in front of her holding their groceries. Both boys were so happy, maybe that was their first time shopping to the supermarket.

Her face was getting pale, slightly shaky and so nervous, that she dropped some money in her hands. A girl helped her to collect the money from the floor, then said, "Be careful to count the money, Mom. You dropped some of the other sheets, " The girl handed some of the money to the woman. She was shocked, because a sheet of Rp 50.000 was also now in her hands, but he remembered correctly if all the money was only Rp 2000 and some were Rp 5000.

Before continuing her payment, the mother turned back and saw the face of the girl who had helped her while holding the Rp50,000 in her hand. The girl just smiled and invited her to pay back all her groceries with a hint so that nobody would know about it, not even the two mother's children. 

It’s enough for only God who knows what we do. In islam, it’s called Ikhlas. But it’s not easy to be the Ikhlas one. Frequently, we want the others to see and know what we’re doing to get some respect. And frequently, we feel disappointed when the person we helped doesn’t give the expected feedback. Yaa Rahman, we are weak and helpless without your guidance, please do not let us stand alone without You. Aamiin.

Note : It’s dedicated to someone called “K A”. A girl whom I met 24 days ago. A girl who’s being consistent in changing to be better one, and a girl whom I know for sure has a kind heart.

[Inspired by] OneRepublic : Counting Stars

...No more counting Dollars..We'll be counting stars,

KEEP BEING POSITIVE

Where is positive and negative power from?  It’s our mind which play the main role in deciding being positive or negative. It’s our mind which gives instruction to all parts of our body to do or not to do something. It’s our mind influences feeling and power for being afraid or dared to decide something. The way in managing our mind is the most important key for a man to be successful.

Someone who learn to ride a bicycle, for example,  he’ll never be able to ride it as long as he thinks that he’s a bad rider somehow. Every time he feels afraid of falling, he will be reluctant to ride it.

It shows a big difference when we talk about someone who dared himself to try and face some risks in riding it. For having such the positive mind, it’s not a difficult thing for him to ride it and balance his body as well. And finally he’s getting better in riding it.

It is the courage comes from the way we manage our mind which help we learn to do something new better. Without a good mind-management, we’ll never have courage to begin things. The positive power exactly comes from the positive mind.

It’s the absolute truth that life is about point of view. It means how we show our attitude in solving all of problems. Having a good and positive point of view must give positive attitude and feeling for any kind of problem we face.

Talking about point of view, someone can see some happening from some point view. Generally this view can be divided into two sides, they ‘re positive and negative point of view. These views are in contradiction each other and have certain role for ones to have certain attitude.

The positive point of view is the positive attitude ones have in solving any kind of problem.

First, No matter what happens, we have to be able to see the positive things in it. This principle will make us to have clear mind to find better solution.

Second, the positive point of view must give us understanding about hikmat and some benefits we will get from the problem we face.

Third, The positive point of view must give us understanding that everyone and everything in this world are created different. No one is absolutely identical and nothing is exactly same.

Fourth, it leads us to believe that god not only created problems but the solution as well.

DON’T WORRY AND BE HAPPY, EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE

ALL RIGHT.

By : a man who takes a bath by himself twice a day

   

It's Me, I, and Myself

For me, personally, writing this topic is not only silly but also confusing as well. In case I don’t have any good motivational idea to write, so why don’t I write some good and crazy sides of my life. Today’s topic is all about me. Let’s call “it’s me” topic. Well, I have to tell the world about me, I, and myself…Who really I am…What I’m doing…How often I take a bath… What do I look like (Extremely handsome, I guess)…and of course little bit of romantic stuff. Here we go….

In days long gone by, exactly In March 12^th 1987 , a cute baby was born. It’s me.  I was born in Majalengka as an ordinary baby and  a real male of course. Real male…that’ s what my future wife should know. 

 

What things I like ? All right, I like good music and interesting movies. I like comedies. I like reading a lot books, not magazines. I like redecorating home and gardening in the yard. I like travelling. And last but not the least, I like beautiful girl since I’m a normal guy, I told you what. But all of this don’t describe me completely. And to know me better just communicate with me and you will know much more about me. For gals and guys in the world generally and in west java especially, here you are my cell phone number : 089 660 238 104. What a genuine guy I am !!!

Actually I’m not a good actor in doing house chores. I rarely wash the dishes. I sometimes cook. I never take care my kids because I never have them, fair enough. The only one good side of me is I always make my bed in the morning and take a bath by myself twice a day.

My typical day begins with the ring of alarm clock. I get up so early since I have to devote to my God as a moslem. Then I have breakfast just like Justin Bieber does in USA but with different menus here : sorabi, bala-bala, awug aci, sangu koneng.

About 8 or 9 o’clock I usually go to market to earn some money or go gym to do fitness to keep my body in shape. And about 12 o’clock I prepare myself to do the other job as an English instructor.

What I do in my leisure time ? I like to spend my free time educating and reading books. When I have a minute for that I try to spend it on my favorite chair with the book on the hand, but it doesn’t mean I don’t want to go out. I like going travelling, but unfortunately I don’t have a lot of free time to do that so often. 

The type of girl that I desire is…. ? There are many qualities I appreciate in girls but the most important for me is inner beauty. I think that I’m a man who’s worth a nice and good girl. Because I’m a moslem, so I need a girl with the same belief of course. Then, she should be smart and interesting girl. I want her to be kind and caring. 

                                          Here you are one of my favorite girls :

The type of girl that I dislike is a girl who talk about money too much. Let’s say a materialistic girl.

                                   And here you are one of the girls I dislike :

My future goals for this moment are like most of men, I want to find the true love of my life, the girl to whom I can create the family and share the rest of my life. The girl that will appreciate all that I do for her, and can answer to me in the same way. The girl who can show me the real love, NOT the girl who just show me the fake love because of money.

THIS STATEMENT IS WRITTEN BASED ON THE TRUE FACT OF THE WRITER’S LIFE

By : a handsome man who washes his own jacket