Inspirasi Hari Ini

S         “ Di kehidupan sehari-hari kita harus melihat bahwa bukan

kebahagiaan yang menjadikan kita bersyukur, melainkan

dengan selalu bersyukur menjadikan kita seseorang yang

bahagia. ”

-          Bruder David Steindl- Rast-

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“In daily life we must see that it is not happiness that

makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy.”

-Brother David Steindl - Rast-

How The Poor Live

One day, a father of a very wealthy family took his

son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose

of showing his son how poor people live. They spent

a couple of days and nights on the farm of what

would be considered a very poor family. On their

return from their trip, the father asked his son,

“How was the trip?”

Suatu hari, seorang kaya mengajak putranya berlibur ke desa dengan tujuan untuk memperlihatkan bagaimana cara orang miskin hidup. Mereka tinggal selama beberapa hari di sebuah pertanian yang ditinggal oleh keluarga yang miskin. Sekembalinya dari liburan, Ayahnya bertanya pada putranya, “Bagaimana liburannya, Nak?”

“It was great, Dad.”

“Did you see how poor people live?” the father asked.

“Oh yeah,” said the son.

“So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?” asked the father.

“Menyenangkan, Yah!”

“Kamu lihat kan bagaimana orang miskin hidup?”

“A-ha,” jawab anaknya polos.

“Bagus, ceritakan pada Ayah, apa yang kamu pelajari dari liburan?”

Anaknya menjawab, “Saya lihat mereka punya 4 ekor anjing, dan kita punya 1. Kita punya kolam renang yang besar dan mereka punya sungai kecil yang tiada ujung dan batas. Kita punya lampu taman impor dan mereka memiliki bintang-bintang di langit. Teras rumah kita luas dan panjang, mereka mempunyai seluruh tanah sebagai teras. Rumah kira berdiri di lahan yang kecil, pekarangan mereka luas sampai ke ujuang. Kita punya banyak pelayan yang melayani, tapi mereka melayani orang lain. Kita membeli makanan, mereka menanam makanan. Kita mempunyai dinding-dinding sebagai pelindung, tapi mereka mempunyai banyak teman yang melindunginya.

The boy’s father was speechless. Then his son added, “Thank you, Dad, you

have showed me the true meaning of richness.”

Ayahnya terdiam, kemudian anaknya menambahkan, “ Terima kasih karena telah menjelaskan artikekayaan yang sesungguhnya.”

The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they had

four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden,

and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported

lanterns in our garden, and they have the stars at night. Our

patio reaches to the front yard, and they have the whole horizon.

We have a small piece of land to live on, and they have fields that

go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they

serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have

walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to

protect them.”