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December 2011

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“Let go of your worries
and be completely clear-hearted,
like the face of a mirror
that contains no images.
If you want a clear mirror,
behold yourself
and see the shameless truth,
which the mirror reflects.
If metal can be polished
to a mirror-like finish,
what polishing might the mirror
of the heart require?
Between the mirror and the heart
is this single difference:
the heart conceals secrets,
while the mirror does not.”
—Rumi
Dec 31, 201112 notes
#poetry #rumi #heart
“

The Guest House

This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!

Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house, empty of its furniture, still treat each guest honorably.

He may be clearing you out for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.

”
—Rumi
Dec 29, 2011
#poetry #rumi
“Love never dies by natural causes. It dies because we don’t replenish its cup.” —Paulo Coelho
Dec 23, 20114 notes
#love #quote #paulocoelho
Dec 20, 2011219 notes
To See the Place Unknown or to Meet the People Unknown

To the place unknown with the people I know OR to the place I’ve known with the people unknown..  

I’m pretty sure that both places offering me miracles as well as the people within..  

As inspired by Patricia Schultz in her book “1000 Places to Visit Before I Die”, I think I’ll explore the place unknown instead of to meet the people unknown. Because, I would meet the people unknown in the place unknown but I’m not sure to find the place unknown in the place I’ve known..  

Explore…        

                 Experience…                  

                                        Dream high…

Dec 20, 2011
#dreams #theplaceunknown #thepeopleunknown
Dec 17, 2011
#life #inspiration #photography #oldbuilding
“

If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work..

If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees..

If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom?

”
—Kahlil Gibran
Dec 14, 20111 note
#quote #kahlilgibran #heart
“

Satu hati lebih mahal dari pada senyuman..

Satu jiwa lebih berharga dari pada sebentuk cincin..

”
—Buya Hamka
Dec 12, 2011
#quote #buyahamka
Merantaulah...

Orang pandai dan beradab tak kan diam di kampung halaman..

Tinggalkan negerimu dan merantaulah ke negeri orang..

Pergilah, kan kau dapatkan pengganti dari kerabat dan teman..

Berlelah-lelahlah, manisnya hidup akan terasa setelah lelah berjuang..

Aku melihat air yang diam menjadi rusak karena diam tertahan.. Jika mengalir menjadi jernih, jika tidak dia kan keruh menggenang..

Singa tak kan pernah mendapat mangsa jika tak tinggalkan sarang..

Anak panah jika tidak tinggalkan busur tak kan kena sasaran..

Jika saja matahari di orbitnya tak bergerak dan terus diam.. Tentu manusia bosan padanya dan enggan memandang..

Rembulan jika terus-menerus purnama sepanjang zaman.. Orang-orang tak kan menunggu saat munculnya datang..

Biji emas bagai tanah biasa sebelum digali dari tambang.. Setelah diolah dan ditambang, manusia ramai memperebutkan..

Kayu gaharu tak ubahnya kayu biasa di dalam hutan.. Jika dibawa ke kota berubah mahal dan menjadi incaran hartawan..

-Nasihat Imam Syafi’i-

Dec 12, 2011
#quote #life #inspiration
Edensor

Aku ingin mendaki puncak tantangan, menerjang batu granit kesulitan, menggoda marabahaya, dan memecahkan misteri dengan sains.

Aku ingin mengirup berupa-rupa pengalaman lalu terjun bebas menyelami labirin lika-liku hidup yang ujungnya tak dapat disangka.

Aku mendamba kehidupan dengan kemungkinan-kemungkinan yang bereaksi satu sama lain seperti benturan molekul-molekul uranium: meletup tak terduga-duga, menyerap, mengikat, mengganda, berkembang, terurai, dan berpencar ke arah yang mengejutkan.

Aku ingin ke tempat-tempat yang jauh, menjumpai beragam bahasa dan orang-orang asing.

Aku ingin berkelana, menemukan arahku dengan membaca bintang-gemintang.

Aku ingin mengarungi padang dan gurun-gurun, ingin melepuh terbakar matahari, limbung dihantam angin, dan menciut dicengkeream dingin.

Aku ingin kehidupan yang menggetarkan, penuh dengan penaklukan, Aku ingin hidup! Ingin merasakan sari pati hidup!

Edensor -Andrea Hirata

Dec 12, 20114 notes
#edensor #andreahirata #quote
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