Thursday, February 26, 2009

‡ Life is a Do-It-Yourself Project ‡


Seorang tukang kayu tua telah siap untuk pensiun.
Ia memberitahukan pekerjanya tentang rencananya untuk meninggalkan bisnis pembangunan rumah dan hidup dengan lebih santai bersama istrinya, menikmati keluarga yang lebih besar.

Ia akan merindukan upahnya tetapi ia ingin pensiun.
Mereka mengerti alasannya.
Sang kontraktor merasa sedih melihat pekerjanya yang baik pergi dan memintanya, jika ia bisa, membangun cukup satu lagi rumah untuk permintaan pribadinya.
Sang tukang kayu mengatakan iya namun hatinya tidak ada dalam pekerjaannya.
Ia menggunakan alat-alat yang kurang baik mutunya dan bahan yang rendah mutunya.
Sungguh cara yang sangat disayangkan untuk mengakhiri karirnya.

Ketika sang tukang kayu telah selesai dan sang kontraktor datang untuk memeriksa rumah itu,
sang kontraktor menyerahkan kunci pintu depan itu pada sang tukang kayu.
"Inilah rumahmu," katanya. "Hadiahku untukmu."

Betapa terkejutnya! Betapa disayangkan!
Jika saya ia tahu bahwa ia membangun rumahnya sendiri, ia mungkin akan melakukan semuanya dengan sangat berbeda.
Sekarang ia harus tinggal di rumah yang dibangun dengan tidak baik.



So it is with us.
If we build our lives in a distracted way,
reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best.
At important points we do not give the job our best effort.
Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built.
If we had realized that we would have done it differently.


Think of yourself as the carpenter.
Think about your house.
Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or erect a wall.
Build wisely.

It is the only life you will ever build.
Even if you live it for only one day more,
that day deserves to be lived graciously and with dignity.

The plaque on the wall says, "Life is a do-it-yourself project."

Your attitudes and the choices you make today will be your life tomorrow,
build it wisely.

__________

Kisah ini gw kutip dari Inspirational Words of Wisdom.

Kali ini gw tidak menyertakan opini gw yah,
udah ada di atas tuh, yang gk gw terjemahin.. Hehe.


Here I give you all one of my favorite songs...


+Lyrics of the day+
I have often dreamed
Of a far off place
Where a hero's welcome
Would be waiting for me
Where the crowds will cheer
When they see my face
And a voice keeps saying
This is where I'm meant to be

I'll be there someday
I can go the distance
I will find my way
If I can be strong
I know ev'ry mile
Will be worth my while
When I go the distance
I'll be right where I belong

Down an unknown road
To embrace my fate
Though the road may wander
It will lead me to you
And a thousand years
Would be worth the wait
It may take a lifetime
But somehow I'll see it through

And I won't look back
I can go the distance
And I'll stay on track
No I won't accept defeat
It's an uphill slope
But I won't lose hope
Till I go the distance
And my journey is complete

But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part
For a hero's strength is measured by his heart

Like a shooting star
I can go the distance
I will search the world
I will face its harms
I don't care how far
I can go the distance
Till I find my hero's welcome
Waiting in your arms...

I will search the world
I will face its harms
Till I find my hero's welcome
Waiting in your arms...
(Go The Distance by Michael Bolton)

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