Ecclesiastes 3

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:

time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,

time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,

time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,

time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,

time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,

time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

What does the worker gain from his toil?

I have seen the burden God has laid on men.

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live.

That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil—this is the gift of God.

I know that everything God does will endure for ever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that men will revere him.

Whatever is has already been, and what will be has been before; and God will call the past to account.

And I saw something else under the sun: In the place of judgment—wickedness was there, in the place of justice— wickedness was there.

I thought in my heart, “God will bring to judgment both the righteous and the wicked, for there will be a time for every activity, a time for every deed.”

I also thought, “As for men, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals.

Man’s fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; man has no advantage over the animal. Everything is meaningless.

All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.

Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?”

So I saw that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will happen after him?

(NIV)

 

So Long, 2013

So, here we are in the end of 2013, a two-more-hours to 2014. Time flies so fast. I thought 2012 fly so fast but 2013 is surprisingly running faster than 2012.

For whatever I’ve been through in 2013, I can only thank God. on my way searching for the real meaning of this life, there’s always a blessing and grace. breath, the chances, and the family, complete, not deficient.

I do not know what 2014 would be like. I also do not know how experiences would change my life in 2014.  yet, I know God will suffice as long as I surrender all to Him.

a man comes from God and will return to God, and everything we do with sincerity, nothing is wasted. Always be a blessing for people around us.

with its ups and downs, happy, sad, love, sorrow, angry, disappointed, upset, happy, proud, we are finally here. It’s time to move on, move to a better year, with a better life, and as a better person.

 

Mungkin

Mungkin orang lebih suka menghakimi daripada dihakimi
Mungkin orang lebih suka menyalahkan daripada disalahkan
Mungkin orang lebih suka merasa dirinya paling benar
Mungkin orang lebih suka didengarkan daripada mendengarkan
Mungkin orang lebih merasa dirinya paling menderita daripada lainnya
Mungkin orang lebih merasa dirinya paling berbeban berat
Mungkin orang lebih merasa dirinya paling sial daripada lainnya
Mungkin orang lebih suka bermimpi mendapatkan apa yang tidak bisa digapai
Mungkin orang lebih suka memikirkan apa yang tidak jelas jawabannya
Mungkin orang lebih suka menduga daripada mencaritahu
Mungkin orang lebih suka menangisi pilihan yang dulu ditolaknya
Mungkin orang lebih suka menyesal daripada berpikir panjang
Mungkin orang lebih suka menyayangi apa yang bukan miliknya
Mungkin orang lebih suka menolak apa yang dulu diinginkannya
Mungkin orang berharap pada kebetulan, pada kesempatan kedua

Mungkin orang terlalu banyak berharap pada kemungkinan yang mungkin terjadi. Mungkin.

 

The Pathway

So, what’s going on?

I just had my (hopefully) last exams as a college student in FEUI these four days. Feeling so relieved because I don’t have to study anymore haha and maybe it will happen for a long time. This kind of feeling, when I was in previous semesters, must have been feel so good. It’s like when you have to study until midnight, drink coffee, and do not have proper sleep for 2 weeks, and finally you can get your freedom when it’s done, you can take a rest and have an awesome holiday.

But, for today, things are not the same. I’m happy because finally I can finish it all. (well, there’s sort of anxious waiting for the result). the difference is, lot of things are waiting for me thereafter. I still have to do my revision, I still have to meet my lecturer for consultation session, I still have to take care of the documents needed for thesis-defend, I still have to do the preparation for thesis-defend, the power point, and practice, I still have to do  some interviews for my job, I still have to take care of document a, document b, document c, bla bla bla, and……. I still have Christmas celebration which is in the corner. Seems like the future and being an adult are sometimes frustrating and  devastating as well.

Well, I’m not going to grumbling in here. If I look back to the moments where I came from, went through in FEUI for almost 3,5 years until today… it’s just only by His grace. FEUI and its ups and downs. Of course, there were times when I faced difficulties, but I also had much happiness in here. The thing is, when you can be grateful for what you’re going through, you will learn a lot from this, and realize that you are surrounded by nice people, even the unexpected one. People, indeed, are not all nice and it’s been a nature. However, if you do good with sincerity, He will send to you the best people who always be there for you, in return.

actually , right now I don’t feel that-sad-moments like my friends did. It’s just not yet, probably.

 

White Christmas