44, 45 DUA ANAK YANG BODOH (KEBODOHAN)


 

two stupid children (Foolishness)

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            Pada suatu ketika, terdapatlah seorang tukang kayu yang sudah tua dengan kepalanya yang botak dan mengkilap. Di hari yang cerah, kepalanya yang mengkilap sangat menyilaukan setiap mata yang menatapnya ketika berbicara dengannya!

Di suatu hari yang cerah, seekor nyamuk yang lapar tertarik dengan kepala botaknya yang mengkilap. Si nyamuk hinggap di kepalanya dan mulai menggigitnya.

Tukang kayu itu sedang sibuk melicinkan sebatang kayu dengan menggunakan sebuah ketam. Ketika ia merasa nyamuk itu menggigitnya, ia coba untuk mengusirnya. Tetapi si nyamuk yang lapar tidak akan pergi dari makanan yang terlihat lezat itu. Kemudian, tukang kayu itu memanggil anaknya dan memerintahkan anaknya untuk mengusir serangga yang keras kepala itu. Continue reading

DEALING WITH PROBLEMATIC PEOPLE


By U’un Arifien (Kwee Ping Oen)

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Dealing with problematic people @selfyparkitHappyLife

A wise man will not eliminate his “enemies” resorting to evil for evil because he knows taking this approach will only attract more enemies. The best way is for us to spread good intention while trying to “understand” them. It is really not easy to be done, but there are some simple examples that we encounter on a daily basis, such as:

We should realize earnestly that as long as we are alive in this world, we will not be able to escape from the difficulties of life. As an old man, I am often consulted by relatives and friends how to deal with problematic people. Some of them have difficulties with their ​​partner, having trouble with friends at the office or in business, problem with neighbors, or even with their own housekeeper who turns out to be problematic or to be someone who is “annoying.”

I will try to describe what people like you think as “problematic” or “enemy.”

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