PHILOSOPHY OF RUNNING WATER

Water as source of life has an important role in human life.

If we want to have those important role like water, let us think of what makes water so mean :

1. Flowing water can enrich the soil, grow crops, and bear fruit.
2. Teach us how to provide benefits to others.
3. Water has a clean and pure nature which symbolizes the heart clarity, honesty and fairness
4. Small streams combine into the creek and eventually into rivers, if you want to succeed, then we must help each other and work together to achieve goals.
5. The flow of water each time to change, teaches that life must be dynamic, always moving to change for the better. If the water stops flowing it will rot, as well as humans need to be creative and innovative if you want to still exist
6. 6.   Water easily passes through the rocks. When he met gravel will flow on it but when he encountered a large rock through the side, describing a flexible personal, flexible, and easy to adjust
   7.   Water brings a lot of good for the environment, but if the environment is damaged and then when the rain falls will be floods which swept everything in its path, there are times to be gentle, but also be firm sometimes
   8.   River to accommodate garbage, tin cans and even human waste, teaches us to be ready to accept input and criticism even painful but should be taken calmly and objectively.
   9.   An unspoiled river gurgling sound beautiful. The wise will always maintain good communication with his Lord and with each other

So much we can learn from water.

THE MEANING OF LOVE (Part 3)

By Ani Yusup

Love is a feeling of warmth that can make you realize how precious we are, and the presence of someone so precious to us to protect. Love is not limited to words alone, for love is much more precious than the treasures of the world's most expensive too. When someone holds your hand andsay "I Love You ..." that would be a warm special feeling! Therefore, when you've found someone so precious to you, do not ever remove it! But sometimes love is so painful, and the only way to show your love is just let him go.

Love is a feeling that no one can know ehen to come, even though the owner's feelings. If we had known love, we'll be the happiest person and we will lose the passion for life. With love, we can learn to appreciate each other, and tring to protect those we love, whatever will happen to us.

Love is a priseless gift and it was given to the most perfect creature, human. Love cannot beuttered in words, cannot be described with any language. Love can only be read with the language of love and also with feelings. The feelings of love is universal, not knowing the gender, age, race, or ethnicity. No matter how, fall in love with a human being, with plans, animal, spirits, or with the creator. Moreover, love isblind.

THE MEANING OF LOVE (Part 2)

By. Ani Yusup

 Love is an inner feeling that makes anyone to sacrifice anything for their beloved ones happiness. The sacrifice is sincere, will not expect a reply. For example, gave many gift to the person but on the condition that person must respond with his girlfriend want to be, it is not love.

Love cannot be measured with the material or that derived for the mortal world. The greatest love is usually always come from the biological mother, not from a girlfriend or boyfriend because love can fade any time soon or after marriage.

Love make happy,sad or blind. Love is full of sacrifice, the bitterness, the beauty and warmth. Love is a desire to give without having to ask for anything, but love will become more beautiful if both give and receive, the warmth, harmony and togetherness through life can be achieved. Love is a word that has many meanings, depending on how we put in this life.

Love can make people blind to everything just for the sake of love towards his lover. We also know what it means to love it. Love can make people feel joy and sorrow at the same time when we try to get happiness together. Nevertheless we must not served until one steps in order not to misery. Do it for someone you love so you do not feel useless without the order. Because that's what makes life more alive.

THE MEANING OF LOVE (Part 1)

By. Ani Yusup

Love is a feeling that given by God on a pair of human beings to each others ... love each other, have each other, understanding each others. Love itself cannot be enforced at all, love can only run if two sides do what "each other" is ... love cannot start if they are selfish. Because in a relationships, we would want a couple more attention and it can only be from understanding partners.

Love is giving love instead of chains. Love also cannot be imposed and sometimes are not even coming on accidentally. Love is beautiful but the pain it left behind sometimes lasts longer than love itself. Limits of love and hate are also thin but with a love of the world that we live feel lighter.

Love is a feeling of someone for the opposite gender because of interest in something that is owned by the opposite gender (such as the nature or face). But the necessary understanding and mutual understanding in order to continue the relationship, must mutually shortfalls and willing to accept their partner as it is, without coercion by either party. Sharing love together and share their grief together.

Love is something pure, white, sincere and pure that arise without any coercion or there is something artificial. Love can make that person can be motivated to make changes that better than before he knew that love. Love is something that is sacred and we must not desecrate the holy love it with all our ego. To preserve the love needed UNDERSTANDING.

TUHAN SEMBILAN SENTI METER

By. Taufik Ismail

Indonesia adalah sorga luar biasa ramah bagi perokok,tapi tempat siksa tak tertahankan bagi orang yang tak merokok,

Di sawah petani merokok, di pabrik pekerja merokok, di kantor pegawai merokok, di kabinet menteri merokok, di reses parlemen anggota DPR merokok, di Mahkamah Agung yang bergaun toga merokok, hansip-bintara-perwira nongkrong merokok, di perkebunan pemetik buah kopi merokok, di perahu nelayan penjaring ikan merokok, di pabrik petasan pemilik modalnya merokok, di pekuburan sebelum masuk kubur orang merokok, 


Indonesia adalah semacam firdaus-jannatu-na'im sangat ramah bagi perokok,tapi tempat siksa kubur hidup-hidup bagi orang yang tak merokok, 
Di balik pagar SMU murid-murid mencuri-curi merokok, di ruang kepala sekolah ada guru merokok, di kampus mahasiswa merokok, di ruang kuliah dosen merokok, di rapat POMG orang tua murid merokok, di perpustakaan kecamatan ada siswa bertanya apakah ada buku tuntunan cara merokok, 



Di angkot Kijang penumpang merokok, di bis kota sumpek yang berdiri yang duduk orang bertanding merokok, di loket penjualan karcis orang merokok, di kereta api penuh sesak orang festival merokok, di kapal penyeberangan antar pulau penumpang merokok, di andong Yogya kusirnya merokok, sampai kabarnya kuda andong minta diajari pula merokok, 


Negeri kita ini sungguh nirwana kayangan para dewa-dewa bagi perokok,tapi tempat cobaan sangat berat bagi orang yang tak merokok, 


Rokok telah menjadi dewa, berhala, tuhan baru, diam-diam menguasai kita, 
Di pasar orang merokok, di warung Tegal pengunjung merokok, di restoran di toko buku orang merokok, di kafe di diskotik para pengunjung merokok, 


Bercakap-cakap kita jarak setengah meter tak tertahankan abab rokok, bayangkan isteri-isteri yang bertahun-tahun menderita di kamar tidur ketika melayani para suami yang bau mulut dan hidungnya mirip asbak rokok, 


Duduk kita di tepi tempat tidur ketika dua orang bergumul saling menularkan HIV-AIDS sesamanya, tapi kita tidak ketularan penyakitnya. Duduk kita disebelah orang yang dengan cueknya mengepulkan asap rokok di kantor atau di stopan bus, kita ketularan penyakitnya. Nikotin lebih jahat penularannya ketimbang HIV-AIDS, 


Indonesia adalah sorga kultur pengembangbiakan nikotin paling subur di dunia,dan kita yang tak langsung menghirup sekali pun asap tembakau itu, bisa ketularan kena, 


Di puskesmas pedesaan orang kampung merokok, di apotik yang antri obat merokok, di panti pijat tamu-tamu disilahkan merokok, di ruang tunggu dokter pasien merokok, dan ada juga dokter-dokter merokok, 


Istirahat main tenis orang merokok, di pinggir lapangan voli orang merokok, menyandang raket badminton orang merokok, pemain bola PSSI sembunyi-sembunyi merokok, panitia pertandingan balap mobil, pertandingan bulutangkis, turnamen sepakbola mengemis-ngemis mencium kaki sponsor perusahaan rokok, 


Di kamar kecil 12 meter kubik, sambil 'ek-'ek orang goblok merokok, di dalam lift gedung 15 tingkat dengan tak acuh orang goblok merokok, di ruang sidang ber-AC penuh, dengan cueknya, pakai dasi, orang-orang goblok merokok, 


Indonesia adalah semacam firdaus-jannatu-na'im sangat ramah bagi orang perokok, tapi tempat siksa kubur hidup-hidup bagi orang yang tak merokok,


Mari kita sama-sama cari solusinya...


Rokok telah menjadi dewa, berhala, tuhan baru, diam-diam menguasai kita, 
Di sebuah ruang sidang ber-AC penuh, duduk sejumlah ulama terhormat merujuk kitab kuning dan mempersiapkan sejumlah fatwa. Mereka ulama ahli hisap. Haasaba, yuhaasibu, hisaaban. Bukan ahli hisab ilmu falak, tapi ahli hisap rokok. Di antara jari telunjuk dan jari tengah mereka terselip berhala-berhala kecil, sembilan senti panjangnya, putih warnanya, ke mana-mana dibawa dengan setia, satu kantong dengan kalung tasbih 99 butirnya, 


Mengintip kita dari balik jendela ruang sidang, tampak kebanyakan mereka memegang rokok dengan tangan kanan, cuma sedikit yang memegang dengan tangan kiri. Inikah gerangan pertanda yang terbanyak kelompok ashabul yamiin dan yang sedikit golongan ashabus syimaal? 


Asap rokok mereka mengepul-ngepul di ruangan AC penuh itu. Mamnu'ut tadkhiin, ya ustadz. Laa tasyrabud dukhaan, ya ustadz. Kyai, ini ruangan ber-AC penuh. Haadzihi al ghurfati malii'atun bi mukayyafi al hawwa'i. Kalau tak tahan, di luar itu sajalah merokok. Laa taqtuluu anfusakum. 


Min fadhlik, ya ustadz. 25 penyakit ada dalam khamr. Khamr diharamkan. 15 penyakit ada dalam daging khinzir (babi). Daging khinzir diharamkan. 4000 zat kimia beracun ada pada sebatang rokok. Patutnya rokok diapakan? 


Tak perlu dijawab sekarang, ya ustadz. Wa yuharrimu 'alayhimul khabaaith. Mohon ini direnungkan tenang-tenang, karena pada zaman Rasulullah dahulu, sudah ada alkohol, sudah ada babi, tapi belum ada rokok. 


Jadi ini PR untuk para ulama. Tapi jangan karena ustadz ketagihan rokok, lantas hukumnya jadi dimakruh-makruhkan, jangan, 


Para ulama ahli hisap itu terkejut mendengar perbandingan ini. Banyak yang diam-diam membunuh tuhan-tuhan kecil yang kepalanya berapi itu, yaitu ujung rokok mereka. Kini mereka berfikir. Biarkan mereka berfikir. Asap rokok di ruangan ber-AC itu makin pengap, dan ada yang mulai terbatuk-batuk, 


Pada saat sajak ini dibacakan malam hari ini, sejak tadi pagi sudah 120 orang di Indonesia mati karena penyakit rokok. Korban penyakit rokok lebih dahsyat ketimbang korban kecelakaan lalu lintas, lebih gawat ketimbang bencana banjir, gempa bumi dan longsor, cuma setingkat dibawah korban narkoba, 


Pada saat sajak ini dibacakan, berhala-berhala kecil itu sangat berkuasa di negara kita, jutaan jumlahnya, bersembunyi di dalam kantong baju dan celana, dibungkus dalam kertas berwarni dan berwarna, diiklankan dengan indah dan cerdasnya, 


Tidak perlu wudhu atau tayammum menyucikan diri, tidak perlu ruku' dan sujud untuk taqarrub pada tuhan-tuhan ini, karena orang akan khusyuk dan fana dalam nikmat lewat upacara menyalakan api dan sesajen asap tuhan-tuhan ini, 


Rabbana, beri kami kekuatan menghadapi berhala-berhala ini.

APPRECIATE WHAT WE HAVE

By: Ani Yusup

Helen Kehler … never heard that name?
A woman who was born blind and deaf, but such conditions do not make her a broken spirit.

Even make her a legendary.

She was able to provide motivation and spirit to live for others with disabilities.

Although difficult to do, live life like a normal human being so she would expect.

Helen Kehler:

    "It would be a blessing if each person
     could be blind and deaf for a few days
     during his grown-up live. It would make
     them see and appreciate their ability to
     experience the joy of sound".

Now, let us imagine as the blind deaf for two days.

Close your eyes … closed ears … for 2 days, do not look … do not hear.

Two days cannot see the beautiful world … cannot see the bright sun …

cannot hear the music or watch TV

How? Two days of heavy enough? How about 2 hours?
We often forget to give thanks for all that we have had.
We often forget to appreciate what we already have.

We often just complain and complain just with all the unfortunately things that happen to us.

All we have probably just is a luxury for some people they never enjoy.         

For people who do not have leg, he is a luxury for walking.
One more thing that ever Helen Kehler said that if only she was allowed to see one day only, then she is sure will be able to do many things.

So let us appreciate what we already have, and things that already exist within us, so we can see life better.

To become a better human being, positive thinking, rarely complained and seldom feel hard.

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH

By. Ani Yusup

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim means in the name of Allah, the beneficent the merciful.

We shall start whit bismillah, because all good things that start with it surely will end well. Bismillah is the best blessed phrase it's a mark of Islam. Bismillah is the core content of teachings of Islam.

When you say Bismillah, you act in His name, fearing no one, doing all things in the name of law and the state, and persisting against all odds.

The name of God totaling ninety-nine pieces, usually called Asmaul Husna. Among many names of God that contain elements basmalah only two properties, namely Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim who both come from the same root words. This name are chosen because it has a dominant nature.

Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim rooted from the word meaning womb. If we called womb, then that comes to mind is the mother and child, and when can imagine how great a love that poured out of the mother to her child.

Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet brought the word of the big picture of God's grace: I heard the Messenger of Allah said,"Allah's grace makes it a hundred pieces, stored in the side of this ninety-nine and lowered him to the earth is one part. One part is what divided the entire creature (so rating to the extent that one section that was obtained also distributed by) an animal that lifted his feet by a great affection, afraid not to step on his son".(Narrated by Muslim)

Ar-Rahman is an affectionate nature of God to all His creatures which is given in the world, whether believers or infidels, animals and plants and other creatures. God always gives His love to mandkind for their bad faith in him.

Ar-Rahim is the nature of God's compassion for those who believe and be grateful of all His blessings. His affection is given to His servants who devote themselves to God and believe that all pleasure is derived from God.

Your Children Are Being Bullied, What Whould You Do ?

By. Ani Yusup

Talk to your child and find out who is doing that to them.

Most kids are ashamed to let their parents know what awful things have been done to them.

You must find out all the details, press on if you have to. 

Respond to the school that day if still time. But if not go early next morning and talk only to the principle.

Take action! As a parent you need to over react, because the problem must be stopped immediately. 

If you try the gentle approach with the school, little if anything will be done. You go to that school and demand for that bully to be expelled from school.

We take no prisoners when it comes to our children's safely and well-being. 

Any unwanted touching from another is assault and battery for all ages.

After you have reacted to this incident, you go back to that school and follow up.

Anyone putting their hands on your child is not to be tolerate. 

As the parent we need to puts lots of attention on solving the problem.

Your child could at the least suffer lower self-esteem, poor grades,

little self confident and a future of the same if you ignore it.

Keep a close eye on your children by knowing what is going on in your child's life.

Get involved in their school and all their activities.

Find out where your children hang out and know who their friends are.

It is our responsibility to protect our children at all times.

TIPS TO AVOID BEING A VICTIM

By. Ani Yusup

It is very important for everybody to help self defense skills, no matter how well-trained you are. To save yourself from a life-threatening attack you have to know how to present yourself as a bad target. You might be a victim-in-waiting or you give out the wrong signals.

To avoid from the nastier people out there, these tips for you to reduced your chances of being single out.

Body Languange

Anyone who start confrontational situations look for certain types of people to be their victim. They seek out the easiest targets just like the predators searching for prey.

A confident person who looks prepared and equipped to handle any situation wouldn't be a target for the mugger in the street. Present yourself in a manner that makes you appear like an easy target for trouble is not your goal in your life every day.

The victim selection process most of them made by the crucial body language. A typical bully or attacker will be looking for these signals, which are when you give off signs of your general demeanor without being consciously aware of it.

Your posture one of authority, your head should be up and you should appear alert and aware of your surroundings. The most important is you should be confident and smooth when you are walking.

Projective a positive persona at all time could stop you from being selected as the next victim, no matter how fearful or how concern you are.

Awareness

To avoid a potential attack, just being aware of your surroundings is enough sometimes. knowing that the shock will aid them in their mission to inflict misery and damage, attackers frequently use surprise tactics to gain an advantage. You can often dodge trouble by being alert and aware of potential danger.

Be very careful if you have to walk near potential hiding place for attacker. All you have to do is outward confidence with inward caution. To locate any threats, use your eyes and ears best you can do.

To avoid people who you think may cause trouble for you just cross the street. Stay close to groups of regular people as much as possible. Stay away from darkened area. If you think somebody is following you listen to your instincts, then do not be afraid to seek help from passing couples, shop owner, whoever near you.

You probably make a mistake, but it's better than take a risk.

Giving Help

Attackers usually initiate one-to-one contact with you in a seemingly innocent way like, asking you for simple direction. They're asking you for a time, asking you for cash, and asking if they've seen you arround.

Your respond is very important if an attacker try to engaged you in conversation. Are you easy prey? Are you a victim-in-waiting? The key is self confidence.

Be firm, be polite, and be fast. If you are walking try not to brake your stride too much as your answers with a non-confrontational reply, remember to make confident eye-contact.

"Sorry, I can't help you", say it with confident. This answer will be enough to deter an attacker.

To give off signals that you are not weak, all you need is a brief encounter in this situation. You should try to exude an aura of being able to take care of yourself in everything you do and say.

The attacker will avoid anyone who appears to be a tough target bacause no attackers wants a hard time from their chosen victims.

The right forethought could make you be the though target.

HOW TO CURE A HEADACHE

By: Ani Yusup

Everybody surely ever had a headache. It's come and seem to persist till they consume your entire being and you are unable to focus at work, at home, anywhere, or anything.

Headaches are cause by so many things, things that are just part of yoyr normal life and daily world. For example, if you are busy at work and do not have time for a bite to eat can cause headaches and a persisting pain that does not seem to go away.

If you sit in noisy, loud, polluted traffic for a long time, it is also caused the headache. Even if you are just tired, stressed, fatigued, or fighting adverse weather conditions, it is caused the headache too.

A headache can really hit you at any moment of the day and it is importand to know how to stave it off that you can be back to full strength in to mine and enjoy your day again.

Well, do you feel the start of a headache?

Now this is the time to take action and treat it immediately.

Many times people just leave the headache unattended and think it is just a normal and expected sansation. Actually before something start it is the stages where it is somewhat easy to combat. Start thinks about what caused a headache once you feel the start of it.

It is important to remember the moment you feel the headache, you do not want to immediately take the pain. When your body consumes about three of these painkillers it slowly builds immunity to the medication. Then your headache will to become even worse and more frequent and more painful.

If the pain is really terrible and difficult to bear, make sure that you reserve your turning to pain medications as a sort of last resort option. Make sure you do not consume medication too often, because medication like acetaminophen can cause damage to your liver if taken too frequently.

When you feel a headache coming on, you might want to try some natural remedies first. Think of the last time you ate. Maybe you just might need to eat something to clear away that headache if it was hours ago.

You should try the caffeine. It has been known to work. If you have a dependency on caffein already and have not had your usual cup of coffee, a headache is to be expected.

It is importand to try and calm yourself down sometimes when you have a headache. Light can hurt your head worse if your eyes feel particularly sensitive, so you can lie in a dark room.

A cold compress on your head and lie there quietly and peacefully for about half an hour to an hour till the headache subsided.

Don't forget to try green tea it can help relieve a headache, as well.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – STOP IT!

By: Ani Yusup

Domestic violence in the form of a slap, kick assault and so forth, a lot going on around us. We never thought you even close to friends who have the experienced of domestic violence. A young woman who seems to a "normal", have a socializing and good career, actually she hides the pain very much in her life every day.

She often exposed violence by her husband. All too often, there is an incident when the husband slaps the wife, some are even too much ... to burn and kill his own wife.

Blurry portrait of households from ancient times until now ...

Not just domestic violence against the wives that happens, it could also happen to a mother, father, and children, also even the husband and a housemaid. The most widely be told of course the problem of domestic violence that befell wives and children.

As a Moslem phrase Baiti Jannati - My House is My Heaven, a place where warmth is always in bloom in which there are couples and kids who love each other.

Family is a foundation of a state.

Children are the cadres of the nation, created by the family. Domestic violence is one of the destructive factors for family. Let us eliminate domestic violence.

Tips for tackling domestic violence

1. Draw near to God Almighty, a family in which there is a good husband, a good wife and children who are also good, it will keep them away from domestic violence.
2. Be aware of the harmful effects of the domestic violence.
3. Families fall apart (broken home), domestic violence is the unlawfully acts that could result in loss of freedom for the perpetrators. Domestic violence can cause mental disorders.
4. Get used to the attitude and gentle manners in the family.

Husband is a leader in the family who become a role model for his wife and children. The wives, domestic life as difficult as anything we try to become the good wife. Insya Allah, domestic violence will be far from our families.

The loves between husband and wife is the key to building a sturdy palace household.