I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be
Everybody's searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone who fulfilled my needs
A lonely place to be
And so I learned to depend on me
I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I'll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all
I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be
I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone's shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I'll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can't take away my dignity
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all
And if by chance, that special place
That you've been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love
Would you believe there are a whole lot of chocolate health
benefits growing on trees right now? The sought after cocoa bean which
is indigenous to Africa and South America should be eaten in it’s naked
raw form for the ultimate chocolate experience.
The taste is quite heavenly. I’m talking about the
real thing which comes from the cocao plant , pronounced kuhkow and not
cocoa. We are all familiar with the commercial chocolate made from
roasted cacao beans. Actually the cacao bean is one of nature’s most
powerful foods.
The typical cocoa which we use for baking, or use in
chocolate fondue recipes has been defatted and treated with chemicals
and alkaline salts.
So lets take a squizz at raw chocolate health ingredients:
Raw cocoa is abundant in flavanoids. What the heck is
a flavanoid you be asking now. No it's not an added flavorant ,
it's a class of phyto chemicals called polyphenols. Thousands of
flavanoids exist in ample amounts in plant based foods. Latest studies
reveal that some flavanoids protect from certain diseases, especially
heart diseases.
Potent antioxidants, more than in red wine, We all
know that sipping too much red wine can get you into trouble! So rather
nibble on chocolate. Antoxidants significantly reduce the risk of heart
attack.
Copper- a lot of women have a copper deficiency. A good source of copper is in liver. Yuck, I'd rather eat chocolate.
Phenylethylamine followed closely by theobromo which is the magic ingredient of lifting depressions.
Raw chocolate also has small amounts of straight caffeine, great for a little lift me up snack.
Magnesium which is also credited for giving one those
euphoric feelings when eating chocolate. If you're a woman then take
note that magnesium levels drop during menstruation so it's a good
time to tuck into chocolate.
Serotonin and tyramine are also in raw chocolate, which have a gentle calming effect.
So when you get the blues eat chocolate, no wonder
it's called a comfort food because it has exactly that ability to
comfort. But I must warn you dear reader (chocogurl) that only raw chocolate has
these chocolate health qualities. If commercial chocolate lures you and
you like to munch a lot of it, then don't expect to have to have
these astounding chocolate health affects.
I'd like to try the raw one or may be store some in my fridge so when my days aren't going as i wish i just grab those choco and i also not need to have a diet huahahaha......
Born
on August 26, 1910, in Skopje in Macedonia, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhia was
the youngest of three children of an Albanian family. As she was pink
and plump, her brothers and sisters fondly called her "Gonxha" (flower
bud). From childhood the children were taught the lessons of charity.
Agnes liked to be in church, reading, praying and singing.
When she was quite young, she felt the desire to spend her entire life
for God and His work. For this decision, she was helped by a father to
whom she confessed her desire. At the age of 18 she joined the Loreto
Sisters who were very active in India. She was trained in religious
activities. She choose the name Sister Teresa. In 1929 Sister Teresa
was assigned to teach at the St Mary's Convent School in Calcutta,
India.
The call from Jesus
While working, whenever she used to find time, she used to look after
the sick. On May 24, 1937, she took her final vows as a nun in
Darjeeling. Her journey to Darjeeling in September 1947 was, perhaps,
the most important journey of her life. Here she heard God's voice --
the message was "to leave the convent and help the poorest of poor and
to live with them." She said it was an order and had to be obeyed.
At first she did not get the permission to leave the convent but in
1948 she got the permission specifically from Pope Pius XIII to leave
the the Loreto community and work among the city's poor. Since then,
she has remained a guardian angel for the sick and dying the world
over. She chose to wear the plain white sari with the blue border and a
simple cross pinned to her left shoulder.
Mother's Foundations
Mother's Order, founded in 1947, has nearly 4000 nuns running
orphanages, homes of poor, AIDS hospices and other charitable centres
around the world.
In 1948, she opened the first school for slum children in Calcutta. She
used to help the poor and taught them about hygiene. In 1952, she
opened Nirmal Hriday (or Pure hearts), a home for the dying. On the
very first day, Mother Teresa picked up a woman literally half-eaten by
rats and ants and carried her to the home and cleaned her. This Home
for Dying became more and more popular where the dying who had no place
to go were brought and were given proper medical treatment.
Another of Mother's foundations was Shishu Bhavan -- the home for
babies. Children whose parents cannot care them, or whose parents have
left them on the streets.
Mother Teresa also started a colony for lepers where they could build
their own houses and could work on their own fields. The colony was
called Shanti Nagar. The biggest problem, according to her, was not the
disease but the lack of love and charity, the feeling of being
unwanted.
Mother considered abortion as the biggest evil. On abortion she said that:
"A nation that destroys the life of an unborn child, who has been
created for living and loving, who has been created in the image of
God, is in a tremendous poverty."
Awards Aplenty
For the care she took of destitutes, physically and mentally
handicapped, lepers, slum dweller, the world community bestowed on her
numerous awards.
In 1962, Mother received her first award for humanitarian work --
Padmashri award. In the same year, she got the Ramon Magsaysay Award.
In 1971 Mother was awarded with Pope John Peace Prize. After being
awarded the Noble Peace Prize in 1979, the "living saint" said "I
accept it in the name of the poor because I believe that by giving me
this prize, they are recognising the presence of poor in the world."
India's highest decoration Bharat Ratna was conferred on her in 1980.
The Final Years
In 1990, Mother had decided to step down as a head and so called a
conclave of sisters to choose a successor. But in a secret ballot, she
was reelected with one dissenting vote -- her own. And so finally she
withdrew the request to step down. In 1996, her health started
deteriorating, with failure of her left ventricle, recurring heart
problems, chest infection, and so again wished to step down. Finally on
March 13, 1997 Mother stepped down and paved the way for election of
Sister Nirmala as the new head of the Order.
Angel of mercy passes away
The 87-year old Nobel laureate died of severe cardiac arrest at the
Missionaries of Charity headquarters on September 5, 1997 at 21.30
hours. With the death of "Saint of Gutters", the light has gone out of
the lives of the poor and the downtrodden.
Mother herself had no personal property or savings. But her real wealth
was the millions of destitutes orphaned and abandoned sufferers around
the world. In all her work both in India and abroad, she adopted the
Indian tradition in service.
World's tribute to Mother Teresa
Prime Minister of India, IK Gujral, said, "The Mother is a worshipper
of daridranarayan (poor). Gandhiji and Mother in this century
demonstrated to us the beauty and power of this ultimate and most
difficult form of worship." He also said, "The world especially India,
is poorer with her passing. Hers was a life devoted to bringing love,
peace and joy to the people the world generally shuns."
Vice-President of India Krishan Kant said, "With the death of Mother
Teresa, a messiah of the poor has left us. The poor will feel poorer.
This shock will sprout forth a fountain of love and compassion for the
causes she served. She will remain a symbol of dedication and selfless
service."
The US President Bill Clinton said in his condolence message , "Mother
Teresa and Princess Diana - the two different women of vastly different
backgrounds and worlds -- are gone, but each of them has shown us what
it is to live a life of meaning through concern for others."
Pope John II said, "She leaves us the testimony of the love of God that
... transformed her life into a total gift to her brothers and
sisters." British Prime Minister Tony Blair paid tribute to Mother
Teresa calling her a "inspiration to all of us".
Nobel Peace laureate Mother Teresa was an outstanding humanitarian, the
chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Mr Francis Sejestad, said.
Mother Teresa remained firm in her vision of the world's true needs: humble acts of mercy on God's behalf.
source: sify.com/itihaasfullstory.php?id=13265496 ** She has always be my inspiration. Show that love is without boundaries. Prove that giving more love teach me to be humble; and even to sacrifice. It's not only about human being but to give honor and glory to the Creator of the universe **
tunggu, jangan sekarang... kau kan tahu aku dan kamu tak bisa saat ini. bukan karena kita tak mampu tapi karena kita harus menjaganya. sampai waktu dimana kamu tak perlu lagi meminta... tak cukupkah rasa sayangku yang membuat aku tak bisa lupakan kamu? tak besarkah peduliku yang selalu tak bisa mengabaikanmu? tak bisakah kehadiranku menggantinya? berada disisimu dan tak akan tinggalkanmu?
percayalah akan waktu yang menunggu disana. tersedia semua untuk kita bila aku dan kamu dapat menunggu dalam sabar. penantian pun ada akhirnya, tidak lama lagi bukan? tunggu ya sayang, kamu yang kukasihi dalam hidupku bukan berarti segalanya bagiku. tapi Dia yang kukasihi segenap raga dan jiwa, Dialah yang pertama kudengar.
Selama 4 hari minggu lalu aku belajar sesuatu. Beruntungnya aku mendapat seorang pengajar dan juga motivator yang begitu baik menjelaskan hal yang harus aku mengerti. Mereka membuka pikiran aku sehingga mampu membuat aku benar2 berefleksi tentang apa yang aku kerjakan dalam keseharianku. Apakah aku sudah dengan matang merencanakan segala sesuatu yang berhubungan dengan kehidupanku... masa depanku...
Apakah aku juga sudah jadi pribadi yang baik buat orang2 di sekitarku.... dalam pekerjaan, pergaulan, keluarga, pertemanan....
Aku diajar dan aku merasa sangat diberkati. Karena aku tak memiliki pengetahuan itu tapi sekarang aku punya dan akan jadi bekal yang tiada habis kugunakan dan kubagikan dalam perjalanan hidupku.
Ada banyak hal lucu yg aku alami bersama dia. Si cowo ndut, menyebalkan, suka ga nyambung, dan sering tidak konsisten sama omongannya itu (tp tetep disayang sama pacarnya;D). Kalo kita habis marah apalagi marah besar besoknya langsung ngerasa kangen banget. Habis itu ledek2an, ketawa2, dan aku selalu puas bila ledekanku sampe bikin dia ga tau mesti bales apa.... hehehhe.
Dia pernah tanya perubahan apa yg aku lihat dari dia selama hampir setahun ini. Aku mikir agak lama trus aku jawab "Yah kamu tambah sayang, tambah romantis sama aku. Selain itu kamu malah tambah nyebelin. Contohnya manja, susah dibilangin, suka ga konsis sama ucapannya, dan belom bisa nempatin diri sesuai situasi kondisi." Dan dia hanya tertawa.
Dia panggil aku jelek lalu aku panggil dia ndut (jelek). Kalo sebutannya dengan nama2 hewan maka dia jantannya dan aku betinanya. Contohnya waktu aku lagi marah dan ngoceh terus dia akan rayu2 aku trus aku luluh dia malah komentar kalo aku marah suaranya kyk guk...guk...guk...rrrrr....guk....rrrrr. Sial mang aku doggy? Ya udah kamu jantannya protes aku."
Seringkali antena aku dan dia tidak nyambung maka yang terjadi adalah budeg kuadrat... Saling nyalahin dan menertawakan kekurangan kami..
Diatas semua itu dia bilang dia tambah sayang dan cinta sama aku... to twit ya... rasanya akupun begitu walo suka bingung sendiri kenapa begitu ???? (dia juga sering bingung sih kenapa malah tambah sayang sama aku heehhe)
Cinta mungkin tak perlu alasan jelas bila hati sudah nyambung.
Melihatnya melawati kelasku.... Aku tahu...dia bukan di kelasku lagi...
kadang aku masih berharap dia berbelok kembali ke kelasku... menyapaku dan memelukku... tapi...dia sudah naik kelas...
Aku hanya bisa melihatnya lebih jauh... menyapanya sesekali memeluknya jika ada kesempatan
Aku kangen malaikat kecilku... Inikah rasanya menyayangi seseorang dengan sepenuh hati...
Malaikat kecilku, ingatlah bahwa aku akan selalu ada untukmu... dari kejauhan aku selalu memperhatikanmu... aku akan selalu menyayangimu, malaikat kecilku... because...
For the sun, moon, stars,
wind, soil, sand, air, trees, seeds, flowers, rainbow, colors, waves, heat,
rocks, grass, butterflies, birds, fruits of many flavors and plants of many
kinds.
For the candies,
chocolate, toys of many shapes and sizes, songs, laughs, tears, dreams,
stories, friends, parents, family of close and far.
For the strength,
weakness, troubles, pain, joy, love, hug, mind, soul, body, my uniqueness.
For thinking, forgiving,
understanding, teaching, and being there for me.
For oppurtunity, chance,
time, courageous, contentment, meekness, trust, blessings in small and big
things.
For the house I call home,
books, tape, bed, bolster, pillow, fan, shelf, blanket, clothes, shoes, glass,
plates, fork, spoon, stove, tv, dvd player, chair, table……..
satu persatu mimpi2 gue tercapai...
masih banyak sich mimpi gue yg masih gue kejar kaya travelling around Europe, ketemu my soul mate and getting married.
Tapi dari sekian banyak mimpi2 gue...gw punya satu2 cita2...mo bikin
kumpulan cerpen anak...(ga usah buku dulu deh...tlalu jauh!!!)
Gue sadar kok..gue bukan penulis yang handal...makanya gue butuh orang
yg bs bantuin gue edit2 kata2 gw yang pastinya suka loncat2 kaya kutu
loncat...jadi pastinya gue gak bakal kerja sendirian...
Blue print dari cerpen anak gue udah ada sich....inspirasi juga udah
ada...cuman gue ga tau kapan pelaksanaanya...soalnya kudu "put first
thing first" yang mana adalah my study...
Semoga liburan berikutnya gue bisa menulis karya pertama gue....
