A hat-seller who was passing by a forest decided to take a nap under one of the trees, so he left his whole basket of hats by the side. A few hours later, he woke up and realized that all his hats were gone.
He looked up and to his surprise, the tree was full of monkeys and they had taken all his hats. he sits down and thinks of how he can get the hats down. While thinking he started to scratch his head. The next moment, the monkeys were doing the same.
Next, he took down his own hat, the monkeys did exactly the same. An idea came to him, he took his hat and threw it on the floor and the monkeys did that too. So he finally managed to get all his hats back.
Fifty years later, his grandson, also became a hat-seller and had heard this monkey story from his grandfather. One day, just like his grandfather, he passed by the same forest. It was very hot, and he took a nap under the same tree and left the hats on the floor.
He woke up and realized that all his hats were taken by the monkeys on the tree. He remembered his grandfather's words, started scratching his head and the monkeys followed. He took down his hat and fanned himself and again the monkeys followed. Now, very convinced of his grandfather's idea, he threw his hat on the floor but to his surprise the monkeys still held on to all the hats. Then one monkey climbed down the tree, grabbed the hat on the floor, gave him a slap and said............
Guess What????????
............. ........... ........ ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. "You think only you have a grandfather?"
Telaga hati
Suatu ketika, hiduplah seorang tua yang bijak. Pada suatu pagi, datanglah seorang anak muda yang sedang dirundung banyak masalah. Langkahnya gontai dan air muka yang ruwet. Pemuda itu, memang tampak seperti orang yang tak bahagia. Pemuda itu menceritakan semua masalahnya. Pak Tua yang bijak mendengarkan dengan seksama. Beliau lalu mengambil segenggam garam dan segelas air. Dimasukkannya aram itu ke dalam gelas, lalu diaduk perlahan.
"Coba, minum ini, dan katakan bagaimana rasanya," ujar Pak tua itu. "Asin. Asin sekali," jawab sang tamu, sambil meludah kesamping.
Pak Tua tersenyum kecil mendengar jawaban itu. Beliau lalu mengajak sang pemuda ke tepi telaga di dekat tempat tinggal Beliau. Sesampai di tepi telaga, Pak Tua Menaburkan segenggam garam ke dalam telaga itu. Dengan sepotong kayu, diaduknya air telaga itu.
"Coba, ambil air dari telaga ini dan minumlah."
Saat pemuda itu selesai mereguk air itu, Beliau bertanya, "Bagaimana rasanya?"
"Segar," sahut sang pemuda.
"Apakah kamu merasakan garam di dalam air itu?" tanya Beliau lagi.
"Tidak," jawab si anak muda.
Dengan lembut Pak Tua menepuk-nepuk punggung si anak muda. "Anak muda, dengarlah. Pahitnya kehidupan, adalah layaknya segenggam garam tadi, tak lebih dan tak kurang. Jumlah garam yang kutaburkan sama, tetapi rasa air yang kau rasakan berbeda. Demikian pula kepahitan akan kegagalan yang kita rasakan dalam hidup ini, akan sangat tergantung dari wadah yang kita miliki.
Kepahitan itu, akan didasarkan dari perasaan tempat kita meletakkan segalanya. Itu semua akan tergantung pada hati kita. Jadi, saat kamu merasakan kepahitan dan kegagalan dalam hidup, hanya ada satu hal yang bisa kamu lakukan. Lapangkanlah dadamu menerima semuanya. Luaskanlah hatimu untuk menampung setiap kepahitan itu."
Beliau melanjutkan nasehatnya."Hatimu adalah wadah itu. Perasaanmu adalah tempat itu. Kalbumu adalah tempat kamu menampung segalanya. Jadi, jangan jadikan hatimu itu seperti gelas, buatlah laksana telaga yang mampu meredam setiap kepahitan itu dan merubahnya menjadi kesegaran dan kebahagiaan."
Albert Einstein : The Imagineer
Albert Einstein is probably the best known scientist of the 20th Century. Most people know of his theory of relativity and that famous little equation E=mc². Yet it's not for this or quantum physics that Einstein inspires me. It was his ability to think outside the square and to apply great creativity and imagination to science. He opened the boundaries of his mind and didn't accept reality as it presented itself.
Albert Einstein may have looked like the stereotypical mad inventor with wild hair and an intense look, but he was not the mono-dimensional scientist which is the other great cliché of science. He was definitely a well rounded individual - he embraced philosophy from an early age and was into art. At university he could be seen hanging out in cafes and bars, discussing physics with other students.
Einstein was a bit of a rebel, and not too good with authority figures. One of his earlier teachers accused him of sitting in the back row and smiling (a familiar sounding accusation - not that I'd want to compare myself with Einstein). He always felt better if he could reject authority rather than it rejecting him. And one or the other happened on many occasions!
Contrary to what many people think, Einstein was not directly involved in the Manhattan Project - that infamous undertaking to develop the world's first nuclear weapon. Even back in the 1930s Einstein was well known as a pacifist. He did not work on the Project and he was not present at any nuclear tests. Yet he is linked to the bomb's development - E=mc² was essential to the physics behind the bomb. Einstein also wrote to President Roosevelt to alert him to the possiblity of the development of a nuclear weapon by the Nazis. In any case, his limited association with the development of the atomic bomb was a source of great sadness for Einstein.
Had Einstein wanted to work on the Manhattan Project, he probably would have been prevented because of the fears of the FBI, who by 1940 had a 1500 page dossier on Einstein. Albert Einstein was a member of the League against Imperialism and for National Independence. He had left-wing politics and he was a foreign scientist living in the United States. The FBI, paranoid and searching for communist sympathisers, thought one of the world's greatest minds an "extreme radical" and a security risk.
Interestingly, when he was younger, Einstein thought that he lacked imagination. In high school he wrote - "My disposition for abstract and mathematical thought, [and my] lack of imagination and ability" as his reasons for becoming a teacher in physics and mathematics. Not so later on in life, when Einstein had played with our perception of the world and re-negotiated it, he then said "I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world". A poet as well!
Louis Pasteur : The Believer
"Once upon a time in far off France, there lived a man named Louis Pasteur"
That is how the story that was read to me as a young child began. It was about a man named Louis Pasteur who believed in himself and believed in the existence of germs. Because he believed in himself he managed to save the life of a young boy who was bitten by a rabid dog, foaming at the mouth with white froth. Louis knew that there was an invisible enemy and eventually he found it. All because he believed in himself!
This story left a big impression on my young mind, and not just to 'believe in yourself'. It also instilled in me the realisation that not everything is as it seems - just because we can't seen something, doesn't necessarily mean it's not there. I kept hoping that this was true for fairies.
Louis Pasteur did more than find a cure for rabies. He also worked on the problem of beer and wine spoilage in France. Wine and beer went sour as it aged - was there a chemical that could prevent this? Louis was the first to show that fermentation required an organism - yeast, and was not a chemical process.
His solution to the beer and wine problem was pasteurisation. gently heating the wine or beer to a temperature of 120F [in C] to kill off any yeast left. This horrified the French wine makers and beer producers - heating wine? However, Louis proved his point in a cunningly simple experiment. heat one lot of wine and bottle it, and several months later open and compare with the wines which hadn't been heated. Of course, none of the heated bottles were off, while several of the un-heated bottles were.
Not content with guaranteeing a good wine, Louis Pasteur also disproved the theory of spontaneous generation. The general attitude in the 1860s was that life spontaneously generated out of dead matter: flies grew from dead meat, worms from decaying plants. Again, through a simple experiment, Louis proved that spontaneous generation did not occur, because life already existed - as tiny spores of organisms in the air. When deprived of these tiny organisms, meat did not spoil and flies did not rise from dead flesh!
What now? Louis Pasteur next discovered the germ, or more precisely, the 'germ theory of disease', in which diseases are spread between people by microscopic organisms which might be shared through bodily contact, sneezing etc.
This was a phenomenal discovery, though it may seem commonplace to us today. For 19th Century people, the world was suddenly occupied by a flotilla of nasty germs all waiting to do harm. For the first time the nature of infectious diseases and their method of propagation was understood. And understanding something is the first step towards solving it. It was this discovery of life in germland that allowed Pasteur to develop the cure for rabies.
The real story comes to a rather dramatic end. Joseph Meister, the boy whose life Louis Pasteur saved from rabies, became the gatekeeper at the Pasteur Institute. Fifty years after Louis saved his life he died a tragic and ironic death. When the Nazis invaded France, they asked Meister to open Louis Pasteur's crypt, out of curiosity. Rather than desecrate Louis' crypt, Joseph killed himself.
Pasteur made some shattering discoveries that changed the way we see the world. He went out on a limb by believing in something that no-one could see and was prepared to see the world through different eyes.
David Suzuki : A Wise Man
David Suzuki tends towards emphasising the destructive consequences of scientific discovery and the shortcomings of modern science. On the other hand, he is a world-esteemed geneticist with a string of degrees. I like the fact that he has managed to take a look over his shoulder at science, while still keeping his foot in the arena - a kind of self-regulation. I also like the way he emphasises that science can be much more than it is now, rather than simply ruling it as inadequate and missing the point.
David pointed out that scientific analysis tends to look at the world in fragmented pieces. take one aspect of nature, isolate it from everything else, control everything impinging on it and measure everything that happens. From here, add all the isolated snapshots of nature together and what do you get? A fractured mosaic rather than the big picture.
He wrote about the mosaic view of science in his book Inventing the Future (1990) which was full of ideas which reflected my own fledgling thoughts. I admired the way he questioned the infinity of scientific knowledge and recognised that science has a responsibility as well as an important role in the world - that scientific discoveries can have profound social consequences!
Suzuki's personal odyssey towards evaluating the role of science in our society had its beginning in childhood. During the second world war David Suzuki and his family were stripped of all rights of Canadian citizenship for sharing genes with 'the enemy' - despite being 2nd and 3rd generation Canadians! It was also in his childhood that he developed a real love of nature through father-son camping and fishing trips. Lots of fishing trips - the number of pictures of 'David with caught fish' in his autobiography Metamorphosis is amazing.
The college-age David Suzuki planned to take his love of science down the medical path. However, somewhere along the way to medical school, he was seduced by fruit flies and genetics and ended up in the lab. Genetics totally absorbed him and he loved pure research - the lab was his favourite place to be! It was as a grown-up geneticist, that he remembered his childhood experience of being judged because of his genes. He began to assess the impact of genetics on society and then gradually to consider the nature of scientific discovery and the limits of scientific knowledge.
Since then, David Suzuki has gone a step further towards developing a holistic approach to science - acknowledging that science has relegated some aspects of life to the margins of our values and experiences. Big on accountability and responsibility, he has also moved towards the integration of other sources of knowledge with science - from elders and indigenous populations. He is now foremost an environmentalist, and an educator, and has written many books as well as writing newspaper columns, doing radio shows and TV shows. Recently he set up the David Suzuki Foundation as a grass-roots education centre. However, for me his greatest impact has been in not only acknowledging the limits of science but in suggesting that science can alsoDogs set good Example
Great Advice!
Am sure the kids would enjoy reading… lessons from dogs J
If a dog was the teacher you would learn stuff like: When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.
When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.
Let others know when they've invaded your territory .
Take naps.
Stretch before rising.
Run, romp, and play daily.
Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
On warm days, stop to lie on your back in the grass.
On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout ... run right back and make friends. ! Delight in the simple joy of a long walk. Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough. Be loyal! . Never pretend to be something you're not.
If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.
Am sure the kids would enjoy reading… lessons from dogs J
If a dog was the teacher you would learn stuff like: When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.
When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.
Let others know when they've invaded your territory .
Take naps.
Stretch before rising.
Run, romp, and play daily.
Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
On warm days, stop to lie on your back in the grass.
On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout ... run right back and make friends. ! Delight in the simple joy of a long walk. Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough. Be loyal! . Never pretend to be something you're not.
If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.
Two Choices
You Have Two Choices My Friend ...
What would you do? You make the choice. Don't look for a punch line, there isn't one. Read it anyway.
My question is: Would you have made the same choice?
At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: "When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?" The audience was stilled by the query.
The father continued. "I believe that when a child like Shay, physically and mentally handicapped comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child." Then he told the following story:
Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, "Do you think they'll let me play?" Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps. Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, "We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning." Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. His Father watched with a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind
by three. In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat. At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat.
Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball. However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact. The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher. The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game. Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, "Shay, run to first! Run to first!"
Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled. Everyone yelled, "Run to second, run to second!" Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball ... the smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team. He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head. Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home. All were screaming, "Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay" Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, "Run to third! Shay, run to third!" As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, "Shay, run home! Run home!" Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team.
"That day," said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, "the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world." Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!
What would you do? You make the choice. Don't look for a punch line, there isn't one. Read it anyway.
My question is: Would you have made the same choice?
At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: "When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?" The audience was stilled by the query.
The father continued. "I believe that when a child like Shay, physically and mentally handicapped comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child." Then he told the following story:
Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, "Do you think they'll let me play?" Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps. Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, "We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning." Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. His Father watched with a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted.
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind
by three. In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat. At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat.
Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball. However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact. The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher. The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game. Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, "Shay, run to first! Run to first!"
Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled. Everyone yelled, "Run to second, run to second!" Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball ... the smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team. He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head. Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home. All were screaming, "Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay" Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, "Run to third! Shay, run to third!" As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, "Shay, run home! Run home!" Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team.
"That day," said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, "the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world." Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!
How to become a Millionaire
A jobless man applied for the position of "office boy" at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. "You are employed." He said." Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start." The man replied "But I don't have a computer, neither an email." I'm sorry", said the HR manager, "If you don't have an email, that means you do not exist. And who doesn't exist, cannot have the job."
The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do, with only $10 in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10Kg tomato crate. He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded to doubl e his capital. He repeated the Operation three times, and returned home with $60.
The man realized that he can survive by this Way, and started to go everyday earlier, and return late . Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. 5 years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US . He started to plan his family's future, and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan. When the conversation was concluded, the broker asked him his email. The man replied, "I don't have an email".
The broker answered curiously, "You don't have an email, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an email?!!" The man thought for a while and replied, "Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!"
Moral of the story :
M1 - Internet is not the solution to your life.
M2 - If you don't have internet, work hard, you can be a millionaire.
M3 - If you received this message by email, you are closer to being an office boy, than a millionaire...
Source : http://fidelity73.blogspot.com/2007/08/how-to-become-millionaire.html
The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do, with only $10 in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10Kg tomato crate. He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded to doubl e his capital. He repeated the Operation three times, and returned home with $60.
The man realized that he can survive by this Way, and started to go everyday earlier, and return late . Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. 5 years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US . He started to plan his family's future, and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan. When the conversation was concluded, the broker asked him his email. The man replied, "I don't have an email".
The broker answered curiously, "You don't have an email, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an email?!!" The man thought for a while and replied, "Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!"
Moral of the story :
M1 - Internet is not the solution to your life.
M2 - If you don't have internet, work hard, you can be a millionaire.
M3 - If you received this message by email, you are closer to being an office boy, than a millionaire...
Source : http://fidelity73.blogspot.com/2007/08/how-to-become-millionaire.html
who move my cheese?
no one move my cheese... I'm going to look for another cheese elsewhere. I love cheese that I'm having here but... maybe I will get better cheese at somewhere else. Plus, I love Cheesels.
HR Letter to All Employees
To all Employees: Effective 15 March 2007
Dress Code
1. It is advised that you come to work dressed according to your salary. If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we assume you are doing well financially and therefore do not need a pay raise.
2. If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, so that you may buy nicer clothes, and therefore you do not need a pay raise.
3. If you dress just right, you are right where you need to be and therefore you do not need a pay raise.
Sick Days
We will no longer accept a doctor's certificate as proof of sickness.If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work.
Holiday Days
Each employee will receive 104 personal days a year. They are called Saturday & Sunday.
Compassionate Leave
This is no excuse for missing work. There is nothing you can do for dead friends, relatives or co-workers. Every effort should be made to have non-employees attend to the arrangements.In rare cases where employee involvement is necessary, the funeral should be scheduled in the late afternoon. We will be glad to allow you to work through your lunch hour and subsequently leave one hour early.
Toilet Use
1. Entirely too much time is being spent in the toilet. There is now a strict three-minute time limit in the cubicles.
2. At the end of three minutes, an alarm will sound, the toilet paper roll will retract, the cubicle door will open, and your picture will be taken.
3. After your second offence, your picture will be posted on the company notice board under the "Chronic Offenders" category.
4. Anyone caught smiling in the picture will be sanctioned under the company's mental health policy.
Lunch Break
1. Skinny people get 30 minutes for lunch, as they need to eat more so that they can look healthy.
2. Normal size people get 15 minutes for lunch to get a balanced meal to maintain their average figure.
3. Chubby people get 5 minutes for lunch, because that's all the time needed to drink a Slim-Fast.
Thank you for your loyalty to our company. Remember we are an employer of choice and we are here to provide a positive employment experience.Therefore, all questions, comments, concerns, complaints, frustrations, irritations, aggravations, insinuations, allegations, accusations, contemplations, consternation and input should be directed elsewhere.
Source : http://fidelity73.blogspot.com/2007/05/hr-letter-to-all-employees.html
Dress Code
1. It is advised that you come to work dressed according to your salary. If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we assume you are doing well financially and therefore do not need a pay raise.
2. If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, so that you may buy nicer clothes, and therefore you do not need a pay raise.
3. If you dress just right, you are right where you need to be and therefore you do not need a pay raise.
Sick Days
We will no longer accept a doctor's certificate as proof of sickness.If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work.
Holiday Days
Each employee will receive 104 personal days a year. They are called Saturday & Sunday.
Compassionate Leave
This is no excuse for missing work. There is nothing you can do for dead friends, relatives or co-workers. Every effort should be made to have non-employees attend to the arrangements.In rare cases where employee involvement is necessary, the funeral should be scheduled in the late afternoon. We will be glad to allow you to work through your lunch hour and subsequently leave one hour early.
Toilet Use
1. Entirely too much time is being spent in the toilet. There is now a strict three-minute time limit in the cubicles.
2. At the end of three minutes, an alarm will sound, the toilet paper roll will retract, the cubicle door will open, and your picture will be taken.
3. After your second offence, your picture will be posted on the company notice board under the "Chronic Offenders" category.
4. Anyone caught smiling in the picture will be sanctioned under the company's mental health policy.
Lunch Break
1. Skinny people get 30 minutes for lunch, as they need to eat more so that they can look healthy.
2. Normal size people get 15 minutes for lunch to get a balanced meal to maintain their average figure.
3. Chubby people get 5 minutes for lunch, because that's all the time needed to drink a Slim-Fast.
Thank you for your loyalty to our company. Remember we are an employer of choice and we are here to provide a positive employment experience.Therefore, all questions, comments, concerns, complaints, frustrations, irritations, aggravations, insinuations, allegations, accusations, contemplations, consternation and input should be directed elsewhere.
Source : http://fidelity73.blogspot.com/2007/05/hr-letter-to-all-employees.html
90/10 Principle by Stephen Covey
Discover the 90/10 Principle. It will change your life.
What is the 90/10 Principle?
10% of life is made up of what happens to you.
90% of life is decided by how you react.
What does this mean ?We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us. We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane will be late arriving, which throws our whole schedule off. A driver may cut us off in traffic.We have no control over this 10%. The other 90% is different.
You determine the other 90%. How? By your reaction. You cannot control a red light, but you can control your reaction. Don't let people fool you; YOU can control how you react. Let's use an example. You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just what happened. What happens when the next will be determined by how you react. You curse.
You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over. She breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her forplacing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt. Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finishbreakfast and get ready for school. She misses the bus.Your spouse must leave immediately for work.You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. Because you are late, you drive 40 miles an hour in a 30 mph speed limit. After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at school. Your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye. After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase.
Your day has started terribly. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home, When you arrive home, you find a small wedge in your relationship with your spouse and daughter. Why? Because of how you reacted in the morning.Why did you have a bad day?
A) Did the coffee cause it?
B) Did your daughter cause it?
C) Did the policeman cause it?
D) Did you cause it?
The answer is D.
You had no control over what happened with the coffee. How you reacted in those 5 seconds is what caused your bad day. Here is what could have and should have happened. Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, "It's ok honey, you just need, to be more careful next time."Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come back down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff.Your boss comments on how good the day you are having. Notice the difference? Two different scenarios.Both started the same.Both ended different.Why? Because of how you REACTED.
You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens. The other 90% was determined by your reaction. Here are some ways to apply the 90/10 principle. If someone says something negative about you, don't be a sponge. Let the attack roll off like water on glass. You don't have to let the negative comment affect you!React properly and it will not ruin your day. A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend, being fired, getting stressed out etc. How do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic?Do you lose your temper?Pound on the steering wheel?A friend of mine had the steering wheel fall off!Do you curse? Does your blood pressure skyrocket?Do you try and bump them? WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at work?Why let the cars ruin your drive?
Remember the 90/10 principle, and do not worry about it. You are told you lost your job. Why lose sleep and get irritated?It will work out. Use your worrying energy and time into finding another job.The plane is late; it is going to mangle your schedule for the day. Why take out your frustration on the flight attendant? She has no control over what is going on. Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger.Why get stressed out? It will just make things worse.
Now you know the 90-10 principle. Apply it and you will be amazed at the results. You will lose no thing if you try it. The 90-10 principle is incredible. Very few know and apply this principle. The result? Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials, problems and heartache. There never seem to be a success in life. Bad days follow bad days. Terrible things seem to be constantly happening. There is constant stress, lack of joy, and broken relationships. Worry consumes time. Anger breaks friendships and life seems dreary and is not enjoyed to the fullest. Friends are lost. Life is a bore and often seems cruel. Does this describe you? If so, do not be discouraged.
You can be different! Understand and apply the 90/10 principle. It will change your life.
What is the 90/10 Principle?
10% of life is made up of what happens to you.
90% of life is decided by how you react.
What does this mean ?We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us. We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane will be late arriving, which throws our whole schedule off. A driver may cut us off in traffic.We have no control over this 10%. The other 90% is different.
You determine the other 90%. How? By your reaction. You cannot control a red light, but you can control your reaction. Don't let people fool you; YOU can control how you react. Let's use an example. You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just what happened. What happens when the next will be determined by how you react. You curse.
You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over. She breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her forplacing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt. Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finishbreakfast and get ready for school. She misses the bus.Your spouse must leave immediately for work.You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. Because you are late, you drive 40 miles an hour in a 30 mph speed limit. After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at school. Your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye. After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase.
Your day has started terribly. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home, When you arrive home, you find a small wedge in your relationship with your spouse and daughter. Why? Because of how you reacted in the morning.Why did you have a bad day?
A) Did the coffee cause it?
B) Did your daughter cause it?
C) Did the policeman cause it?
D) Did you cause it?
The answer is D.
You had no control over what happened with the coffee. How you reacted in those 5 seconds is what caused your bad day. Here is what could have and should have happened. Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, "It's ok honey, you just need, to be more careful next time."Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come back down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff.Your boss comments on how good the day you are having. Notice the difference? Two different scenarios.Both started the same.Both ended different.Why? Because of how you REACTED.
You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens. The other 90% was determined by your reaction. Here are some ways to apply the 90/10 principle. If someone says something negative about you, don't be a sponge. Let the attack roll off like water on glass. You don't have to let the negative comment affect you!React properly and it will not ruin your day. A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend, being fired, getting stressed out etc. How do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic?Do you lose your temper?Pound on the steering wheel?A friend of mine had the steering wheel fall off!Do you curse? Does your blood pressure skyrocket?Do you try and bump them? WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at work?Why let the cars ruin your drive?
Remember the 90/10 principle, and do not worry about it. You are told you lost your job. Why lose sleep and get irritated?It will work out. Use your worrying energy and time into finding another job.The plane is late; it is going to mangle your schedule for the day. Why take out your frustration on the flight attendant? She has no control over what is going on. Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger.Why get stressed out? It will just make things worse.
Now you know the 90-10 principle. Apply it and you will be amazed at the results. You will lose no thing if you try it. The 90-10 principle is incredible. Very few know and apply this principle. The result? Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials, problems and heartache. There never seem to be a success in life. Bad days follow bad days. Terrible things seem to be constantly happening. There is constant stress, lack of joy, and broken relationships. Worry consumes time. Anger breaks friendships and life seems dreary and is not enjoyed to the fullest. Friends are lost. Life is a bore and often seems cruel. Does this describe you? If so, do not be discouraged.
You can be different! Understand and apply the 90/10 principle. It will change your life.
who move my cheese
Let me share with you, the important lessons learnt in the book 'who move my cheese' written by Dr. Spencer Johnson 1998.
Cheese is a metaphor for what you want to have in life whether its a good job, a loving relationship, money or possession or health.
Maze is where you look for what you want, the organization you work in or your family or community you live in.
The object the author wants to putforth are:
1. Anticipate change
2. Adapt to change quickly
3. Enjoy change
4. Be ready to change quickly again and again
Some of the lines, i liked most are:
"Letting go and trust what lay ahead..therefore enjoy self more and more. When you move beyond your fear, you feel free."
"Fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists."
"The quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you find new cheese."
"When you see that you can find and enjoy new cheese, you change course."
"Noticing small changes early helps you adapt to the bigger changes that are to come."
Conclusion:
CHANGE HAPPEN
They keep moving the cheese
ANTICIPATE CHANGE
Get ready for the cheese to move
MONITOR CHANGE
Smell the cheese often so you know when it is getting older
ADAPT TO CHANGE QUICKLY
The quicker you let go of old cheese,
the sooner you can enjoy new cheese
CHANGE
Move with the cheese
ENJOY CHANGE
Savour the adventure and
enjoy the taste of new cheese
BE READY TO CHANGE QUICKLY AND ENJOY IT AGAIN
They keep moving the cheese
This book has certainly changed the way i perceive things. I have now embraced my fear and all geared up to hunt for my new cheese. How about you?
Source : http://fidelity73.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-move-my-cheese.html
Cheese is a metaphor for what you want to have in life whether its a good job, a loving relationship, money or possession or health.
Maze is where you look for what you want, the organization you work in or your family or community you live in.
The object the author wants to putforth are:
1. Anticipate change
2. Adapt to change quickly
3. Enjoy change
4. Be ready to change quickly again and again
Some of the lines, i liked most are:
"Letting go and trust what lay ahead..therefore enjoy self more and more. When you move beyond your fear, you feel free."
"Fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists."
"The quicker you let go of old cheese, the sooner you find new cheese."
"When you see that you can find and enjoy new cheese, you change course."
"Noticing small changes early helps you adapt to the bigger changes that are to come."
Conclusion:
CHANGE HAPPEN
They keep moving the cheese
ANTICIPATE CHANGE
Get ready for the cheese to move
MONITOR CHANGE
Smell the cheese often so you know when it is getting older
ADAPT TO CHANGE QUICKLY
The quicker you let go of old cheese,
the sooner you can enjoy new cheese
CHANGE
Move with the cheese
ENJOY CHANGE
Savour the adventure and
enjoy the taste of new cheese
BE READY TO CHANGE QUICKLY AND ENJOY IT AGAIN
They keep moving the cheese
This book has certainly changed the way i perceive things. I have now embraced my fear and all geared up to hunt for my new cheese. How about you?
Source : http://fidelity73.blogspot.com/2007/05/who-move-my-cheese.html
Ingin Menyerah
Tia sangat kecewa ketika mendapati kenyataan bahwa hampir semua rencana yang selama ini dibuatnya ternyata tidak terlaksana. Awal 2006, rencana serupa pernah dibuatnya, tapi gagal total.
Pada 2007, kembali Tia membuat rencana yang sama, tapi baru berjalan sebulan, belum juga terlaksana. Dia jadi putus asa dan malas. Ambil contoh salah satu rencananya yaitu ingin tidak terlambat masuk kerja. Tapi selama Januari saja dia hanya berhasil empat kali tidak terlambat. Dia merasa sangat sulit berangkat lebih pagi karena banyak yang harus dibereskan dulu.
Belum lagi rencananya untuk berolah raga lari pagi di sekitar kompleks perumahan setiap Sabtu dan Minggu pagi, sampai kini juga belum pernah sekalipun dilakukan. Selama ini selalu ada saja alasannya. Yang masih mengantuklah, yang capailah, yang sedang kurang enak badanlah, yang mau ke pasar, dan setumpuk alasan lain.
Ada lagi masalah kerapian meja kerjanya. Awal tahun ini Tia sudah mulai membersihkan meja kerjanya agar tidak berantakan lagi. Hari pertama sih bisa bersih. Tapi, sorenya mulai ada sehelai dokumen yang belum sempat disimpan dan untuk sementara diletakkan begitu
saja di meja kerjanya.
Keesokan harinya, di atas meja kerjanya bertambah beberapa dokumen lain yang belum sempat dibacanya dan ditumpuk di meja karena rencananya keesokan harinya akan dibaca. Eh, ternyata keesokan harinya banyak rapat sehingga tidak sempat membacanya. Hari itu, muncul lagi beberapa dokumen. Hari kelima, meja kerjanya sudah berantakan lagi.
Karena kesal, seperti biasa, Tia memasukkan tumpukan dokumen tersebut ke dalam laci meja atau lemari yang terletak di belakangnya. Dari luar, tampaknya meja kerjanya bersih, tapi dalam
laci dan lemarinya ternyata seperti kapal pecah.
Di dalam laci dan lemarinya, segala macam kertas bertumpuk-tumpuk, dari dokumen yang sangat penting hingga surat tagihan kartu kredit, atau tiket parkir yang sama sekali tidak penting.
Tia kadang-kadang membutuhkan waktu lebih dari satu jam untuk mencari salah satu dokumen penting. Masalahnya, dia harus mengeluarkan semua tumpukan kertas tersebut terlebih dahulu baru mencari dokumen yang diperlukan. Memang repot sih, tapi sudah dua minggu Tia tidak berusaha merapikan lagi. Percuma, katanya.
Siang tadi atasannya bercerita. Beliau paling tidak suka olahraga, tapi anak laki-lakinya yang masih duduk di bangku SD ternyata punya hobi bermain bulu tangkis. Anaknya selalu mengajak sang ayah untuk bermain bulu tangkis setiap malam. Untuk menemaninya berlatih.
Meskipun terpaksa, beliau mau juga. Demi kemajuan anaknya. Beliau menceritakan betapa tersiksanya setiap malam harus bermain bulu tangkis. Sudah lelah bekerja, masih harus bermain bulu tangkis dengan anaknya, terlebih lagi beliau sebenarnya tidak bisa dan tidak suka bermain bulu tangkis.
Jadi ketika bermain, beliau sering kalah. Entah sudah berapa kali beliau ingin menyerah dan berhenti main. Tapi melihat anaknya sangat senang, beliau tidak tega.
Apalagi, katanya, beliau ingat Richard DeVos, pendiri dan mantan presiden Amway Corporation, yang pernah mengatakan: “Keinginan untuk berhenti adalah penghalang terakhir antara Anda dan impian Anda.”
Mengingat kata-kata itu, beliau terus berlatih bulu tangkis. Setiap malam. Biarpun kadang-kadang malas, dipaksakannya juga. Eh, lama kelamaan jadi timbul rasa suka. Sekarang, katanya, beliau dan anaknya sudah cukup mahir, malah sudah pernah ikut lomba bulu tangkis di lingkungan RW. Menang lagi. Kunci suksesnya “Tidak boleh berhenti.” Berlatih terus sampai bisa. Ingat kata-kata Richard DeVos, katanya.
Tia jadi bersemangat lagi mendengar cerita itu. Selama ini Tia sadar, setiap mau merapikan mejanya, dia seringkali menuruti perasaan malasnya. Akhirnya dia menyerah dan berhenti merapikan meja. Padahal kalau tiap sore dirapikan, tidak berat kok. Yang bikin berat kan kalau ditumpuk?
Setiap akan lari pagi, sebenarnya Tia juga merasa malas. Akhirnya dia berhenti berusaha dan tidak pernah lari pagi. Padahal rencana itu kan tidak sulit. Tinggal keluar rumah dan lari pagi sebelum ke pasar. Kalau dipaksakan pasti bisa.
Begitu pula disiplin untuk berangkat lebih pagi agar tidak terlambat ke kantor. Sebenarnya kalau mau jujur, bisa sih berangkat lebih pagi. Urusan rumah bisa dikerjakan malam sebelumnya. Tidak ada yang mendesak sekali. Sebetulnya tinggal diatur saja. Tapi dia sudah
berhenti berusaha.
Tia ingin menjalankan rencananya lagi. Tiap malam dia akan membereskan segala sesuatu agar keesokan harinya bisa berangkat lebih pagi. Dia akan terus melatih dirinya dan tidak akan berhenti berusaha.
Setiap Sabtu dan Minggu pagi, dia akan lari pagi dalam perjalanan ke pasar yang tidak terlalu jauh. Sekalian langsung belanja. Tiap sore dia akan merapikan meja kerjanya sebelum pulang. Dia berniat tidak akan pulang sebelum mejanya rapi. Pokoknya sekarang dia tidak mau
gampang menyerah. Tidak mau berhenti berusaha. Sampai berhasil. Never quit!
Sumber: Ingin Menyerah oleh Lisa Nuryanti, Director of Expands Consulting & Training Specialist In House Trainings for Handling Complaints, Customer Satisfaction, Soft Skill
Pada 2007, kembali Tia membuat rencana yang sama, tapi baru berjalan sebulan, belum juga terlaksana. Dia jadi putus asa dan malas. Ambil contoh salah satu rencananya yaitu ingin tidak terlambat masuk kerja. Tapi selama Januari saja dia hanya berhasil empat kali tidak terlambat. Dia merasa sangat sulit berangkat lebih pagi karena banyak yang harus dibereskan dulu.
Belum lagi rencananya untuk berolah raga lari pagi di sekitar kompleks perumahan setiap Sabtu dan Minggu pagi, sampai kini juga belum pernah sekalipun dilakukan. Selama ini selalu ada saja alasannya. Yang masih mengantuklah, yang capailah, yang sedang kurang enak badanlah, yang mau ke pasar, dan setumpuk alasan lain.
Ada lagi masalah kerapian meja kerjanya. Awal tahun ini Tia sudah mulai membersihkan meja kerjanya agar tidak berantakan lagi. Hari pertama sih bisa bersih. Tapi, sorenya mulai ada sehelai dokumen yang belum sempat disimpan dan untuk sementara diletakkan begitu
saja di meja kerjanya.
Keesokan harinya, di atas meja kerjanya bertambah beberapa dokumen lain yang belum sempat dibacanya dan ditumpuk di meja karena rencananya keesokan harinya akan dibaca. Eh, ternyata keesokan harinya banyak rapat sehingga tidak sempat membacanya. Hari itu, muncul lagi beberapa dokumen. Hari kelima, meja kerjanya sudah berantakan lagi.
Karena kesal, seperti biasa, Tia memasukkan tumpukan dokumen tersebut ke dalam laci meja atau lemari yang terletak di belakangnya. Dari luar, tampaknya meja kerjanya bersih, tapi dalam
laci dan lemarinya ternyata seperti kapal pecah.
Di dalam laci dan lemarinya, segala macam kertas bertumpuk-tumpuk, dari dokumen yang sangat penting hingga surat tagihan kartu kredit, atau tiket parkir yang sama sekali tidak penting.
Tia kadang-kadang membutuhkan waktu lebih dari satu jam untuk mencari salah satu dokumen penting. Masalahnya, dia harus mengeluarkan semua tumpukan kertas tersebut terlebih dahulu baru mencari dokumen yang diperlukan. Memang repot sih, tapi sudah dua minggu Tia tidak berusaha merapikan lagi. Percuma, katanya.
Siang tadi atasannya bercerita. Beliau paling tidak suka olahraga, tapi anak laki-lakinya yang masih duduk di bangku SD ternyata punya hobi bermain bulu tangkis. Anaknya selalu mengajak sang ayah untuk bermain bulu tangkis setiap malam. Untuk menemaninya berlatih.
Meskipun terpaksa, beliau mau juga. Demi kemajuan anaknya. Beliau menceritakan betapa tersiksanya setiap malam harus bermain bulu tangkis. Sudah lelah bekerja, masih harus bermain bulu tangkis dengan anaknya, terlebih lagi beliau sebenarnya tidak bisa dan tidak suka bermain bulu tangkis.
Jadi ketika bermain, beliau sering kalah. Entah sudah berapa kali beliau ingin menyerah dan berhenti main. Tapi melihat anaknya sangat senang, beliau tidak tega.
Apalagi, katanya, beliau ingat Richard DeVos, pendiri dan mantan presiden Amway Corporation, yang pernah mengatakan: “Keinginan untuk berhenti adalah penghalang terakhir antara Anda dan impian Anda.”
Mengingat kata-kata itu, beliau terus berlatih bulu tangkis. Setiap malam. Biarpun kadang-kadang malas, dipaksakannya juga. Eh, lama kelamaan jadi timbul rasa suka. Sekarang, katanya, beliau dan anaknya sudah cukup mahir, malah sudah pernah ikut lomba bulu tangkis di lingkungan RW. Menang lagi. Kunci suksesnya “Tidak boleh berhenti.” Berlatih terus sampai bisa. Ingat kata-kata Richard DeVos, katanya.
Tia jadi bersemangat lagi mendengar cerita itu. Selama ini Tia sadar, setiap mau merapikan mejanya, dia seringkali menuruti perasaan malasnya. Akhirnya dia menyerah dan berhenti merapikan meja. Padahal kalau tiap sore dirapikan, tidak berat kok. Yang bikin berat kan kalau ditumpuk?
Setiap akan lari pagi, sebenarnya Tia juga merasa malas. Akhirnya dia berhenti berusaha dan tidak pernah lari pagi. Padahal rencana itu kan tidak sulit. Tinggal keluar rumah dan lari pagi sebelum ke pasar. Kalau dipaksakan pasti bisa.
Begitu pula disiplin untuk berangkat lebih pagi agar tidak terlambat ke kantor. Sebenarnya kalau mau jujur, bisa sih berangkat lebih pagi. Urusan rumah bisa dikerjakan malam sebelumnya. Tidak ada yang mendesak sekali. Sebetulnya tinggal diatur saja. Tapi dia sudah
berhenti berusaha.
Tia ingin menjalankan rencananya lagi. Tiap malam dia akan membereskan segala sesuatu agar keesokan harinya bisa berangkat lebih pagi. Dia akan terus melatih dirinya dan tidak akan berhenti berusaha.
Setiap Sabtu dan Minggu pagi, dia akan lari pagi dalam perjalanan ke pasar yang tidak terlalu jauh. Sekalian langsung belanja. Tiap sore dia akan merapikan meja kerjanya sebelum pulang. Dia berniat tidak akan pulang sebelum mejanya rapi. Pokoknya sekarang dia tidak mau
gampang menyerah. Tidak mau berhenti berusaha. Sampai berhasil. Never quit!
Sumber: Ingin Menyerah oleh Lisa Nuryanti, Director of Expands Consulting & Training Specialist In House Trainings for Handling Complaints, Customer Satisfaction, Soft Skill
Teladan Ibu Teresa
Ini sesuatu yang baik buat kita renungkan.... Inilah perkataan yang diucapkan ibuTeresa sebelum kematiannya : "Kalau saya memungut seseorang yang lapar dari jalan, saya beri dia sepiring nasi, sepotong roti. Tetapi seseorang yang hatinya tertutup, yang merasa tidak dibutuhkan, tidak dikasihi, dalam ketakutan, seseorang yang telah dibuang dari masyarakat - kemiskinan spiritual seperti itu jauh lebih sulit untuk diatasi."Mereka yang miskin secara materi bisa menjadi orang yang indah.
Pada suatu petang kami pergi keluar, dan memungut empat orang dari jalan. Dan salah satu dari mereka ada dalam kondisi yang sangat buruk. Saya memberitahu para suster :"Kalian merawat yang tiga; saya akan merawat orang itu yang kelihatan paling buruk." Maka saya melakukan untuk dia segala sesuatu yang dapat dilakukan, dengan kasih tentunya. Saya taruh dia di tempat tidur dan ia memegang tangan saya sementara ia hanya mengatakan satu kata : " Terima kasih " - lalu ia meninggal. Saya tidak bisa tidak harus memeriksa hati nurani saya sendiri. Dan saya bertanya : "Apa yang akan saya katakan, seandainya saya menjadi dia?" dan jawaban saya sederhana sekali. Saya mungkin berusaha mencari sedikit perhatian untuk diriku sendiri. Mungkin saya berkata : " Saya lapar, saya hampir mati, saya kedinginan, saya kesakitan, atau lainnya". Tetapi ia memberi saya jauh lebih banyak ia memberi saya ucapan syukur atas dasar kasih. Dan ia mati dengan senyum di wajahnya.
Lalu ada seorang laki-laki yang kami pungut dari selokan, sebagian badannya sudah dimakan ulat, dan setelah kami bawa dia ke rumah perawatan ia hanya berkata : " Saya telah hidup seperti hewan di jalan, tetapi saya akan mati seperti malaikat, dikasihi dan dipedulikan. " Lalu, setelah kami selesai membuang semua ulat dari tubuhnya, yang ia katakan dengan senyum ialah : " Ibu, saya akan pulang kepada Tuhan" - lalu ia mati. Begitu indah melihat orang yang dengan jiwa besar tidak mempersalahkan siapapun, tidak membandingkan dirinya dengan orang lain.
Seperti malaikat, inilah jiwa yang besar dari orang-orang yang kaya secara rohani sedangkan miskin secara materi.
Hidup adalah kesempatan, gunakan itu.
Hidup adalah keindahan, kagumi itu.
Hidup adalah mimpi, wujudkan itu.
Hidup adalah tantangan, hadapi itu.
Hidup adalah kewajiban, penuhi itu.
Hidup adalah pertandingan, jalani itu.
Hidup adalah mahal, jaga itu.
Hidup adalah kekayaan, simpan itu.
Hidup adalah kasih, nikmati itu.
Hidup adalah janji, genapi itu.
Hidup adalah kesusahan, atasi itu.
Hidup adalah nyanyian, nyanyikan itu.
Hidup adalah perjuangan, terima itu.
Hidup adalah tragedi, hadapi itu.
Hidup adalah petualangan, lewati itu.
Hidup adalah keberuntungan, laksanakan itu.
Hidup adalah terlalu berharga, jangan rusakkan itu.
Hidup adalah hidup, berjuanglah untuk itu.
Source : Draco
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