“It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little - do what you can.”
- Sydney Smith -
“ Akan menjadi sebuah kesalahan dengan tidak melakukan apa-apa karena kita berpikir hanya bisa melakukan sedikit – lakukanlah semampu kita. “
- Sydney Smith -
Not My Problem
A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. "What food might this contain?" the mouse wondered. He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.
Seekor tikus mengintip melalui lubang di dinding, ia melihat si petani dan istrinya membuka sebuah paket. “Kira-kira makanan apa yah yang ada didalamnya?” pikir si tikus. Ia sangat kecewa ketika isinya adalah perangkap tikus.
Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning: "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!" The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said "Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it."
Si tikus kembali ke peternakan dan memberikan peringatan kepada yang lain: “Ada perangkap tikus di rumah! Ada perangkap tikus!” Si ayam berkokok dan menggaruk-garuk tanah, mengangkat kepala dan berkata, “Tuan Tikus, saya amat prihatin dengan keadaan kamu, tapi ini bukan kekhawatiran buatku.
The mouse turned to the pig and told him "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!" The pig sympathized, but said "I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers."
Si tikus pergi ke kandang babi dan berkata, “Ada perangkap tikus di rumah!” si babi bersimpati dan berkata, “Saya sangat sedih mendengar hal itu tapi tak ada yang bisa aku lakukan selain berdoa. Kamu akan ada di dalam doaku.”
The mouse turned to the cow and said "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!" The cow said "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose."
Kemudian si tikus pergi ke kandang sapi, “Ada perangkap tikus di rumah!” Si sapi membalasnya, “Wah, Tuan Tikus. Aku menyesal mendengar hal itu, tapi itu tidak ada hubungannya denganku.”
So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mouse trap alone.
Akhirnya si tikus kembali ke rumah sambil merunduk sedih, menghadapi perangkap tikus itu sendirian.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house - like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey. The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmer's wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital and she returned home with a fever.
Malamnya, ada suara nyaring meliputi rumah si petani – seperti suara hewan yang terperangkap perangkap tikus. Si istri petani segera melihat apa yang terjebak di perangkap tikus itu. Dalam kegelapan, si istri tidak melihat bahwa seekor ular berbisa tertangkap. Ular itu mematok si istri petani. Melihat hal itu, si petani segera membawa istrinya ke rumah sakit dan begitu mereka pulang, si istri demam.
Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient. But his wife's sickness continued, so friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmer's wife did not get well; she died. So many people came for her funeral; the farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them.
Semua tahu jika sup ayam adalah makanan terbaik untuk merawat orang yang sakit, jadi si petani mengambil kapaknya untuk mengambil bahan makanan utama sup ayam itu. Akan tetapi, si istri tetap sakit, teman-teman dan para tetangga datang menjenguk dan menjaga selama beberapa jam. Untuk memberikan mereka makan, si petani mengambil si babi untuk dimasak. Si istri petani tidak sembuh juga, dan kemudian ia meninggal. Banyak orang datang melayat; si petani kemudian memotong si sapi untuk menyediakan cukup makanan bagi mereka.
The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness. So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it doesn't concern you, remember: when one of us is threatened, we are all at risk. We are all involved in this journey called life. We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another. Each of us is a vital thread in another person's tapestry.
Si tikus melihat melalui lubang di dinding dengan kesedihan mendalam. Jadi, jika suatu waktu kamu mendengar seseorang sedang mengalami masalah dan berpikir itu bukan urusanmu, ingatlah: ketika salah satu dari kita terancam, berarti kita semua terancam. Kita semua termasuk dalam perjalanan hidup ini. Kita harus saling menjaga dan saling mendukung. Setiap dari kita adalah seutas benang dalam sebuah permadani besar.
