Bagian 3

Bagian 3.
"Turning Point"

"... Bisakah kau sadar Yoann? Pemerintah sedang memperalatmu. Mereka membuatmu seakan-akan kau yang paling kuat. Kenyataannya, mereka menekan potensimu hingga di titik Nol."

"Aku tahu itu."

"Lalu kenapa kau diam saja? dimana kecerdasanmu yang sering dibicarakan banyak orang?"

"Kau tahu, aku tidak diam saja disini. Aku hanya sedang menunggu."

"Apa yang kau tunggu? sudah saatnya kita bergerak, Yoann."

"Cryzen, apa yang kita hadapi sekarang adalah sebuah kapal induk, atau, lebih besar dari itu, dan itu bisa menenggelamkan kita dengan sekali hantaman. Dan ingatlah bahwa kita hanya dua butir air yang tidak punya pegangan."

"Apa kau lupa Yoann? Titanic adalah kapal besar yang karam karena air, yang membeku."

"Itulah mengapa sekarang aku menunggu, menunggu saat aku bisa membeku dan menenggelamkan mereka, Cryzen."
......

"Perbedaan Pandangan Seni dan Keindahan Cinta" (Renungan)

"Kenapa kau pergi, Yoann ? itu tadi sangat romantis dan indah." Iru memulai pembicaraan.
Yoann masih terlihat datar dan tak menanggapi.
"Aku tidak mengerti, mengapa kau terlihat tidak suka pada mereka." kata Iru merujuk pada Dean dan Dini.
"Aku ikut senang mereka akhirnya memutuskan berkomitmen." lanjut Iru.
Yoann nampak mulai tertarik dengan kalimat-kalimat "pancingan" Iru. Sesaat kemudian Iru mulai menyadari bahwa Yoann mulai menanggapi perkataannya.
"Aku tidak membenci mereka, bahkan aku tidak peduli." sahut Yoann.

CLAAANKKK...!!!!
Pipa besi yang berbentuk huruf T di atap gedung  itu berbunyi nyaring, seekor gagak hinggap di atasnya. Diikuti suara berisik khas burung menakutkan itu.
Langit mulai menampakkan guratan-guratan keemasan yang berkilau. Matahari terlihat makin malas untuk tetap menggantung di langit.
"Aku hanya benci pada apa yang mereka perjuangkan mati-matian." Kata Yoann melanjutkan.
"Maksudmu..??" Iru makin penasaran dengan jawaban Yoann.
Yoann berdiri dan meletakkan buku hitam yang dibawanya sejak tadi.
"Mereka, para pejuang cinta yang bodoh itu, akan rela terjun ke jurang terdalam dan hancur sia-sia. Mati. Tanpa hasil apapun."
"Mereka akan sekarat bersama pelukan orang yang mereka perjuangkan, tanpa hasil nyata."
"Keringat, pikiran, semangat, segalanya.. mereka berikan dan hasilnya hanya, SIA-SIA !!"
Iruzuki paham maksud Yoann, lalu sejenak berfikir.
"Jadi Yoann, maksudmu cinta itu bodoh karena tak menghasilkan apa-apa?" tanya Iru.
"Perjuangan yang tidak dihargailah yang bodoh." sahut Yoann.
"Perjuangan yang berakhir sia-sia , tak dianggap, dan diakhiri hanya dengan kata MAAF atau bahkan tuduhan konspirasi yang tak beralasan. Itulah yang sangat bodoh."
"Itu pengalaman pribadimu, benar itu Yoann..?" tanya Iru menebak.
Yoann tercengang, dia tidak menyangka dengan kemampuan analisa Iru yang hebat, dia mampu mengetahui apa yang dipikirkan Yoann.
"Bukan Yoann,.. bukan kebodohan,.. bukan pula hasil yang menggambarkan keindahan cinta." Kata Iru dengan senyuman.
Yoann melihat Iru dengan raut muka tak percaya apa yang baru saja dia dengar.

Burung gagak yang sejak tadi bertengger di pipa T itu beranjak terbang menjauh. Dan mulai gelap.
Iruzuki melanjutkan.
"Lalu..?" sahut Yoann.
"Seni dan keindahan Cinta ...." lanjut Iru menjelaskan.
"Tak ada yang kekal di dunia yang aneh ini, semua mudah hilang dengan misterius. Tuhan mempertemukan dua insan dalam cinta, otomatis tuhan pula yang akan memisahkannya. Itu konsekuensinya."
"Aku paham, lalu bagaiman dengan tentang seni dan keindahan cinta itu.?" tanya Yoann penasaran.
"Kau harus mengerti , SENI  DAN KEINDAHAN CINTA TIDAK TERLETAK PADA APA YANG AKAN KAU DAPAT SETELAH KAU MEMPERJUANGKANNYA, TAPI TERLETAK PADA KUATNYA TEKAD DAN USAHAMU SAAT BERJUANG  !!!! "
"Jadi, aku terlalu naif soal hasil ?" tanya Yoann lagi.
"Bukan, pikirkan BETAPA KUATNYA PERJUANGAN DAN TEKADMU, LUPAKAN MASALAH HASIL, DARI SANALAH TERPANCAR BETAPA BESAR NILAI CINTAMU. SETELAH ITU BILA KAU IKHLAS MELAKUKANNYA MAKA KAULAH YANG TERBAIK"
"Hanya tentang cinta sajakah prinsip itu bisa digunakan ?" tanya Yoann.
Iru berdiri dari posisi duduknya dan berjalan beberapa langkah ke depan sambil memandang matahari tenggelam.
"Tentu saja tidak, secara umum prinsip ini berlaku ketika kau melakukan semua hal."

Yoann tersenyum. Dia seperti mulai paham tentang hal yang selama ini dia cari. Tapi rasa penasaran yang begitu besar masih menggelayuti pikiran cerdasnya.
Dia lalu mengambil buku hitamnya dan menyiapkan pena kesayangannya.
"Mungkin selama ini aku terlalu kolot untuk menyadari kesalahanku tentang semua ini." kata Yoann sambil membuka buku hitamnya.
"Tidak kawan, kita hanya belum memahaminya lebih dalam." kata Iru sambil tersenyum.

Indahnya Hidup Ini

Monday, 27 June 2011

 

 

Begitu sebuah masalah menimpa kita, selalu saja ada hal bodoh yang patut disalahkan diluar diri kita sendiri.:)
what's so dummy,..?
Yea,.. It's so dummy,..
Kita menyalahkan guru kita bila nilai kita buruk, menyalahkan sistem, menyalahkan teman, menyalahkan segalanya disekeliling kita,..
Tapi, benarkah mereka yang pantas disalah,..?

Gadis itu Bernama Keberhasilan dan Kepergian, Pria itu Bernama Kegagalan dan Perjuangan

Ada yang aneh ketika panggilan itu membangunkan handphoneku. Aneh, karena tak ada hujan tak ada halilintar yang menyambar-nyambar, dia memanggil. Apa maksudnya..?
Apakah itu harapan ? atau sekedar tegur sapa formalitas demi sebuah balas budi ? ataukah terbersit niat untuk mengatakan..

Hatiku Masih Terbuka Untukmu sampai Kapanpun..!!

Dulu kita sama, bersaing satu sama lain dengan kemampuan kita yang bertolak belakang. Aku lebih tertarik musik. Kau jago menggambar.
Aku sangat cuek. Kau perasa. Aku lebih suka menulis. Kau membaca. Aku suka fiksi. Kau fakta.
Dan ketika aku sayang padamu. Kau belum membalasnya.
Kini ketika aku masih menyayangimu. Kau..? emmm.. entahlah..
Jauh memang.. seakan tidak ada harapan lagi. Wajar, jika orang-orang yang mendengar celotehan konyol ku menertawakanku dengan keras.
Karena mereka tidak tahu isi hati yang sesungguhnya..
yang mereka tahu hanya realita yang terjadi sekarang..
mungkin, kau juga begitu sekarang..
mereka menyanjungmu sebagai keberhasilan..
dan aku kegagalan..
kau pergi..
dan aku perjuangan..
mungkin disana kau sedang diliputi tawa kebahagiaan. Kau juga. Apalagi kau.
Aku bukannya diam disini. Tapi melihat realita yang terjadi, aku menyadari satu hal.

Aku gagal karena aku diam.
dan aku tidak boleh gagal lagi..

Itu saja..

The Existence of Evil

by

Amitakh Stanford

(republished from the Nara site)

15th May 2005

From the earliest days in this body I was aware of the immense burden of Evil. While children of my age were usually carefree, I was often saddened by the amount of evil I perceived.

Many people do not believe in the existence of absolute evil, even though all at some time in their lives have experienced evil and the influence of evil.

However, unacceptable expressions of belief in evil forces seem to be increasing. For example, not only is devil worship on the rise in the United States of America and elsewhere, it now frequently appears in some of its extreme forms, as in human sacrifice.

For the person with a rationalistic, empirical perspective, all talk about demonic power and evil is nonsense to them. They see it as a reversion to primitive superstition. So, from that perspective, whatever we call evil in human experience is regarded as only the regrettable consequence of faulty breeding, adverse environment, childhood trauma, or poor judgement. According to this view, a demonic force is no more needed to explain evil than is a transcendent, benign deity to provide justification for good.

If we were to assume that human beings have freewill, the problem of evil could become a problem of choice, if one were to know all the consequences of one's choice. But one does not always know the consequences. The saying that the road to hell is paved with good intentions has a lot of truth in this sense. If humans lack freewill, there can be no moral evil but a more perplexing problem of physical evil.

One could argue that evil stemming from freewill is incomprehensible since the movement of freewill cannot be analysed causally. If "sin" arises from a prior deficiency in the intellect, then God would be responsible for that deficiency and consequently be the ultimate cause of "sin".

It can be argued that if "sin" is the result of a prior fault, such as greed, then either the greed is God's work and responsibility, or it is itself the "sin", and the whole argument goes in endless circles.

The affirmation that evil exists, yet, it is not absolute, only seems to triumph over the dilemma of either denying the reality of evil because of God's goodness and intrinsic power, or denying God's goodness and infinite power because of the reality of evil.

The existence of evil is not illogically inconsistent with God's existence, if that God is both good and evil or purely evil. If we were to resolve the theistic problem of evil by explaining that the evil around us is due to human merit and demerit accumulated from prior karmic actions, then God is not morally responsible for the evil in the world because He merely administers the consequences of our karmic acts. Hence, the individual agents are morally accountable. If this is so, then, all evil is moral evil and human beings are held morally accountable. This also implies that there is no natural evil per se. Such an argument invariably leads to other arguments which are never satisfactory.

Many have been puzzled with the problem of evil and cannot comprehend why evil exists when the creator of all things is supposed to be infinitely good. Since one cannot dismiss the unlimited goodness of God, one cannot accept that God could be responsible for the evil we perceive in this world. One then wonders how a perfect and benevolent God who created the world could permit so much misery, suffering, pain, and injustice. Hence, the problem is that a solution had to be found for the dilemma of the simultaneous presence of good and evil which would accommodate all disputations. In the end, one seeks the ethical solution to the problem of the origin of evil or theodicy in the Christian view of human volition and freewill.

If we were to accept Leibniz's explanation that because God is limited to what is logically possible, the existence of evil is necessary in this "best of all possible worlds". This would lend support to the argument that evil is in some respect a necessary good. But how can we place confines on supramental logic as some claim? Some would accept the argument that if God is characterised by the traditional but conceptually restrictive omni-predicates, evil should never be allowed to exist unless we are prepared to accept that a good God could allow the existence of both good and evil.

However, if one considers that an evil entity is in control of this world of Virtual Reality, and that a good God exists outside of this evil, super-imposed Virtual Reality, then the existence of absolute evil makes sense. That is, the God of this world is not the True Creator, but is an evil impostor who imposes external evil upon us.

Therefore, the belief that all evil results from a human's free act is simply not true. The mixture of good and evil in humans is due to the entrapment of Divine energy in an evil environment. On this plane, good and evil are so intertwined, that even a seemingly good act is tainted with some degree of evil. The powers of evil, which do exist and do threaten us, do not exist out of necessity. Good can, and should, exist without evil.

When one feels the impact of brutal destruction, or experiences an overwhelming sense of meaninglessness and futility, the mind is often compelled to attack those who support the evil system. It is too disturbing emotionally to feel the reality of evil and, at the same time, believe in a good God of love, wisdom and compassion. If evil, brutal destruction, and selfish, cruel exploitation are allowed to exist, there cannot be a God of goodness who is in control of this world.

Humans have experienced utter despair and emptiness and been struck by the force of negativity. Granted that the God in control of this world has the power to exclude all evil but does not, he must be a god of evil in a world where evil is so real and powerful.

Evil cannot be forced out simply by denying its existence. It cannot disappear simply by an argument; its existence or non-existence is independent of any such consideration. Violence and sex in alarmingly increasing amounts, as shown on television, movies, magazines and sensational fiction, are now constantly promoted all over the world. Modern slavery of all types is on the increase in the technologically advanced world. Many men, women, children and animals are being exploited, tortured and unjustly treated throughout the world. Yet, such movements do not seem to heighten people's concern for truly malevolent and destructive evil. Quite the contrary, these activities have led to frivolous preoccupation with evil.

Evil is not just wanton killing. Evil consists of the nexus of suffering and the conscious intent to cause suffering. Anything that deliberately causes suffering is evil, whether it is moral evil or natural evil. But the heart of evil goes beyond violence and suffering.

To say that evil is only apparent suggests that evil is only an illusion. Even if some evils are illusory then the fact that the illusion exists and makes us suffer and often blocks our path to the True-Light God is itself an evil. The mere fact that humans and animals are subjected to evil, and all its horrendous consequences, which invariably include pain and suffering, is evil.

Evil is real and immediate. Therefore, we should on no account trivialize it. Any entity perverse enough to create this material world with its grossness, misery, pain and suffering, must indeed be evil. It is simultaneously sad and annoying to listen to those ignorant people repeating in parrot fashion what they have been erroneously taught - that "you must have evil to balance the good" or that "you create your own negativity; you attract negativity to yourself, otherwise you can be happy".

This is as nauseating, arrogant and as fraudulent as saying "the Bible is the word of God; therefore, it is true and valid". That the Bible is the word of God is not a statement of fact. It is a statement made by man to deceive, control and manipulate people. If only negativity were due to just thinking negatively! Let us not forget that babies have unpleasantries and illnesses that are beyond their control. Have they purposely attracted the negativity to themselves?

The usual excuse amongst some people is that "it is their karma". Where does one draw a line? If good and evil truly do not exist, then everything in this world need not be taken seriously at all by anyone. It does appear that when one is in a negative mood, one seems to attract all sorts of negativities. Contrary to common belief, karma is an evil imposition by Darkness. It has never been justly meted out.

When one experiences a negative reaction or some negative experience, one is already swamped by negativity which then prompts one to act and think negatively. We are constantly bombarded by all types of negativity floating around our environment. When one's energy field is wide and strong, one can bounce off the negativity quicker and easier.

Unfortunately, when one is swamped by the negative energy, one is swept under by it. Hence, one is adversely affected by it. When two opposite energies meet, often there is an outward display of negative reaction and response.

Thus, there can be many reasons why one is negative. What is important is that we must make a conscious effort to eliminate the negativity.

We have reached a point in this century that evil is so rampant that many things that would not have been tolerated in the past are considered acceptable. Torture and massacres of civilians are becoming commonplace, not only in war-torn countries, but also in nations at peace.

In the wake of all the stark evil in the world around us, any thinking, moral person would have to conclude that there is absolute, external evil; that there is an evil Force that engulfs the world.

The denial of the existence of absolute evil is indeed a self denial!

© 2005 Dr. Amitakh Stanford & AHSAF

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PURE VOWELS: Learn Pronunciation more!!

            Bahasa Inggris memiliki dua macam vowels, yaitu pure vowels dan dipthongs. Pure vowels (vokal murni) bisa diklasifikasikan menjadi 7 short vowels (/I/, /ʊ/, /e/, /ə/, /ɒ/, /æ/, dan /ʌ/) dan 5 long vowels (/i:/, /u:/, /ɜː/, /ɑː/, dan  /ɔː/). Berikut akan dibahas masing-masing jenis vowel tersebut berkenaan dengan latihan pengucapan (pronunciation drills) dan juga dikaitkan dengan ejaannya (orthographic spelling).

1.  / i: /

           

            Bunyi /i:/ tergolong vokal panjang (yang selalu ditandai dengan lambang /:/) dan diucapkan seperti huruf i pada kata kiri atau lidi dalam Bahasa Indonesia, tetapi harus diucapkan cukup panjang.

e	ee	ea	ei	ie
he me we theme these gene	see fee feel meet sheep seem peel	read neat easy reach heat lead seat	seize receive ceiling deceive perceive receipt deceit	piece brief field thief chief niece believe

2. / I /

Bunyi / I / tergolong vokal pendek bahasa inggris yang diucapkan seperti huruf i pada kata kemarin atau paling dalam Bahasa Indonesia.

- i -	-y /-ey/-ly	e	-ic	-ing	-ist/-est	-ity
it hit ship think fill win sit visit with print this	city lazy army body myth funny money monkey valley lively hardly	basket elect bullet refuse budget closet women English enjoy expect ticket	comic toxic graphic economic logic basic tragic	feeling filling racing calling meeting teaching drawing	artist dentist tourist biologist smallest highest tallest	ability activity reality density scarcity nobility utility

3. / e /

            Bunyi / e / tergolong vokal pendek bahasa inggris yang diucapkan seperti huruf e pada kata nenek atau kaleng dalam Bahasa Indonesia.

e		ea		a	ue
end egg ten red desk strength left trend	next dress method spend bed pencil best test	dead health head bread sweat ready weather jealous	breakfast wealth pleasure heavy breath	any many says Thames	guess guest

4. / æ /

            Bunyi / æ / termasuk short vowel. Bunyi ini cukup sulit bagi kita, orang Indonesia, karena bunyi ini memang tidak didapati dalam system bunyi Bahasa Indonesia. Cara pengucapan bunyi ini adalah dengan membuka mulut lebih lebar dari / e /, tetapi suara yang dihasilkan harus tetap mirip dengan / e /.

aC(C)	CaC	CaCC	C(C)aC(C)
at am act add ant	bad man had gas ran cat sad ham	math camp lack mass damp lamp back cash	than glad flat black thank stamp shack scan	fashion matter cancel marry happy attack began exact	happen pattern manage practice habit narrow standard manner

5. /ɑ:/

            Bunyi / ɑ: / ini sangat mudah diucapkan karena sama dengan bunyi a dalam bahasa Indonesia, kecuali panjangnya. / ɑ: / harus diucapkan lebih panjang sebagaimana vokal panjang lainnya yang ditandai dengan (:). 

-ar	-ar(C)	-as(C)	-al(C)	-ance
far jar car star bar tar	mark card park large hard harm part art march army	last past basket master fasten castle task class pass glass	calm half palm balm salmon calf	chance dance advance glance enhance France	heart answer guard laugh after bath aunt demand command father

6. / ɒ /

            Vokal / ɒ / ini diucapkan diantara bunyi o bahasa Indonesia dalam kata bongsor atau poros dan bunyi a pada kata bangsal atau paras.

oC(C)	CoC	C(C)oC(C)	a
on odd ox off offer office only orange	hot lot got top fog	wrong clock block shop golf shop stop drop knock	want wash watch swan was	bottle bottom coffee doctor cotton problem sorry volume moral	soccer porridge knowledge honest modern promise model proper profit

7. / ɔ: /

            Bunyi / ɔː / diucapkan mirip dengan  bunyi o pada kata tolong dalam Bahasa Indonesia, cuma harus dilafalkan cukup panjang.

-all	­-alC(e)		-aw	-awC(-)	-au-		-aught-
ball call small wall hall	bald chalk stalk talk walk	halt salt almost also always false	jaw law saw draw paw claw raw	crawl dawn lawn awful hawk yawn	August author autumn cause clause fault	pause Paul sauce haunt laundry	caught daughter naughty taught slaughter

-ough-	-o(o)r	-ore-	-orC(e)
bought brought fought sought ought thought	or door for floor nor	core more sore store tore	born border corpse corn cork horn	torch horse lord form norm north	pork sport forward former fortune torn	roar four pour broad water quarter	quality course

8. / ʊ /

            Vokal / ʊ  / ini dilafalkan secara relax; posisi pengucapannya kira-kira diantara bunyi u (buku) dan bunyi o (toko) dalam sistim bunyi Bahasa Indonesia.

-oo-		-u-		-ou-	-o-
book cook good hook look	shook took wood wool foot	put bull bullet full pudding	pull puss bush butcher	could should would	woman wolf bosom

9. / u: /

            Vokal / u: / ini mirip sekali dengan u pada kata kupu atau bulu dalam Bahasa Indonesia, tetapi harus diucapkan lebih panjang.

-o­-	-oCe	-oo-	-ooCe	-ou-
do to tomb who womb	lose move prove whose improve	cool food tool tooth soon	choose goose groove loose stooge	group soup wound youth through

-ue	-uCe	-ui-	-ew-	-u-
blue clue glue true	flute June rude huge cube	fluid fruit suit juice cruise	crew drew flew knew grew	duty pupil confused music human

10. / ʌ /

          Bunyi / ʌ  / ini diucapkan diantara bunyi e  seperti pada kata reda dan bunyi a  pada kata radang.

­-uC		-o-	-oCe		-ou-		-oo-
fun hug jug much but	rub such sun cut dust	son ton won month front	come love dove done some	mother brother cover one none	rough tough touch young double	trouble couple cousin country southern	flood blood

11. /ɜː/

          Bunyi / ɜː / ini diucapkan seperti bunyi e  pada kata sedang atau macet dalam Bahasa Indonesia, tetapi harus lebih panjang seperti vocal panjang yang lain.

-er-	-ir-	-ur-	-ear-	-or-
certain her herb verb person	bird dirt firm stir girl	hurt purse urge turn burn	earth search heard earn learn	work word worth worse worst

12. / ə /

          Vokal / ə / merupakan vowel pendek, yang paling penting dalam system bunyi bahasa Inggris. Vokal / ə / ini dalam Bahasa Indonesia mirip sekali dengan e pada kata menang atau tepat.

a--	-our/-or	-er	-ure
ago above away aware attack	colour honour major neighbour labour	teacher father letter member brother	measure picture procedure pressure seizure

DIPHTHONGS

          Diphthongs adalah bunyi dua vokal yang berlainan dan diucapkan dengan cara gliding, yaitu meluncur dari bunyi pertama ke bunyi kedua sehingga dapat dianggap menyatu. Dalam bahasa Indonesia juga didapati diphthongs seperti pada kata-kata kalau, santai, amboi dan sebagainya.

13. / eɪ /

--aCe	-ai-	-ay	-ei
cake take date case name shape late	aim main fail bait jail gain wait	say may bay pray ray stay day	eight weigh weight veil vein beige	break great steak prey grey

14. / əʊ /

--olC	-oCe	-oa	-ow
cold hold sold told fold	joke note pole code wrote hope bone	boat coat goal road roam loan	bow blow crow flow know low mow	hoe toe woe foe

15. / aɪ /

--iCe	-ie	-iCC	-y/-ye
bike fine hike nice nine pile rice site	die tie lie pie	bind kind mind might sign sight tight	by cry dry fly my try bye dye rye	guide buy guy height

16. / aʊ/

--ou-	-ow
loud doubt mouse amount noun ground announce out	cow down gown how now row tow

17. / ɔɪ /

--oi-	-oy
oil foil boil noise choice join point	boy employ tomboy enjoy toy loyal royal

18. / ɪə /

--ear-	--eer
beard clear dear fear gear near tear year	beer cheer deer peer career	here mere sphere weird idea

19. / eə /

--air	--are	--ear
air fair hair pair chair	bare care dare fare share spare	bear tear wear	there their scarcely

20. / ʊə/

--ure	--oor
cure pure sure endure	poor moor boor	tour tourist tourism

i: ɪ ʊ u: eɪ ə ɜː ɔ: æ ʌ ɑ: ɒ

ɪə eɪ ʊə ɔɪ  ə ʊ  eə  aI  aʊ

ʧ  ʤ θ ð   ∫   ʒ  ŋ

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