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The Old Woman and The Sparrow
Jumat, 28 Oktober 2011
HERMIT
Many years ago, there lived a hermit in a forest in Sumatra. He did not grow food but depended on the jungle fruit to survive. Soon, there was a drought, and all the plants and fruit trees in the jungle died.
The old man had nothing to eat now, so he turned to begging. He went to a nearby village trying to get some food. At first, the villagers were happy to help him. However, when he came continually, they refused to give him any more food. They told him to grow his own food.
One day, while the hermit was sitting in his hut, sad and hungry, he began to think about growing his own food. Just then, a boatman stopped by and taking a pity on hermit gave him some “paddy” seeds.
Before the boatman went away, he said, “These seeds will grow and give you everlasting harvest if you work very hard. If you are tired of the work, the “paddy” plants will turn into weeds.”
The old hermit worked hard to clear the land and sowed the seeds before the rain came. Strangely, after a short period of time, the “paddy” was ready for harvesting. The old man got a lot of rice from the harvest. After each harvest, the plants grew back again right away.
When the villagers heard about the hermit and his wonderful “paddy”, they flocked to his “paddy” field and took home as much “paddy” as they could.
One day, hermit became so tired of harvesting the “paddy then he shouted,” Oh, stop growing, you wretched thing!” As soon as he had said this, the “paddy” plants turned into weeds.
Kamis, 27 Oktober 2011
Silent Love
Once, there was a couple who love very
much each other. From the very Begining, the girl's family objected
strongly on her dating this guy. Saying that it has got to do with
family background & that the girl will have to suffer for the rest
of her life if she were to be with him.
Due to family's pressure, the
couple quarrel very often. Though the girl love the guy deeply, but she
always ask him: "How deep is your love for me?"
As the guy is not good with his
words, this often cause the girl to be very upset. With that & the
family's pressure, the girl often vent her anger on him. As for him, he
only endure it in silence.
After a couple of years, the guy
finally graduated & decided to further his studies in overseas.
Before leaving, he proposed to the girl: "I'm not very good with words.
But all I know is that I love you. If you allow me, I will take care of
you for the rest of my life. As for your family, I'll try my best to
talk them round. Will you marry me?"
The girl agreed, & with the
guy's determination, the family finally gave in & agreed to let them
get married. So before he leave, they got engaged.
The girl went out to the working
society, whereas the guy was overseas, continuing his studies. They
sent their love through emails & phone calls. Though it's hard, but
both never thought of giving up.
One day, while the girl was on
her way to work, she was knocked down by a car that lost control. When
she woke up, she saw her parents beside her bed. She realised that she
was badly injured. Seeing her mum crying, she wanted to comfort her. But
she realized that all that could come out of her mouth was just a sigh.
She has lost her voice......
The doctors says that the impact
on her brain has caused her to lose her voice. Listening to her
parents' comfort, but with nothing coming out from her, she broke down.
During the stay in hospital,
besides silence cry,.....it's still just silence cry that companied her.
Upon reaching home, everything seems to be the same. Except for the
ringing tone of the phone. Which pierced into her heart everytime it
rang. She does not wish to let the guy know. & not wanting to be a
burden to him, she wrote a letter to him saying that she does not wish
to wait any longer.
With that, she sent the ring
back to him. In return, the guy sent millions & millions of reply,
and countless of phonecalls,.. all the girl could do, besides crying, is
still crying....
The parents decided to move away, hoping that she could eventually forget everything & be happy.
With a new environment, the girl
learn sign language & started a new life. Telling herself everyday
that she must forget the guy. One day, her friend came & told her
that he's back. She asked her friend not to let him know what happened
to her. Since then, there wasn't anymore news of him.
A year has passed & her
friend came with an envelope, containing an invitation card for the
guy's wedding. The girl was shattered. When she open the letter, she saw
her name in it instead.
When she was about to ask her
friend what's going on, she saw the guy standing in front of her. He
used sign language telling her "I've spent a year's time to learn sign
language. Just to let you know that I've not forgotten our promise. Let
me have the chance to be your voice. I Love You. With that, he slipped
the ring back into her finger. The girl finally smiled.
Jantur and Menur
JANTUR and Menur were twins. Jantur was a boy and Menur was a girl and they had different personalities. Jantur was lazy, he got angry easily. He always said bad words when he was angry. However, Menur was a very kind, diligent, patient and always helped their parents. She always reminded her brother to behave well.
“Menur! Where are you? I’m hungry! Give me some food!” said Jantur. “Be patient Jantur I’m still cooking, the food is not ready yet. Why don't you help me mop the floor? Father and mother will be home soon,” said Menur. “Arrrgggh! What took you so long? I’m hungry, you are so slow!” said Janur. And he said bad words to Menur.
Menur was very sad. She cried. When their parents went home, Menur told them about Jantur’s bad behavior. Her father then advised him. However, Jantur did not want to listen to him. He ignored him, and it was getting worse.
Jantur asked his parents and his sister to leave the house. They were very sad. They never thought that Jantur would ask them to leave the house. After his parents and his sister left her house, Jantur lived alone. At first he felt very happy because no one disturbed him. He could do anything he wanted. He even spent his parents’ money for bad things. When all the money was gone, he sold his parents animals, cows, goats, cocks and hens.
Meanwhile, Menur and her parents lived in another place. When they left home, they did not bring anything. Because they worked very hard, they could build a new home and they had new animals.
They were rich.
How about Jantur? Soon all his parents’ wealth was gone. Jantur was lazy, he did not want to work. He wanted to have much money in an easy way. So he sold the last wealth, it was the house. After Jantur sold the house, again, he spent the money foolishly. It was not surprising that Jantur became poor again.
He did not have any money and he did not have a house. His body was very thin. He suffered skin disease, his skin was full of black dots.
Jantur did not have a way to go, he just walked and walked. Finally, he arrived at his parents’ house. Menur was in front of the house sweeping the floor. At first, they did not recognize each other. Menur thought that Jantur was a beggar.
“Are you hungry? Here, I have some food,” said Menur. Jantur was happy. He was so hungry that he did not recognize his sister. However Menur knew him. “Jantur? Is that you brother? Father, mother, Jantur is here!!” screamed Menur. “Jantur my son, what happened to you?” said his mother. Jantur was surprised. “Mother, is that really you? Father, mother, and Menur! Please forgive me. I was punished by God. I suffer an illness, I’m poor, and I don’t have a house to live. I have done bad things to you all. I promise I will be good,” promised Jantur.
The family now reunited. They have already forgiven Jantur and amazingly Jantur was cured. And as he promised, Jantur became a very good man.
Father Eyes
Once in a city, there was a
skinny young boy who loved football with all his heart. Practice after
practice, he eagerly gave everything he had. But being half the size of
the other boys, he got absolutely nowhere. At all the games, this
hopeful athlete sat on the bench and hardly ever played. This teenager
lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special
relationship.
Even though the son was always
on the bench, his father was always in the stands cheering. He never
missed a game. This young man was still the smallest of the class when
he entered high school. But his father continued to encourage him but
also made it very clear that he did not have to play football if he
didn't want to. But the young man loved football and decided to hang in
there. He was determined to try his best at every practice, and perhaps
he'd get to play when he became a senior.
All through high school he never
missed a practice nor a game but remained a bench-warmer all four
years. His faithful father was always in the stands, always with words
of encouragement for him.
When the young man went to
college, he decided to try out for the football team as a "walk-on."
Everyone was sure he could never make the cut, but he did. The coach
admitted that he kept him on the roster because he always puts his heart
and soul to every practice, and at the same time, provided the other
members with the spirit and hustle they badly needed.
The news that he had survived
the cut thrilled him so much that he rushed to the nearest phone and
called his father. His father shared his excitement and was sent season
tickets for all the college games. This persistent young athlete never
missed practice during his four years at college, but he never got to
play in a game.
It was the end of his senior
football season, and as he trotted onto the practice field shortly
before the big playoff game, the coach met him with a telegram. The
young man read the telegram and he became deathly silent.
Swallowing hard, he mumbled to
the coach, "My father died this morning. Is it all right if I miss
practice today?" The coach put his arm gently around his shoulder and
said, "Take the rest of the week off, son. And don't even plan to come
back to the game on Saturday."
Saturday arrived, and the game
was not going well. In the third quarter, when the team was ten points
behind, a silent young man quietly slipped into the empty locker room
and put on his football gear. As he ran onto the sidelines, the coach
and his players were astounded to see their faithful teammate back so
soon. "Coach, please let me play. I've just got to play today," said the
young man. The coach pretended not to hear him. There was no way he
wanted is worst player in this close playoff game.
But the young man persisted, and
finally feeling sorry for the kid, the coach gave in. "All right," he
said. "You can go in." Before long, the coach, the players and everyone
in the stands could not believe their eyes. This little unknown, who had
never played before was doing everything right. The opposing team could
not stop him. He ran, he passed, blocked, and tackled like a star.
His team began to triumph. The
score was soon tied. In the closing seconds of the game, this kid
intercepted a pass and ran all the way for the winning touchdown. The
fans broke loose. His teammates hoisted him onto their shoulders. Such
cheering you never heard.
Finally, after the stands had
emptied and the team had showered and left the locker room, the coach
noticed that this young man was sitting quietly in the corner all alone.
The coach came to him and said, "Kid, I can't believe it. You were
fantastic! Tell me what got into you? How did you do it?"
He looked at the coach, with
tears in his eyes, and said, "Well, you knew my dad died, but did you
know that my dad was blind?" The young man swallowed hard and forced a
smile, "Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could
see me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!".
Nopombalu
Once upon a time there were a handsome hunter, his name was Lawongo. In
the jungle he only hunted wild hogs. The animals often always destroyed
the villagers' fields. The villagers were very grateful. With Lawongo's
help, their field were safe from the wild hogs.
Lawongo was also very great in playing a flute, it was so melodious. Everybody always enjoyed listening his playing the flute. One of the people was a beautiful girl. She always listened attentively. Lawongo knew there was a beautiful girl who always paid attention to him. Lawongo fell in love with her. The girl also loved him, later they got married.
They were very happy. They loved each other and promised to be always together. They would be together until they died.
In one night, Lawongo had a strange dream. In his dream he was hunting a very big wild hog. The hog attacked him. He did very hard to kill the hog. He used his knife to stab the hog and it finally died.
On the next morning, Lawongo went hunting. It was still early in the morning and he did not want to wake his wife up.
Lawongo was also very great in playing a flute, it was so melodious. Everybody always enjoyed listening his playing the flute. One of the people was a beautiful girl. She always listened attentively. Lawongo knew there was a beautiful girl who always paid attention to him. Lawongo fell in love with her. The girl also loved him, later they got married.
They were very happy. They loved each other and promised to be always together. They would be together until they died.
In one night, Lawongo had a strange dream. In his dream he was hunting a very big wild hog. The hog attacked him. He did very hard to kill the hog. He used his knife to stab the hog and it finally died.
On the next morning, Lawongo went hunting. It was still early in the morning and he did not want to wake his wife up.
“Three Fish”
Three Fish
Once three fish lived in a pond. One evening, some fishermen passed by the pond and saw the fish. ‘This pond is full of fish’, they told each other excitedly. ‘we have never fished here before. We must come back tomorrow morning with our nets and catch these fish!’ So saying, the fishermen left.
When the eldest of the three fish heard this, he was troubled. He called the other fish together and said, ‘Did you hear what the fishermen said? W must leave this pond at once. The fishermen will return tomorrow and kill us all!’ The second of the three fish agreed. ‘You are right’, he said. ‘We must leave the pond.’
But the youngest fish laughed. ‘You are worrying without reason’, he said. ‘We have lived in this pond all our lives, and no fisherman has ever come here. Why should these men return? I am not going anywhere – my luck will keep me safe’.
The eldest of the fish left the pond that very evening with his entire family. The second fish saw the fishermen coming in the distance early next morning and left the pond at once with all his family. The third fish refused to leave even then.
The fishermen arrived and caught all the fish left in the pond. The third fish’s luck did not help him – he was caught and killed.
Minggu, 23 Oktober 2011
A Legend of Candy Cane
A candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a witness, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ.
He began with a stick of pure white, hard candy. White to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the sinless nature of Jesus, and hard to symbolize the Solid Rock, the foundation of the church, and firmness of the promises of God.
The candy maker made the candy in the form of a "J" to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Savior. It also represents the staff of the "Good Shepherd" with which He reaches down into the ditches of the world to lift out the fallen lambs who, like all sheep, have gone astray.
Thinking that the candy was somewhat plain, the candy maker stained it with red stripes. He used the tree small stripes to show the stripes of the scourging Jesus received by which we are healed. The large red stripe was for the blood shed by Jesus on the Cross so that we could have the promise of eternal life, if only we put our faith and trust in Him. Unfortunately, the candy became known as a Candy Cane - a meaningless decoration seen at Christmas time. But the meaning is still there for those who "have eyes to see and ears to hear".
He began with a stick of pure white, hard candy. White to symbolize the Virgin Birth and the sinless nature of Jesus, and hard to symbolize the Solid Rock, the foundation of the church, and firmness of the promises of God.
The candy maker made the candy in the form of a "J" to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Savior. It also represents the staff of the "Good Shepherd" with which He reaches down into the ditches of the world to lift out the fallen lambs who, like all sheep, have gone astray.
Thinking that the candy was somewhat plain, the candy maker stained it with red stripes. He used the tree small stripes to show the stripes of the scourging Jesus received by which we are healed. The large red stripe was for the blood shed by Jesus on the Cross so that we could have the promise of eternal life, if only we put our faith and trust in Him. Unfortunately, the candy became known as a Candy Cane - a meaningless decoration seen at Christmas time. But the meaning is still there for those who "have eyes to see and ears to hear".
The Old Woman and The Sparrow
Once upon a time, there lived a kind hearted man and his wife. One morning, his wife found a poor little sparrow. She took it gently and fed it. To show its gratitude, the sparrow stayed with them and sang every morning. But there was an ill-tempered old woman who didn't like the sparrow. She cut the sparrow's tongue. That's why the bird flew away to its previous nest.
Knowing that their sparrow flew away, the kind man and his wife looked for the sparrow. They walked a long way, crossed the bridges, climbed the mountains and passed the woods.
At last, they could find the sparrow's nest. The sparrow welcomed them and provided a feast for them. Before they went home, the sparrow brought two baskets; one was large and looked heavy, and the other one was small and light. The sparrow asked them to choose only one. They chose the small and that was the best choice. There were many rolls of silk and piles of gold in it.
Being jealous, the ill-tempered old woman did the same thing as the kind man and his wife did. She chose the big basket which actually contained wasps and venomous crawlers, such as scorpions, centipedes, and other horrible creatures. Finally, aaathey stung and bit her to death.
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Knowing that their sparrow flew away, the kind man and his wife looked for the sparrow. They walked a long way, crossed the bridges, climbed the mountains and passed the woods.
At last, they could find the sparrow's nest. The sparrow welcomed them and provided a feast for them. Before they went home, the sparrow brought two baskets; one was large and looked heavy, and the other one was small and light. The sparrow asked them to choose only one. They chose the small and that was the best choice. There were many rolls of silk and piles of gold in it.
Being jealous, the ill-tempered old woman did the same thing as the kind man and his wife did. She chose the big basket which actually contained wasps and venomous crawlers, such as scorpions, centipedes, and other horrible creatures. Finally, aaathey stung and bit her to death.
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