Tak Terkalahkan Oleh Api

Pada suatu malam di bulan Desember 1914, kompleks laboratorium Thomas Alva Edison terbakar. Kompleks itu terdiri dari 6 bangunan. Semuanya terbakar habis. Kerugian diperkirakan sekitar 2 juta dollar, belum termasuk hancurnya semua penemuan dan catatan kerja Edison seumur hidupnya. Malam itu, pada saat terjadi kebakaran, putera Thomas, Charles khawatir akan ayahnya. Ia berlari-lari dengan panik mencari sang ayah. Charles menemukan Thomas sedang berdiri memandangi api. Mukanya merah dan rambut putihnya berkibar-kibar ditiup angin. Ketika melihat Charles, Thomas berteriak, �Mana ibumu?� �Ajak dia ke sini,� lanjutnya.  �Ia tak akan pernah melihat kejadian seperti ini lagi seumur hidupnya!� Malam itu Thomas berkata, �Walaupun aku sudah berumur 67 tahun, aku akan memulai lagi besok.� Keesokan harinya, Thomas berjalan-jalan di dekat bara api yang telah menghancurkan begitu banyak impian dan harapannya. �Ada nilai yang besar dalam bencana. Semua kesalahan kita terbakar habis. Syukurlah kita dapat memulai lembaran baru! Kita akan membangun yang lebih baik dan lebih besar di atas puing-puing ini.� Dengan bantuan sahabatnya Henry Ford,  Edison langung membangun kembali laboratoriumnya. Tiga minggu setelah kebakaran itu, Edison menyelesaikan phonograph Gambar: http://www.precinemahistory.net/images/edison_phonograph_poster.jpg

Tak Terkalahkan Oleh Api

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Pada suatu malam di bulan Desember 1914, kompleks laboratorium Thomas Alva Edison terbakar. Kompleks itu terdiri dari 6 bangunan. Semuanya terbakar habis. Kerugian diperkirakan sekitar 2 juta dollar, belum termasuk hancurnya semua penemuan dan catatan kerja Edison seumur hidupnya. Malam itu, pada saat terjadi kebakaran, putera Thomas, Charles khawatir akan ayahnya. Ia berlari-lari dengan panik mencari sang ayah. Charles menemukan Thomas sedang berdiri memandangi api. Mukanya merah dan rambut putihnya berkibar-kibar ditiup angin. Ketika melihat Charles, Thomas berteriak, �Mana ibumu?� �Ajak dia ke sini,� lanjutnya.  �Ia tak akan pernah melihat kejadian seperti ini lagi seumur hidupnya!� Malam itu Thomas berkata, �Walaupun aku sudah berumur 67 tahun, aku akan memulai lagi besok.� Keesokan harinya, Thomas berjalan-jalan di dekat bara api yang telah menghancurkan begitu banyak impian dan harapannya. �Ada nilai yang besar dalam bencana. Semua kesalahan kita terbakar habis. Syukurlah kita dapat memulai lembaran baru! Kita akan membangun yang lebih baik dan lebih besar di atas puing-puing ini.� Dengan bantuan sahabatnya Henry Ford,  Edison langung membangun kembali laboratoriumnya. Tiga minggu setelah kebakaran itu, Edison menyelesaikan phonograph Gambar: http://www.precinemahistory.net/images/edison_phonograph_poster.jpg

Inspirational Heart Story

A Grandfather talking to his grandson about a tragedy he witnessed:
"I feel as if I have two Wolves fighting in my heart. One is the vengeful, angry, violent one. The other Wolf is the loving, compassionate one."

"Grandfather, which wolf will win the fight in your heart?" asked his Grandson.

Grandfather answered, "The one I feed."-Anonymous

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A Grandfather talking to his grandson about a tragedy he witnessed:
"I feel as if I have two Wolves fighting in my heart. One is the vengeful, angry, violent one. The other Wolf is the loving, compassionate one."

"Grandfather, which wolf will win the fight in your heart?" asked his Grandson.

Grandfather answered, "The one I feed."-Anonymous

A Spider, Turtle, Moon Tale

'Every body is going to die.
But, your spirit will live forever.'"

A Spider, Turtle, Moon Tale

Night after night, the Moon looked down at all the people on Earth. She saw such beautiful people of beautiful colors. However, they all had one fear in common. They were all afraid of dying.

The Moon desperately wanted to get a message to the people on Earth. She wanted the people to know this one thing: "Everybody is going to die. But, your spirit will live forever."

It was harvest time and everybody was busy. On Earth, people were busy harvesting their crops. On the Moon, everyone was making sure the Moon stayed shiny and bright. Moon looked around to see who she could find to take this important message to the people on Earth.

She saw a tiny Spider and she said to her, "You are the perfect one to weave your way down to Earth and give them this very important message. The people on Earth need to know this. They need to know: 'Everybody is going to die. But, your spirit will live forever.'"

The Spider was going to need all of her legs for spinning webs and climbing. She could not carry a piece of paper with a message written on it.

Therefore, she memorized the message. She repeated the message to herself many times until she knew it word for word. "Every body is going to die. But, your spirit will live forever."

Slowly but surely, Spider was weaving her way down to Earth. She was only a short way from Earth when she bumped into a Turtle who was floating down to Earth.

The Turtle paused in mid air when he saw the Spider. "What are you doing?" He asked.Spider said, "I'm going to earth with a very important message."

Turtle said, "Oh, don't bother yourself. I can do this much quicker than you can. Even I am faster than a Spider. What do you want me to tell the people on Earth?"

The Spider yelled, "Everybody is going to die. But . . ."

And, in a flash Turtle was gone. As he was falling to Earth, the Turtle yelled back to the Spider, "I'll tell them. See, aren't I faster."

The Turtle arrived on Earth and told all the people: "Everybody is going to die!" The people on Earth were more frighten than ever. The Turtle went all over the Earth shouting, "Everybody is going to die!"

When the Moon heard what had happened she was very upset with the Turtle.

She arranged an eclipse so that in the darkness she could visit the Turtle. She found him and rolled across his back before retuning to her place in the sky. When the Moon rolled across Turtle's back she she left permanent cracks in his shell.

Up until that time, all Turtle's shells were smooth and round like the Moon.

However, since that time the Turtle's shell always shows signs of the cracks that the Moon caused.

To this day, Moon continues to send Spiders to our homes on Earth to deliver the message. However, few of us understand the message in the web.

"Everybody is going to die. But, your spirit will live forever."

A Spider, Turtle, Moon Tale

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'Every body is going to die.
But, your spirit will live forever.'"

A Spider, Turtle, Moon Tale

Night after night, the Moon looked down at all the people on Earth. She saw such beautiful people of beautiful colors. However, they all had one fear in common. They were all afraid of dying.

The Moon desperately wanted to get a message to the people on Earth. She wanted the people to know this one thing: "Everybody is going to die. But, your spirit will live forever."

It was harvest time and everybody was busy. On Earth, people were busy harvesting their crops. On the Moon, everyone was making sure the Moon stayed shiny and bright. Moon looked around to see who she could find to take this important message to the people on Earth.

She saw a tiny Spider and she said to her, "You are the perfect one to weave your way down to Earth and give them this very important message. The people on Earth need to know this. They need to know: 'Everybody is going to die. But, your spirit will live forever.'"

The Spider was going to need all of her legs for spinning webs and climbing. She could not carry a piece of paper with a message written on it.

Therefore, she memorized the message. She repeated the message to herself many times until she knew it word for word. "Every body is going to die. But, your spirit will live forever."

Slowly but surely, Spider was weaving her way down to Earth. She was only a short way from Earth when she bumped into a Turtle who was floating down to Earth.

The Turtle paused in mid air when he saw the Spider. "What are you doing?" He asked.Spider said, "I'm going to earth with a very important message."

Turtle said, "Oh, don't bother yourself. I can do this much quicker than you can. Even I am faster than a Spider. What do you want me to tell the people on Earth?"

The Spider yelled, "Everybody is going to die. But . . ."

And, in a flash Turtle was gone. As he was falling to Earth, the Turtle yelled back to the Spider, "I'll tell them. See, aren't I faster."

The Turtle arrived on Earth and told all the people: "Everybody is going to die!" The people on Earth were more frighten than ever. The Turtle went all over the Earth shouting, "Everybody is going to die!"

When the Moon heard what had happened she was very upset with the Turtle.

She arranged an eclipse so that in the darkness she could visit the Turtle. She found him and rolled across his back before retuning to her place in the sky. When the Moon rolled across Turtle's back she she left permanent cracks in his shell.

Up until that time, all Turtle's shells were smooth and round like the Moon.

However, since that time the Turtle's shell always shows signs of the cracks that the Moon caused.

To this day, Moon continues to send Spiders to our homes on Earth to deliver the message. However, few of us understand the message in the web.

"Everybody is going to die. But, your spirit will live forever."

The Frog in the Pit

The Frog in the Pit
Author Unknown

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. All the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the unfortunate frogs they would never get out.

The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead.

Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and simply gave up. He fell down and died.

The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could.

Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and suffering and just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out.

When he got out, the other frogs asked him, "Why did you continue jumping? Didn't you hear us?"

The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging and cheering him on him the entire time.

The frog asked, "That is what you were doing? Right?"

The Frog in the Pit

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The Frog in the Pit
Author Unknown

A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. All the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the unfortunate frogs they would never get out.

The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead.

Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and simply gave up. He fell down and died.

The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could.

Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and suffering and just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out.

When he got out, the other frogs asked him, "Why did you continue jumping? Didn't you hear us?"

The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging and cheering him on him the entire time.

The frog asked, "That is what you were doing? Right?"

Kisah Pengembara dan Pohon Beringin

Pada suatu siang yang panas, seorang pengembara sedang berjalan di sebuah padang rumput. Karena sudah cukup jauh berjalan, ia merasa lapar dan haus. Ia melihat sebatang pohon beringin besar di tepi padang rumput dan memutuskan untuk beristirahat sejenak.

Sang pengembara  pun duduk di bawah pohon beringin yang sangat rindang itu. Ia kemudian membuka bekalnya dan mulai makan.

Setelah makan dan minum, ia merasa mengantuk. Ia pun merebahkan tubuhnya dengan akar pohon beringin sebagai bantalnya. Ia memandangi daun pohon beringin yang rindang dan melihat buah-buah beringin yang merah kecil-kecil di sela-sela daun.

Pengembara itu tersenyum dan berkata kepada dirinya sendiri, �Aneh sekali, pohon sebesar ini mempunyai buah yang sangat kecil. Pantasnya buahnya paling tidak sebesar kepalan tanganku ini, mungkin bahkan lebih besar lagi.�

Hembusan angin semilir dan suara desir daun-daun beringin membuat mata pengembara pun makin berat. Ia pun jatuh tertidur.

Pada suatu saat angin kencang bertiup dan buah- buah beringin berjatuhan. Beberapa di antaranya jatuh menimpa tubuh dan wajah sang pengembara. Sebuah bahkan mengenai hidungnya. Terkejut, ia pun terbangun.  Ia mengusap-usap hidungnya yang sekarang kotor karena air buah beringin.

Sadar bahwa hidungnya tadi kejatuhan buah merah kecil itu, ia pun berkata, �Alangkah bodohnya aku. Untunglah buah beringin hanya sebesar ini. Apa jadinya bila buahnya besar?�

Sang pengembara memandangi pohon beringin dengan sulur-sulur yang berayun pelan karena hembusan angin. Ia pun bangkit dan melanjutkan perjalanannya.

Kisah Pengembara dan Pohon Beringin

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Pada suatu siang yang panas, seorang pengembara sedang berjalan di sebuah padang rumput. Karena sudah cukup jauh berjalan, ia merasa lapar dan haus. Ia melihat sebatang pohon beringin besar di tepi padang rumput dan memutuskan untuk beristirahat sejenak.

Sang pengembara  pun duduk di bawah pohon beringin yang sangat rindang itu. Ia kemudian membuka bekalnya dan mulai makan.

Setelah makan dan minum, ia merasa mengantuk. Ia pun merebahkan tubuhnya dengan akar pohon beringin sebagai bantalnya. Ia memandangi daun pohon beringin yang rindang dan melihat buah-buah beringin yang merah kecil-kecil di sela-sela daun.

Pengembara itu tersenyum dan berkata kepada dirinya sendiri, �Aneh sekali, pohon sebesar ini mempunyai buah yang sangat kecil. Pantasnya buahnya paling tidak sebesar kepalan tanganku ini, mungkin bahkan lebih besar lagi.�

Hembusan angin semilir dan suara desir daun-daun beringin membuat mata pengembara pun makin berat. Ia pun jatuh tertidur.

Pada suatu saat angin kencang bertiup dan buah- buah beringin berjatuhan. Beberapa di antaranya jatuh menimpa tubuh dan wajah sang pengembara. Sebuah bahkan mengenai hidungnya. Terkejut, ia pun terbangun.  Ia mengusap-usap hidungnya yang sekarang kotor karena air buah beringin.

Sadar bahwa hidungnya tadi kejatuhan buah merah kecil itu, ia pun berkata, �Alangkah bodohnya aku. Untunglah buah beringin hanya sebesar ini. Apa jadinya bila buahnya besar?�

Sang pengembara memandangi pohon beringin dengan sulur-sulur yang berayun pelan karena hembusan angin. Ia pun bangkit dan melanjutkan perjalanannya.

Raja Sulaiman dan Bayi

Pada suatu hari, dua orang ibu menghadap raja Sulaiman, membawa seorang bayi. Mereka memperebutkan bayi itu. Keduanya berkeras bayi itu anaknya. Raja Sulaiman tidak dapat memutuskan siapa ibu bayi itu. Maka ia memerintahkan untuk membelah sang bayi  menjadi dua, dan memberikan kedua ibu  masing-masing setengah bayi itu.

Ibu pertama setuju, �Raja sungguh adil. Biarlah bayi ini dibagi dua. Jika aku tidak dapat memilkinya, ia juga tidak mendapatkannya.�

Ibu kedua berlutut, memohon dengan pilu, �Jangan! Jangan sakiti bayi ini. Berikan kepadanya, Aku rela kehilangan bayi ini daripada melihatnya disakiti.�

Raja Sulaiman langsung tahu siapa ibu sang bayi dan mengembalikan bayi itu kepadanya. 

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Pada suatu hari, dua orang ibu menghadap raja Sulaiman, membawa seorang bayi. Mereka memperebutkan bayi itu. Keduanya berkeras bayi itu anaknya. Raja Sulaiman tidak dapat memutuskan siapa ibu bayi itu. Maka ia memerintahkan untuk membelah sang bayi  menjadi dua, dan memberikan kedua ibu  masing-masing setengah bayi itu.

Ibu pertama setuju, �Raja sungguh adil. Biarlah bayi ini dibagi dua. Jika aku tidak dapat memilkinya, ia juga tidak mendapatkannya.�

Ibu kedua berlutut, memohon dengan pilu, �Jangan! Jangan sakiti bayi ini. Berikan kepadanya, Aku rela kehilangan bayi ini daripada melihatnya disakiti.�

Raja Sulaiman langsung tahu siapa ibu sang bayi dan mengembalikan bayi itu kepadanya.