sisterhood things

Sisterhood is the essence of all the wisdom of the ages, distilled into a single word. You cannot see sisterhood, neither can you hear it nor taste it. But you can feel it a hundred times a day. It is a pat on the back, a smile of encouragement. It's someone to share with, to celebrate your achievements.
What is a sister? She is your mirror shining back at you with a world of possibilities. She is your witness who sees you at your worst and best and loves you anyway. She is your partner in crime, your midnight companion, someone who knows when you are smiling, even in the dark. She is your teacher, your defense attorney, your personal press agent, even your shrink.

-dedicated to my super bestfriends in this messy world :)

on death

Then Almitra spoke, saying, "We would ask now of Death."
And he said: You would know the secret of death.
But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life?
The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the day cannot unveil the mystery of light.
If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of life.
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.
In the depth of your hopes and desires lies your silent knowledge of the beyond;And like seeds dreaming beneath the snow your heart dreams of spring.
Trust the dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.
Your fear of death is but the trembling of the shepherd when he stands before the king whose hand is to be laid upon him in honor.
Is the shepherd not joyful beneath his trembling, that he shall wear the mark of the king?
Yet is he not more mindful of his trembling?
For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun?
And what is to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered?
Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing.
And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.
And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance


-kahlil gibran

two arguing about poverty

Whilst I sat in the cafe drinking coffee, I over heard two fellows arguing about poverty. And in truth I could not help but overhear them, As they sat at the next table to me.

The older of the two a silver gray haired fellow Said to rid the World of want and poverty. We would need to depose every despotic leader..

But the younger bloke with him did not agree.. He said in so called wealthy societies there's want and hunger. And where affluence is poverty too abound. From here you don't walk far to see poor people. For poverty is everywhere around.

The older bloke countered but this is a free Country. And those in poverty have themselves only to blame and if hungry people in our midst are living, do not expect me to feel any shame

The younger man again with him did differ, Saying want is caused by those who only care for themselves alone and their own self interest. Many must grow poorer for to make one millionaire.

I left them there in the cafe to argue, And not for me to say who is wrong or right
For both of them looked well dressed and well fed fellows
And they won't go to bed hungry tonight... :)

kenapa menulis?

disuatu sore teman gw bertanya:
lo kenapa suka nulis sih? kenapa buat blog?

dan gw cuma jawab:
dengan nulis gw ngerasa, bebas.

ya, bebas. nulis membuat gw bisa terbang tanpa ketakutan buat jatuh. dengan nulis gw bisa jadi apa yang gw mau, bukan apa yang orang lain mau.
dasarnya gw memang bukan tipe orang yang suka bercerita dengan verbal, didalam suatu komunitas gw lebih nyaman menempatkan diri sebagai pengamat. gw suka mengamati sesuatu, mengolahnya, dan sangat mencinta merangkai kata kata untuk mendeskripsikannya.
kalo gw liat, gw lebih suka menuliskan tentang persepsi gw akan suatu hal dibanding menuliskan pengalaman yang gw alami. mengapa? ya satu alasan karena menurut gw pengalaman gw masih terlalu standar untuk gw tuliskan, untuk gw bagi dengan orang lain. Tapi tidak untuk persepsi, pendapat, dan pemikiran gw. Karena semua bermula dengan pikiran kan? bahkan semua mimpi itu bermula dari pemikiran seseorang akan keindahan itu dan dari pemikiran standar itu ada sebuah tindakan kongkrit untuk meraihnya.

terjawab?:)