In the journey of life, everyone is faced with various hardships. These hardships are like onerous borders lay upon one’s shoulder. Therefore, to lead a better and carefree life, the following suggestions should be taken into consideration.
Life moves in circle. Moods of depression will be followed by periods of confidence and optimism like night follows day.
Accept the responsibilities that are imposed upon you. Do not shirk them. Do not drift through life without purpose. Be worthy of your manhood or womanhood and do not get buffeted about.
Live for the day and fill it with worthy deeds. Fill it with positive and constructive efforts. Be forgetful of the past and confident about the future.
Do not drag the past behind you. Be imaginative to a certain extent, but avoid wishful thinking. Do not fuss and be regretful of the wrong which you have done. Learn from your mistakes. Preparation does not live in regret. Live triumphantly to the full. Life is to live.
Throughout a man’s life, happiness is mingled with anger. However, always avoid anger and fear. Anger is never justified. It is only a shadow of ignorance. Do not be proud because you can become angry. It will poison your body. Fear is the worst of all vices. Very few of yours fear are realized.
Insincerity is irritating and painful. Do you feel it? Therefore, always be sincere and honest. No man can achieve greatness without it, yet the most humble may be honored if he possessed it. It is better to be an honest rebel than to pretend loyalty to any person or cause.
Do not take it for granted that good health is a blessing. Do your almost to preserve it by wise living. A weak body will never be able to accomplish a satisfactory task. Do not abuse yourself by adopting foolish habits such as sabotage other person achievement; smoking opium, drinking and faulty thinking.
Substitute hatred and jealousy with love and sympathetic understanding. It is easy to hate and envy others. So, why not try the alternative though difficult-love and understanding. No ingenious man wants a soft life. If you show love and understanding, you will not be surprised to find yourself loved in turn by everyone.
Nobody in this world is perfect; but one should have the courage to live near perfection. Thus, always aim for perfection in your life. Please keep telling yourself; I’m here in the organization, I’m here in this country, I’m here in this community: to be a contributor not a passenger!
If you pursue this, your happiest day will come and the meaning of life will be understood.
Regards.
MKR
Monday, August 30, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
UNLEASHING YOUR POWER WITHIN
Quoted by: Anthony Robbins
To get what you want out of life you have to.. think positive, set goals, work hard, be patient, and make sacrifices. Right?
WRONG!
I found an easier way.. and used it to transform my life, fulfill my dreams, find true happiness, and even become a millionaire by the time I was 29.
Here's how it works...
Think back to one of those rare moments when you felt ...
* on top of the world: Fearless and certain, with limitless energy, incredible ability, amazing clarity of thought... able to conquer anything...
* vibrant with an "aliveness" impossible to describe. Inspired... bursting with creativity, brilliant ideas, and plans for exciting things to do...
* in total control, optimistic, tasting a level of freedom that few ever find... a golden moment in which your life was rich with purpose, meaning, awe, and inner peace.
Then in a flash, it's gone. You're back to living half a life, and doing things the hard way.
Now what?
How long do you wait for the moment to return? A week, a month, a year, a lifetime?
Let me show you how you can enter this state, instantly - at your command - unleashing an incredible power that transforms your life...
Make your dreams come true, right now!
This is about entering a state in which you possess incredible powers and extraordinary abilities - your "peak state."
The inability to put oneself in a "peak state" - and to tap into one's innate power - explains why so many intelligent, talented, hardworking people end up with less than they desire and deserve.
I'm going to show you how to unleash this inner power - whenever you wish - and use it to transform your life and make your dreams come true.
Let me share a story to illustrate my point:
I was on a flight, sitting in first class, when shortly after take-off I heard, "Aren't you the power guy?" I turned, and from across the aisle, I again heard, "Anthony Robbins. The power guy. Right?" I smiled and nodded.
The well-dressed elderly man introduced himself, told me the name of his company, and to impress me, mentioned the major league sports team he owns. I'll call him Mr. Big. He then introduced the man next to him, his lawyer, who I'll call Phil.
"You promise unlimited power. Isn't that your shtick?" asked Mr. Big.
He obviously thrives on confrontation. If he only knew what was about to happen.
"I'm intrigued," he continued without waiting for my reply, "I've watched your infomercial, and I think it's a lot of crap."
I listened politely.
"The way I see it, everyone falls into one of two groups: the powerful and the powerless. Ninety-nine percent are powerless...and regardless of what you promise them, they'll stay powerless until the day they die."
"You're missing the point," I said. "Everyone has an untapped power center, and I show people how to unleash it and use it to fulfill their dreams."
"Bull----! You want to see real power? Watch this."
Mr. Big picked up his drink and, without hesitation, poured it slowly into Phil's lap. Phil jumped up, blurted an obscenity, and looked at Mr. Big in horror.
Frantically, he brushed the ice onto the floor, wiped his wet pants, forced a frozen smile, and said, "That's funny."
Mr. Big then turned to me and said, "That, Mr. Robbins, is power."
"Powerlessness" condemns people to a lifelong prison sentence
I've seen thousands of people like Phil - intelligent, talented, well-educated, full of big dreams - who are prepared to work hard and make sacrifices. They do everything right... but in the end, they fall short of their expectations.
Why?
Because they're missing the key ingredient:
To make things happen, you first have to turn on your power and enter your peak state.
If you don't, it's like putting a roast into a cold oven and forgetting to turn on the heat.
Nothing's going to happen.
Without the power, people's lives become a string of good intentions - instead of the achievements, victories, fulfillment, and results they desire.
They spend their lives working too hard, for too long, reaping few lifetime rewards, giving up often, and settling for less than they want and deserve.
Phil could have it all. He just needed to know he had the power and how to activate it. Until he finds the power, he'll spend the rest of his working life being a doormat to bullies like Mr. Big.
I couldn't sit there and do nothing.
When Mr. Big went to the restroom, I asked Phil why he put up with such abuse. "He's harmless. He's just having fun," Phil said. Then adding, "But I have been thinking that I should drop him as a client."
SHOULD!
It drives me crazy when I hear people say "should."
"Shoulds" never materialize. It's a clear sign that Phil sees himself as powerless. At that moment, I decided to share what I know with Phil.
I reached into my briefcase, removed my personal notes from the 3-day seminar I had just given, Unleash the Power Within, took out half a dozen relevant pages and handed them to him and said, "You MUST read this, now!"
One of the first things I tell people at my Unleash the Power Within seminar is to replace the word SHOULD with MUST.
Instead of saying, I should find a better job, I should start my own business, I should lose weight, I should quit smoking, I should spend more time with my kids...say MUST.
Say, I must find a better job, I must start my own business, I must lose weight, I must quit smoking, I must spend more time with my kids...and you'll notice an immediate change.
Achieving what you want is easy ... when you know how to unleash the power within
Mr. Big returned from the restroom, took his seat, and grabbed a magazine. Phil was studying the pages I handed him. About 20 minutes later, Phil stopped reading, placed the papers on his pullout table, and stared directly ahead into space.
"Phil," Mr. Big said. Phil didn't answer. He just kept staring. "Phil, what time are we going to land?"
Looking straight ahead, barley moving a muscle, Phil replied, "3:55."
"Jim's going to meet us at the airport, right?"
"Yeah."
"You know how we're going to play this, right?"
"Yeah."
"I don't want any screw-ups."
"No screw-ups."
Phil sat there, staring straight ahead, appearing to be somewhere else, lost in thought. But actually, something quite different was taking place inside Phil. I could see it. I've seen it thousands of times in other people as it happened to them.
I've seen the same look in people who attend my seminar as they step onto a bed of red-hot coals - glowing at 1,500 degrees - walk across, smiling and relaxed, without burning their feet.
I've seen the same look in people who accomplish amazing feats that few can do.
How did they do it? They entered their "peak state."
Phil was there at this moment, and I watched with the same pride that parents have as they watch their child perform in a school play. I just sat and waited to see what he would do with it.
Suddenly, Phil called the flight attendant and asked if there was an empty seat back in coach. "Plenty," he said.
"Good. I'd like one, please."
Mr. Big looked startled, "What's going on, Phil?"
Phil got up, grabbed his laptop computer, turned to Mr. Big and calmly said, "You'll have to find another lawyer."
"Sit down, Phil!" he said.
Phil just smiled as he grabbed his things from overhead.
"If you don't sit down right now, I'll..."
"You'll do what?"
"I'll...I'll..."
Still smiling, Phil turned, winked at me, mouthed, "Thanks," and walked to the rear of the plane.
Mr. Big's face was red. He turned to me and said, "Do you see the kind of idiots I have to deal with?" Then after a pause, "I'll bet you 50 bucks that he'll be back...he'll be back before this plane touches down...he'll be crawling back to me."
Phil stayed in coach, enjoyed the flight, and made plans for a new life.
The key ingredient to transforming your life is tapping into your inner power
What happened to Phil?
Well, two things.
First, he discovered something that few people know. And of those who know, only a handful understand how it works:
He learned that inside each of us is a power center - the source of that powerful, driving force that, once unleashed, makes any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
The second thing he discovered is the most beneficial of all:
A simple way to unleash that power.
But here's the interesting part.
As you unleash that power, you're entering your "peak state" and are capable of achieving whatever you desire, with surprisingly little effort.
Your physical abilities multiply. Your mental abilities multiply. Your talents multiply. Your skills multiply. Everything you do, you will do that much better. Obstacles, the unknown, and doubt disappear. You perform the most difficult task, effortlessly.
Operate from your "peak state," and you'll have more confidence, more self-esteem, more passion, and more enthusiasm. You'll be at the top of your game, as they say.
Enter your "peak state," and answers are instant and insightful. You see the higher purpose for your life. Old patterns and limiting beliefs vanish. For the first time in your life, you know what it means to be FREE! I mean Really Free!
In your "peak state" you communicate distinctly. You look different. People perceive you as taller. Better looking. You glow.
Hope and chance are replaced with "by design." You know where you're going, how you're going to get there, and nothing can stop you.
Everyone doubts it works ... until they try it
"Something doesn't sound right," people argue. "Are you saying that once you unleash the power inside you, you can accomplish anything?"
Yes, anything! And without force. Without willpower. Without positive thinking. Without repetition of affirmations. Enter your "peak state" and nothing will stand in your way.
Learning how to do it is easy. Let me show you. Here's what happened to world tennis champ, Andre Agassi:
Andre Agassi wasn't doing too well. I met him when he dropped to 50th in the world. Like a lot of people, he wasn't convinced of my technique, and his attitude showed it.
I said, "Look, Andre, the bottom line is you give me 15 minutes of your total attention. If in 15 minutes you don't feel an immediate radical change, then that will end it." He agreed, and we began.
"What was your best game?" I asked.
"When I won Wimbledon."
"What were you thinking when you walked onto the court and looked at your opponent?"
Andre laughed, "I looked at him and I said to myself, 'Why did you even show up?'" And he laughed again. His expression changed.
His face came alive, radiating with energy. During that game, Andre was in his "peak state." In that state, he doesn't think about his backhand because he's at his best. He doesn't think about anything. He just does it. He flows.
Then I asked him about his worst game.
"When I lost the French Open."
"What were you thinking when you saw your opponent?"
"I suddenly remembered the last time he beat me." As he said that, his face tightened and lost its radiance, his chest sank, and his shoulders dropped. I now had everything I needed.
During the next few moments, I showed him a couple of simple ways to trigger his peak state whenever he wished.
Less than six months later, he was number one in the world.
You see, Andre doesn't have to learn anything about tennis. But he does have to control his state so that he plays the game using 100% of the ability and knowledge he possesses.
And it's something that anyone can learn to do.
I'd like to make the same offer I made to ...
Andre Agassi, and to the 2 million people in 65 countries who have attended my seminars.
Allow me the opportunity to prove to you that you can unleash the power within you...at your will.
Use this power to free yourself from fears and past conditioning that have held you back. Join me and experience how life is supposed to be lived:
the excitement of being in control...moving down the road in a direction that feels right...with each day getting better and better.
Bring out the best in yourself, and the best from what life offers.
I urge you to learn my simple technique for unleashing the power within and experience life as it's meant to be lived...doing things that you feel passionate about ... operating from your "peak state."
MKR
To get what you want out of life you have to.. think positive, set goals, work hard, be patient, and make sacrifices. Right?
WRONG!
I found an easier way.. and used it to transform my life, fulfill my dreams, find true happiness, and even become a millionaire by the time I was 29.
Here's how it works...
Think back to one of those rare moments when you felt ...
* on top of the world: Fearless and certain, with limitless energy, incredible ability, amazing clarity of thought... able to conquer anything...
* vibrant with an "aliveness" impossible to describe. Inspired... bursting with creativity, brilliant ideas, and plans for exciting things to do...
* in total control, optimistic, tasting a level of freedom that few ever find... a golden moment in which your life was rich with purpose, meaning, awe, and inner peace.
Then in a flash, it's gone. You're back to living half a life, and doing things the hard way.
Now what?
How long do you wait for the moment to return? A week, a month, a year, a lifetime?
Let me show you how you can enter this state, instantly - at your command - unleashing an incredible power that transforms your life...
Make your dreams come true, right now!
This is about entering a state in which you possess incredible powers and extraordinary abilities - your "peak state."
The inability to put oneself in a "peak state" - and to tap into one's innate power - explains why so many intelligent, talented, hardworking people end up with less than they desire and deserve.
I'm going to show you how to unleash this inner power - whenever you wish - and use it to transform your life and make your dreams come true.
Let me share a story to illustrate my point:
I was on a flight, sitting in first class, when shortly after take-off I heard, "Aren't you the power guy?" I turned, and from across the aisle, I again heard, "Anthony Robbins. The power guy. Right?" I smiled and nodded.
The well-dressed elderly man introduced himself, told me the name of his company, and to impress me, mentioned the major league sports team he owns. I'll call him Mr. Big. He then introduced the man next to him, his lawyer, who I'll call Phil.
"You promise unlimited power. Isn't that your shtick?" asked Mr. Big.
He obviously thrives on confrontation. If he only knew what was about to happen.
"I'm intrigued," he continued without waiting for my reply, "I've watched your infomercial, and I think it's a lot of crap."
I listened politely.
"The way I see it, everyone falls into one of two groups: the powerful and the powerless. Ninety-nine percent are powerless...and regardless of what you promise them, they'll stay powerless until the day they die."
"You're missing the point," I said. "Everyone has an untapped power center, and I show people how to unleash it and use it to fulfill their dreams."
"Bull----! You want to see real power? Watch this."
Mr. Big picked up his drink and, without hesitation, poured it slowly into Phil's lap. Phil jumped up, blurted an obscenity, and looked at Mr. Big in horror.
Frantically, he brushed the ice onto the floor, wiped his wet pants, forced a frozen smile, and said, "That's funny."
Mr. Big then turned to me and said, "That, Mr. Robbins, is power."
"Powerlessness" condemns people to a lifelong prison sentence
I've seen thousands of people like Phil - intelligent, talented, well-educated, full of big dreams - who are prepared to work hard and make sacrifices. They do everything right... but in the end, they fall short of their expectations.
Why?
Because they're missing the key ingredient:
To make things happen, you first have to turn on your power and enter your peak state.
If you don't, it's like putting a roast into a cold oven and forgetting to turn on the heat.
Nothing's going to happen.
Without the power, people's lives become a string of good intentions - instead of the achievements, victories, fulfillment, and results they desire.
They spend their lives working too hard, for too long, reaping few lifetime rewards, giving up often, and settling for less than they want and deserve.
Phil could have it all. He just needed to know he had the power and how to activate it. Until he finds the power, he'll spend the rest of his working life being a doormat to bullies like Mr. Big.
I couldn't sit there and do nothing.
When Mr. Big went to the restroom, I asked Phil why he put up with such abuse. "He's harmless. He's just having fun," Phil said. Then adding, "But I have been thinking that I should drop him as a client."
SHOULD!
It drives me crazy when I hear people say "should."
"Shoulds" never materialize. It's a clear sign that Phil sees himself as powerless. At that moment, I decided to share what I know with Phil.
I reached into my briefcase, removed my personal notes from the 3-day seminar I had just given, Unleash the Power Within, took out half a dozen relevant pages and handed them to him and said, "You MUST read this, now!"
One of the first things I tell people at my Unleash the Power Within seminar is to replace the word SHOULD with MUST.
Instead of saying, I should find a better job, I should start my own business, I should lose weight, I should quit smoking, I should spend more time with my kids...say MUST.
Say, I must find a better job, I must start my own business, I must lose weight, I must quit smoking, I must spend more time with my kids...and you'll notice an immediate change.
Achieving what you want is easy ... when you know how to unleash the power within
Mr. Big returned from the restroom, took his seat, and grabbed a magazine. Phil was studying the pages I handed him. About 20 minutes later, Phil stopped reading, placed the papers on his pullout table, and stared directly ahead into space.
"Phil," Mr. Big said. Phil didn't answer. He just kept staring. "Phil, what time are we going to land?"
Looking straight ahead, barley moving a muscle, Phil replied, "3:55."
"Jim's going to meet us at the airport, right?"
"Yeah."
"You know how we're going to play this, right?"
"Yeah."
"I don't want any screw-ups."
"No screw-ups."
Phil sat there, staring straight ahead, appearing to be somewhere else, lost in thought. But actually, something quite different was taking place inside Phil. I could see it. I've seen it thousands of times in other people as it happened to them.
I've seen the same look in people who attend my seminar as they step onto a bed of red-hot coals - glowing at 1,500 degrees - walk across, smiling and relaxed, without burning their feet.
I've seen the same look in people who accomplish amazing feats that few can do.
How did they do it? They entered their "peak state."
Phil was there at this moment, and I watched with the same pride that parents have as they watch their child perform in a school play. I just sat and waited to see what he would do with it.
Suddenly, Phil called the flight attendant and asked if there was an empty seat back in coach. "Plenty," he said.
"Good. I'd like one, please."
Mr. Big looked startled, "What's going on, Phil?"
Phil got up, grabbed his laptop computer, turned to Mr. Big and calmly said, "You'll have to find another lawyer."
"Sit down, Phil!" he said.
Phil just smiled as he grabbed his things from overhead.
"If you don't sit down right now, I'll..."
"You'll do what?"
"I'll...I'll..."
Still smiling, Phil turned, winked at me, mouthed, "Thanks," and walked to the rear of the plane.
Mr. Big's face was red. He turned to me and said, "Do you see the kind of idiots I have to deal with?" Then after a pause, "I'll bet you 50 bucks that he'll be back...he'll be back before this plane touches down...he'll be crawling back to me."
Phil stayed in coach, enjoyed the flight, and made plans for a new life.
The key ingredient to transforming your life is tapping into your inner power
What happened to Phil?
Well, two things.
First, he discovered something that few people know. And of those who know, only a handful understand how it works:
He learned that inside each of us is a power center - the source of that powerful, driving force that, once unleashed, makes any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
The second thing he discovered is the most beneficial of all:
A simple way to unleash that power.
But here's the interesting part.
As you unleash that power, you're entering your "peak state" and are capable of achieving whatever you desire, with surprisingly little effort.
Your physical abilities multiply. Your mental abilities multiply. Your talents multiply. Your skills multiply. Everything you do, you will do that much better. Obstacles, the unknown, and doubt disappear. You perform the most difficult task, effortlessly.
Operate from your "peak state," and you'll have more confidence, more self-esteem, more passion, and more enthusiasm. You'll be at the top of your game, as they say.
Enter your "peak state," and answers are instant and insightful. You see the higher purpose for your life. Old patterns and limiting beliefs vanish. For the first time in your life, you know what it means to be FREE! I mean Really Free!
In your "peak state" you communicate distinctly. You look different. People perceive you as taller. Better looking. You glow.
Hope and chance are replaced with "by design." You know where you're going, how you're going to get there, and nothing can stop you.
Everyone doubts it works ... until they try it
"Something doesn't sound right," people argue. "Are you saying that once you unleash the power inside you, you can accomplish anything?"
Yes, anything! And without force. Without willpower. Without positive thinking. Without repetition of affirmations. Enter your "peak state" and nothing will stand in your way.
Learning how to do it is easy. Let me show you. Here's what happened to world tennis champ, Andre Agassi:
Andre Agassi wasn't doing too well. I met him when he dropped to 50th in the world. Like a lot of people, he wasn't convinced of my technique, and his attitude showed it.
I said, "Look, Andre, the bottom line is you give me 15 minutes of your total attention. If in 15 minutes you don't feel an immediate radical change, then that will end it." He agreed, and we began.
"What was your best game?" I asked.
"When I won Wimbledon."
"What were you thinking when you walked onto the court and looked at your opponent?"
Andre laughed, "I looked at him and I said to myself, 'Why did you even show up?'" And he laughed again. His expression changed.
His face came alive, radiating with energy. During that game, Andre was in his "peak state." In that state, he doesn't think about his backhand because he's at his best. He doesn't think about anything. He just does it. He flows.
Then I asked him about his worst game.
"When I lost the French Open."
"What were you thinking when you saw your opponent?"
"I suddenly remembered the last time he beat me." As he said that, his face tightened and lost its radiance, his chest sank, and his shoulders dropped. I now had everything I needed.
During the next few moments, I showed him a couple of simple ways to trigger his peak state whenever he wished.
Less than six months later, he was number one in the world.
You see, Andre doesn't have to learn anything about tennis. But he does have to control his state so that he plays the game using 100% of the ability and knowledge he possesses.
And it's something that anyone can learn to do.
I'd like to make the same offer I made to ...
Andre Agassi, and to the 2 million people in 65 countries who have attended my seminars.
Allow me the opportunity to prove to you that you can unleash the power within you...at your will.
Use this power to free yourself from fears and past conditioning that have held you back. Join me and experience how life is supposed to be lived:
the excitement of being in control...moving down the road in a direction that feels right...with each day getting better and better.
Bring out the best in yourself, and the best from what life offers.
I urge you to learn my simple technique for unleashing the power within and experience life as it's meant to be lived...doing things that you feel passionate about ... operating from your "peak state."
MKR
Friday, August 20, 2010
THICK FACE BLACK HEART
Thick face black heart, is a very high philosophically advice for mental preparation in reaching goal.
But I suggest you that you should read it carefully, otherwise you will became an inferior rude man.
Read it slowly, digest it, and if you have already extracted the wise within it then you may proceed to practicing.
To be Thick Face Black Heart will resulting a Knight instead of a terrorist.
Please note that the philosophy within this book is very high, so do not take just for granted but to try to digest it and find the glory on this paper. This article is reciting the book that written by Chin Ning Chu. This is a very exciting book. One of the precious books for successful person.
The purpose of this article is to guide you to Reach Your Goal.
Thick face is a shield, use to protect self honor on every opinion from everyone. Black heart is a weapon, has no mercy characteristic but not an evil one.
The Synergy of Thick Face Black Heart
Thick face is an ability to accept all situational demand for heeding others opinion about us. Black heart is an ability to take action without caring any others opinion. Both of Thick Face Black Heart has to come together and it will support to each other.
Three stages of Thick Face Black Heart
1.Winning without sacrificing
On this stage, it consist of three more stage:
The most basic stage on this stage is no moral, doing anything to get what he wants. On this basic stage: Thick face, will produce no awareness at all, and black heart, will produce absolutely no mercy. This stage was called by Thick as brick wall, and black as a fire stone. The example on this first-first stage is a criminal or low class of prostitute.
The second stage on this first stage is Thick and hard, and black and shining. The example on this first stage is high class prostitute.
The highest level on this first stage is so thick being formless, and so black being colorless. On this stage, one could cheat and also receiving “thanks you” from his victim. The example on this stage is politician.
2.Seeking soul
On this stage, one has realize that conquering somebody will need strength, but to conquering ourself will need power. On this stage one has known that the first stage will consist of shameful action. This stage will teach them to be wise.
3.Knight
The knight will shown as no attachment, peace, and calm. A knight is a person that always feel afraid on war, but their afraid body will not make their soul to be afraid either.
On this stage one has reach the body and soul matching.
There are 11 principal on doing the Thick Face Black Heart:
1.Break the shadow, one must has free living, not a living just following other’s portrait
2. Look for self border, realizing that you do things for yourself or to accomplish others want
3.Find the mistery of the oak strength and the flexibility of grass, then you will understand that the inner side will move the seen (the outer side moves, but actually the inner side making movement)
4.Know yourself, if you could ignore other opinion, then you could concentrate your attention on reaching your goal. This thing could only happen if one has a fully understanding on self.
5.Break the worrisome on succeed and the freighted on failure. The worrisome on succeed is more powerful than the freighted on failure. Before you succeed that the successful means changes and has a risk to be fail.
6.Realize the property of dreams and reality, use your dynamic glass to look at moving things.
7.Mastering the truth and pretending, because the wrong understanding on what we thought as truth or right, may bring us to nothing instead of fond of flattery.
8.Control your fears, because fears is the most destructive emotion.
9.Travel trough out of avoidance of sadness and chasing happiness. Everything is moving on its natural cycle, sadness and happiness, black and white, good and bad, etc. This stage will need a wise point of view.
10.Dare to assure to self, break the chain and dare to accept self conviction is a thick face-black heart
11.Realize that thick face and black heart are gift from God, creating and destroying is not a vice versa, but an aspect of the Most Power. The nature will come as born and death. One will be as needed as the other.
“Doing Thick Face Black Heart will be flourish with Dharma.
Dharma is an understanding on what is the right action
on the current situation”.
MKR
But I suggest you that you should read it carefully, otherwise you will became an inferior rude man.
Read it slowly, digest it, and if you have already extracted the wise within it then you may proceed to practicing.
To be Thick Face Black Heart will resulting a Knight instead of a terrorist.
Please note that the philosophy within this book is very high, so do not take just for granted but to try to digest it and find the glory on this paper. This article is reciting the book that written by Chin Ning Chu. This is a very exciting book. One of the precious books for successful person.
The purpose of this article is to guide you to Reach Your Goal.
Thick face is a shield, use to protect self honor on every opinion from everyone. Black heart is a weapon, has no mercy characteristic but not an evil one.
The Synergy of Thick Face Black Heart
Thick face is an ability to accept all situational demand for heeding others opinion about us. Black heart is an ability to take action without caring any others opinion. Both of Thick Face Black Heart has to come together and it will support to each other.
Three stages of Thick Face Black Heart
1.Winning without sacrificing
On this stage, it consist of three more stage:
The most basic stage on this stage is no moral, doing anything to get what he wants. On this basic stage: Thick face, will produce no awareness at all, and black heart, will produce absolutely no mercy. This stage was called by Thick as brick wall, and black as a fire stone. The example on this first-first stage is a criminal or low class of prostitute.
The second stage on this first stage is Thick and hard, and black and shining. The example on this first stage is high class prostitute.
The highest level on this first stage is so thick being formless, and so black being colorless. On this stage, one could cheat and also receiving “thanks you” from his victim. The example on this stage is politician.
2.Seeking soul
On this stage, one has realize that conquering somebody will need strength, but to conquering ourself will need power. On this stage one has known that the first stage will consist of shameful action. This stage will teach them to be wise.
3.Knight
The knight will shown as no attachment, peace, and calm. A knight is a person that always feel afraid on war, but their afraid body will not make their soul to be afraid either.
On this stage one has reach the body and soul matching.
There are 11 principal on doing the Thick Face Black Heart:
1.Break the shadow, one must has free living, not a living just following other’s portrait
2. Look for self border, realizing that you do things for yourself or to accomplish others want
3.Find the mistery of the oak strength and the flexibility of grass, then you will understand that the inner side will move the seen (the outer side moves, but actually the inner side making movement)
4.Know yourself, if you could ignore other opinion, then you could concentrate your attention on reaching your goal. This thing could only happen if one has a fully understanding on self.
5.Break the worrisome on succeed and the freighted on failure. The worrisome on succeed is more powerful than the freighted on failure. Before you succeed that the successful means changes and has a risk to be fail.
6.Realize the property of dreams and reality, use your dynamic glass to look at moving things.
7.Mastering the truth and pretending, because the wrong understanding on what we thought as truth or right, may bring us to nothing instead of fond of flattery.
8.Control your fears, because fears is the most destructive emotion.
9.Travel trough out of avoidance of sadness and chasing happiness. Everything is moving on its natural cycle, sadness and happiness, black and white, good and bad, etc. This stage will need a wise point of view.
10.Dare to assure to self, break the chain and dare to accept self conviction is a thick face-black heart
11.Realize that thick face and black heart are gift from God, creating and destroying is not a vice versa, but an aspect of the Most Power. The nature will come as born and death. One will be as needed as the other.
“Doing Thick Face Black Heart will be flourish with Dharma.
Dharma is an understanding on what is the right action
on the current situation”.
MKR
Monday, August 9, 2010
PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS
CLEAR and adequate project management systems, good risk management and measurements of project success aligned with corporate goals are some of the keys to effective project management identified in a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
The study, sponsored by Oracle and titled Closing the Gap: The link between project management excellence and long-term success, surveyed 213 senior executives and project management experts worldwide in September 2009. The report is also supplemented by in-depth interviews and desk research and focuses on six project-intensive industries— industrial manufacturing; architecture, engineering and construction; utilities, oil and gas; chemicals; aerospace and defense; and mining and metals.
While survey respondents are almost unanimous in recognizing a need for good project management, many admit that more than a quarter of their projects are late or over budget. One reason identified in the study is that only 40% of the organizations surveyed follow formal project management practices for all projects — regardless of size and scope.
Furthermore, only a fifth use a standardized set of project management tools.
Tom Bourgeois, chief project engineer for Shell International, who was interviewed for the study, warned that a lack of standardized tools can “lead to trouble” as in his experience, project managers using multiple tools that don’t integrate can be overwhelmed. “You are just begging for errors, and the bigger the project, the harder it is to find the mistakes,” he said in the report.
Confusing risk management with contingency planning is another problem identified by the study. While 48% of respondents say that adhering to project management practices helps them manage risk, only 26% evaluate how effectively they have identified and managed risk as part of the project review process. According to the report, the risk process is often looked at only when problems occur.
Equipping project managers with the tools they need and promoting good management skills and behavior is an ongoing process for many project-focused companies. More than half are continually working to improve their methods while 82% offer some level of project management training. The report added that training, mentoring and other development activities for project management professionals should be tied to specific skills gaps and career planning — this reinforces the necessary skills.
How a project’s success is measured is also essential. According to the report, projects should not be measured purely on meeting time and budget goals. But more than half the respondents surveyed don’t measure a project’s return on investment and three-quarter of them fail to ask clients if they are satisfied with project outcomes.
These companies are missing out on a valuable part of the project management process, observed Ajay Malhan, senior vice-president of project and development services for Jones Lang LaSalle, India in the report. The global real estate services firm conducts project reviews with the team, clients and contractors to evaluate problems that arose and discuss if they could have been better handled. “This process is considered a huge value-add by our clients, and it wins us a lot of repeat business,” said Malhan.
The report also found that project management skills have helped companies remain competitive during the worldwide economic crisis. For companies who are looking to improve, many admit the downturn underscored their shortcomings and is forcing them to “do better”.
Many companies are changing how they manage projects, with 40% investing more time in project planning and due diligence, 39% measuring project outcomes more frequently and 37% conducting more frequent project reviews to assess risks and overall value.
The report concluded that to make the most of the lessons learnt during the downturn, leaders need to “take a hard look at the methods their organisations use to select, manage and measure project outcomes, and align those methods with their long-term strategic objectives”.
“Leaders who continue to do so when economy rebounds will garner the greatest long-term success,” it said.
MKR
The study, sponsored by Oracle and titled Closing the Gap: The link between project management excellence and long-term success, surveyed 213 senior executives and project management experts worldwide in September 2009. The report is also supplemented by in-depth interviews and desk research and focuses on six project-intensive industries— industrial manufacturing; architecture, engineering and construction; utilities, oil and gas; chemicals; aerospace and defense; and mining and metals.
While survey respondents are almost unanimous in recognizing a need for good project management, many admit that more than a quarter of their projects are late or over budget. One reason identified in the study is that only 40% of the organizations surveyed follow formal project management practices for all projects — regardless of size and scope.
Furthermore, only a fifth use a standardized set of project management tools.
Tom Bourgeois, chief project engineer for Shell International, who was interviewed for the study, warned that a lack of standardized tools can “lead to trouble” as in his experience, project managers using multiple tools that don’t integrate can be overwhelmed. “You are just begging for errors, and the bigger the project, the harder it is to find the mistakes,” he said in the report.
Confusing risk management with contingency planning is another problem identified by the study. While 48% of respondents say that adhering to project management practices helps them manage risk, only 26% evaluate how effectively they have identified and managed risk as part of the project review process. According to the report, the risk process is often looked at only when problems occur.
Equipping project managers with the tools they need and promoting good management skills and behavior is an ongoing process for many project-focused companies. More than half are continually working to improve their methods while 82% offer some level of project management training. The report added that training, mentoring and other development activities for project management professionals should be tied to specific skills gaps and career planning — this reinforces the necessary skills.
How a project’s success is measured is also essential. According to the report, projects should not be measured purely on meeting time and budget goals. But more than half the respondents surveyed don’t measure a project’s return on investment and three-quarter of them fail to ask clients if they are satisfied with project outcomes.
These companies are missing out on a valuable part of the project management process, observed Ajay Malhan, senior vice-president of project and development services for Jones Lang LaSalle, India in the report. The global real estate services firm conducts project reviews with the team, clients and contractors to evaluate problems that arose and discuss if they could have been better handled. “This process is considered a huge value-add by our clients, and it wins us a lot of repeat business,” said Malhan.
The report also found that project management skills have helped companies remain competitive during the worldwide economic crisis. For companies who are looking to improve, many admit the downturn underscored their shortcomings and is forcing them to “do better”.
Many companies are changing how they manage projects, with 40% investing more time in project planning and due diligence, 39% measuring project outcomes more frequently and 37% conducting more frequent project reviews to assess risks and overall value.
The report concluded that to make the most of the lessons learnt during the downturn, leaders need to “take a hard look at the methods their organisations use to select, manage and measure project outcomes, and align those methods with their long-term strategic objectives”.
“Leaders who continue to do so when economy rebounds will garner the greatest long-term success,” it said.
MKR
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
RAMADHAN BROADBAND & DOWNLOAD SIRIES
Assalamualaikum,
Dalam era informasi, komunikasi dan teknologi, Ramadhan boleh kita umpamakan sebagai bulan “Broadband” atau Jalur Lebar di mana kita berpeluang untuk “download” atau memuat turun sebanyak-banyaknya rahmat dan keampunan dari Allah swt.
“Upload” atau memuat naik segala amal-amal soleh yang kita lakukan sepanjang bulan Ramadhan tersebut.
Di dalam bulan Ramadhan terdapat berbagai kebaikan. Perkara ini terbukti dengan begitu ramainya kehadiran umat Islam di segenap masjid dan surau.
Alhamdulillah, inilah yang membuatkan kita sepanjang tahun merindukan kehadirannya. Kita akan menyaksikan sebuah transformasi penampilan umat Islam yang begitu bermakna.
Kita juga melihat bahwa umat Islam tiba-tiba menjadi :
1. Gemar membaca Al-Qur’an.
2. Gemar memperbanyakkan amal soleh dan amal ibadah.
3. Gemar bersedekah.
4. Gemar solat Tarawikh.
5. Gemar memerhatikan nasib kaum fakir miskin serta anak yatim.
6. Kaum muslimat pula lebih gemar menghiasi dirinya dengan tudung dan pakaian menutup aurat.
Di sisi yang lain pula, keghairahan untuk berbuat perkara keji dan maksiat mengalami penurunan yang drastik.
Walaupun tidak dapat dinafikan masih ada di sana sini pihak-pihak yang tetap melakukannya padahal Nabi saw telah bersabda bahwa “syaitan-syaitan dibelenggu, maksudnya jin.”
Oleh kerana itu Imam Al-Qurthubi rahimahullah mengatakan; Kemaksiatan itu berlaku disebabkan oleh sejumlah faktor selain dari syaitan :
1. Jiwa manusia yang buruk.
2. Kebiasaan yang tidak baik.
3. Syaitan dari jenis manusia.
Kalau kita pergi ke negara-negara yang penduduk muslimnya minoriti seperti Amerika, Eropah atau Australia, maka kita akan melihat pemandangan yang jauh lebih menyentuh hati. Di tempat-tempat seperti itu umat Islam tampil penuh dengan ruh persaudaraan dan kasih sayang terutama bila menyambut dan menyediakan acara “ifthar jama’ie” atau majlis berbuka bersama di masjid atau Pusat Islam.
Perlaksanaan majlis berbuka di pelbagai Pusat Islam di negara-negara tersebut menjadi sangat menarik kerana biasanya mereka terdiri dari komuniti muslim antarabangsa yang melibatkan kaum Muslimin beraneka keturunan dan bangsa. Kemudian anggota masyarakat masing-masing menyumbangkan makanan khas Negara masing-masing.
Subhanallah..! Suatu pemandangan yang sungguh menyentuh hati. Berhimpunlah mereka iaitu muslim yang beraneka warna kulit, bangsa dan bahasa duduk dalam suatu majlis dengan hidangan yang berlatar belakangkan aneka selera antarabangsa.
Semua duduk bersama diikat oleh rasa cinta dan persaudaraan yang dikenali dengan “Al-Ukhuwwah Al-Islamiyyah” iaitu persaudaraan Islam. Duduk bersama di rumah Allah ta’ala yang merupakan Tuhan kepada orang kulit putih mahupun kulit hitam, Tuhan orang Arab mahupun bukan Arab. Semuanya berhimpun semata-mata untuk mengharapkan rahmat dan ridha Allah ta’ala, Tuhan Yang Maha Esa.
Kemudian biasanya kegiatan berbuka puasa di Pusat Islam seperti di atas dijadikan kegiatan “open house” atau rumah terbuka. Maknanya acara tersebut mengundang dan membuka diri bagi kehadiran masyarakat setempat sekalipun mereka bukan muslim. Perkara ini diharapkan dapat menjadi wasilah mengajak mereka mengenali bahkan tertarik dengan ajaran Islam yang penuh dengan nilai-nilai persaudaraan dan cinta yang hakiki.
Hasil penyelidikan membuktikan bahwa seringkali hidayah Allah ta’ala tercurah pada ketika itu sehingga tidak pelik apabila setiap undangan terbuka acara berbuka puasa seperti di atas menyebabkan ada sahaja orang Amerika, Eropah atau Australia yang kemudiannya tersentuh hati lalu masuk Islam kerana memang hanya ajaran Islamlah yang benar-benar sanggup menghimpun dan menyatukan umat manusia dari aneka latar belakang, warna kulit, bahasa, suku, keturunan dan bangsa. Maha Benar Allah ta’ala ketika berfirman:
“Wahai manusia, sesungguhnya Kami menciptakan kamu dari seorang laki-laki dan seorang perempuan dan menjadikan kamu berbangsa-bangsa dan bersuku-suku supaya kamu saling kenal mengenal. Sesungguhnya orang yang paling mulia di antara kamu di sisi Allah ialah orang yang paling bertaqwa di antara kamu. Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Mengetahui lagi Maha Mengenal.” (QS Al-Hujuraat : 13)
Maknanya, umat Islam di negara-negara seperti Amerika, Eropah dan Australia sangat kreatif sehingga sanggup memanfaatkan bulan Ramadhan sebagai wasilah berdakwah mengajak kalangan bukan muslim masuk ke dalam rahmat Allah ta’ala, yakni Al-Islam.
Persoalannya :
“Tidakkah kita yang mempunyai penduduk majoriti muslim di negara ini semestinya lebih sanggup lagi untuk merebut hati warga bukan muslim di negara ini melalui pemanfaatan bulan Ramadhan?”
Jawapannya : Semestinya boleh….
Selain itu Ramadhan juga merupakan bulan yang bertaburan dengan rahmat Allah ta’ala. Inilah bulan di mana musuh Allah ta’ala dan musuh orang-orang beriman (yakni syaitan) dibelenggu, pintu-pintu neraka tertutup dan tidak satupun dibiarkan terbuka sedangkan pintu-pintu syurga dibuka dan tidak satu pun yang tertutup.
Rasulullah saw bersabda:
“Bila tiba malam pertama bulan Ramadhan para syaitan dibelenggu, maksudnya jin. Dan pintu-pintu neraka ditutup dan tidak satupun yang dibuka dan pintu-pintu syurga dibuka dan tidak satupun yang ditutup.” (HR At Tirmidzi)
Hadis Nabi saw di atas membuatkan kita mengerti mengapa setiap kali memasuki bulan Ramadhan umat Islam mengalami transformasi penampilan yang begitu penting.
Sedarkah kita bahwa ini semua hanya membuktikan betapa hebatnya Allah ta’ala mencurahkan rahmatNya bagi umat manusia yang beriman di bulan Ramadhan?
Maka seharusnya kita merenungi fakta ini dalam tafakkur kita. Maka adalah sayugianya kita memanfaatkan detik berharga ini untuk melaksanakan aktiviti terbaik yang Allah ta’ala perintahkan kita melakukannya. Sudah sepatutnya dalam suasana “banjir” rahmat dan keberkatan dari Allah ta’ala ini, kita umat Islam mengingati kembali firman-firman Allah ta’ala berikut:
“Siapakah yang lebih baik perkataannya daripada orang yang menyeru kepada Allah ta’ala, mengerjakan amal yang soleh, dan berkata, “Sesungguhnya aku termasuk orang-orang yang menyerah diri (kaum muslimin).” (QS Fushilat : 33)
“Serulah (manusia) kepada jalan Rabb-mu dengan hikmah dan pelajaran yang baik dan bantahlah mereka dengan cara yang lebih baik. Sesungguhnya Rabbmu Dialah yang lebih mengetahui tentang siapa yang tersesat dari jalan-Nya dan Dialah yang lebih mengetahui orang-orang yang mendapat petunjuk.” (QS An Nahl : 125)
Pernahkah kita mencuba untuk menimbulkan rasa empati kepada orang-orang bukan muslim di bulan Ramadhan terutama orang-orang yang selama ini kita anggap tidak mempunyai masalah dengan kita ertinya, mereka tidak termasuk golongan “kafir harbi” (orang kafir yang memusuhi Islam). Tahukah kita bahwa bila tiba bulan Ramadhan, orang-orang seperti ini, hatinya cukup tersentuh menyaksikan umat Islam yang sedang mengalami transformasi penampilan yang bermakna.
Kenapa?
Ini adalah kerana di dalam diri merekapun ada aspek fitrah atau kemurnian jiwa yang ditanamkan oleh Allah ta’ala sedangkan fitrah manusia sentiasa cenderung kepada kebaikan.
Fitrah manusia adalah sesuatu yang mampu mengenalpasti mana perbuatan yang baik dan mana perbuatan yang buruk.
Maka ketika orang-orang bukan Muslim yang bukan musuh ini menyaksikan umat Islam tiba-tiba menjadi rajin beribadah, membaca kitab suci, memperbanyakkan sedekah dan menampilkan perpaduan sosialnya, niscaya di dalam diri mereka muncul perasaan terharu kalaupun tidak dapat dikatakan rasa cemburu. Mereka menjadi cemburu kerana sesungguhnya mereka juga ingin merasakan perkara yang serupa. Itulah sebabnya mengapa sebahagian mereka bahkan ada yang secara ikut-ikutan turut sama “berpuasa” bersama umat Islam.
Maka, dalam detik penuh rahmat dan berkat dari Allah ta’ala ini, mengapa kita tidak cuba memanfaatkannya serta terus menawarkan kepada mereka untuk semuanya masuk ke dalam rahmat Allah ta’ala di bulan yang baik ini?
Sampaikanlah kalimat yang biasa Nabi saw sampaikan:
“Aslim Taslam” ertinya “Masuk Islamlah engkau, niscaya engkau bakal selamat di dunia dan di akhirat”
Dengan kedatangan bulan yang penuh rahmat ini, marilah kita bersungguh-sungguh berperanan menjadi penyebar rahmat Allah ta’ala sebagaimana yang diisyaratkan di dalam Al-Qur’an:
“Dan tidaklah kami mengutus engkau (Muhammad saw) melainkan agar menjadi rahmat bagi semesta alam. ” (QS Al-Anbiyaa : 107)
Inilah hakikat sebenarnya umat Islam menjadi rahmat bagi segenap alam semesta. Kita berusaha untuk berkongsi nikmat yang paling mahal yang dianugerahkan oleh Allah ta’ala, iaitu nikmat iman dan Islam.
Ini adalah kerana kita tidak ingin masuk syurga bersendirian. Kita ingin seramai mungkin manusia turut bersama menuju rahmat dan syurga Allah swt dan untuk meraih rahmat dan syurga Allah swt, tidak ada jalan lain selain dari jalan yang telah ditempuh oleh Nabi Muhammad saw iaitu dengan cara berda’wah kepada manusia dengan menampilkan akhlak yang terbaik sehinga rahmat ini dapat dirasakan dan dikecapi oleh seluruh umat manusia sehingga hari Qiamat.
Ya Allah, kami memahami betapa luasnya rahmat dan keampunanMu di bulan Ramadhan. Berilah kekuatan kepada kami untuk kami mampu menarik rahmat dan keampunanMu itu dengan amal-amal soleh kami serta doa-doa kami. Kami juga mengharapkan semoga amal-amal kami yang naik ke atas di terima olehMu manakala rahmat dan keampunanMu tercurah ke bawah dengan sebanyak-banyaknya menerusi jalur lebar yang tidak bertepi di bulan Ramadhan yang penuh berkat.
Ameen Ya Rabbal Alameen
MKR
Dedikasi: Bijan's Principal
Dalam era informasi, komunikasi dan teknologi, Ramadhan boleh kita umpamakan sebagai bulan “Broadband” atau Jalur Lebar di mana kita berpeluang untuk “download” atau memuat turun sebanyak-banyaknya rahmat dan keampunan dari Allah swt.
“Upload” atau memuat naik segala amal-amal soleh yang kita lakukan sepanjang bulan Ramadhan tersebut.
Di dalam bulan Ramadhan terdapat berbagai kebaikan. Perkara ini terbukti dengan begitu ramainya kehadiran umat Islam di segenap masjid dan surau.
Alhamdulillah, inilah yang membuatkan kita sepanjang tahun merindukan kehadirannya. Kita akan menyaksikan sebuah transformasi penampilan umat Islam yang begitu bermakna.
Kita juga melihat bahwa umat Islam tiba-tiba menjadi :
1. Gemar membaca Al-Qur’an.
2. Gemar memperbanyakkan amal soleh dan amal ibadah.
3. Gemar bersedekah.
4. Gemar solat Tarawikh.
5. Gemar memerhatikan nasib kaum fakir miskin serta anak yatim.
6. Kaum muslimat pula lebih gemar menghiasi dirinya dengan tudung dan pakaian menutup aurat.
Di sisi yang lain pula, keghairahan untuk berbuat perkara keji dan maksiat mengalami penurunan yang drastik.
Walaupun tidak dapat dinafikan masih ada di sana sini pihak-pihak yang tetap melakukannya padahal Nabi saw telah bersabda bahwa “syaitan-syaitan dibelenggu, maksudnya jin.”
Oleh kerana itu Imam Al-Qurthubi rahimahullah mengatakan; Kemaksiatan itu berlaku disebabkan oleh sejumlah faktor selain dari syaitan :
1. Jiwa manusia yang buruk.
2. Kebiasaan yang tidak baik.
3. Syaitan dari jenis manusia.
Kalau kita pergi ke negara-negara yang penduduk muslimnya minoriti seperti Amerika, Eropah atau Australia, maka kita akan melihat pemandangan yang jauh lebih menyentuh hati. Di tempat-tempat seperti itu umat Islam tampil penuh dengan ruh persaudaraan dan kasih sayang terutama bila menyambut dan menyediakan acara “ifthar jama’ie” atau majlis berbuka bersama di masjid atau Pusat Islam.
Perlaksanaan majlis berbuka di pelbagai Pusat Islam di negara-negara tersebut menjadi sangat menarik kerana biasanya mereka terdiri dari komuniti muslim antarabangsa yang melibatkan kaum Muslimin beraneka keturunan dan bangsa. Kemudian anggota masyarakat masing-masing menyumbangkan makanan khas Negara masing-masing.
Subhanallah..! Suatu pemandangan yang sungguh menyentuh hati. Berhimpunlah mereka iaitu muslim yang beraneka warna kulit, bangsa dan bahasa duduk dalam suatu majlis dengan hidangan yang berlatar belakangkan aneka selera antarabangsa.
Semua duduk bersama diikat oleh rasa cinta dan persaudaraan yang dikenali dengan “Al-Ukhuwwah Al-Islamiyyah” iaitu persaudaraan Islam. Duduk bersama di rumah Allah ta’ala yang merupakan Tuhan kepada orang kulit putih mahupun kulit hitam, Tuhan orang Arab mahupun bukan Arab. Semuanya berhimpun semata-mata untuk mengharapkan rahmat dan ridha Allah ta’ala, Tuhan Yang Maha Esa.
Kemudian biasanya kegiatan berbuka puasa di Pusat Islam seperti di atas dijadikan kegiatan “open house” atau rumah terbuka. Maknanya acara tersebut mengundang dan membuka diri bagi kehadiran masyarakat setempat sekalipun mereka bukan muslim. Perkara ini diharapkan dapat menjadi wasilah mengajak mereka mengenali bahkan tertarik dengan ajaran Islam yang penuh dengan nilai-nilai persaudaraan dan cinta yang hakiki.
Hasil penyelidikan membuktikan bahwa seringkali hidayah Allah ta’ala tercurah pada ketika itu sehingga tidak pelik apabila setiap undangan terbuka acara berbuka puasa seperti di atas menyebabkan ada sahaja orang Amerika, Eropah atau Australia yang kemudiannya tersentuh hati lalu masuk Islam kerana memang hanya ajaran Islamlah yang benar-benar sanggup menghimpun dan menyatukan umat manusia dari aneka latar belakang, warna kulit, bahasa, suku, keturunan dan bangsa. Maha Benar Allah ta’ala ketika berfirman:
“Wahai manusia, sesungguhnya Kami menciptakan kamu dari seorang laki-laki dan seorang perempuan dan menjadikan kamu berbangsa-bangsa dan bersuku-suku supaya kamu saling kenal mengenal. Sesungguhnya orang yang paling mulia di antara kamu di sisi Allah ialah orang yang paling bertaqwa di antara kamu. Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Mengetahui lagi Maha Mengenal.” (QS Al-Hujuraat : 13)
Maknanya, umat Islam di negara-negara seperti Amerika, Eropah dan Australia sangat kreatif sehingga sanggup memanfaatkan bulan Ramadhan sebagai wasilah berdakwah mengajak kalangan bukan muslim masuk ke dalam rahmat Allah ta’ala, yakni Al-Islam.
Persoalannya :
“Tidakkah kita yang mempunyai penduduk majoriti muslim di negara ini semestinya lebih sanggup lagi untuk merebut hati warga bukan muslim di negara ini melalui pemanfaatan bulan Ramadhan?”
Jawapannya : Semestinya boleh….
Selain itu Ramadhan juga merupakan bulan yang bertaburan dengan rahmat Allah ta’ala. Inilah bulan di mana musuh Allah ta’ala dan musuh orang-orang beriman (yakni syaitan) dibelenggu, pintu-pintu neraka tertutup dan tidak satupun dibiarkan terbuka sedangkan pintu-pintu syurga dibuka dan tidak satu pun yang tertutup.
Rasulullah saw bersabda:
“Bila tiba malam pertama bulan Ramadhan para syaitan dibelenggu, maksudnya jin. Dan pintu-pintu neraka ditutup dan tidak satupun yang dibuka dan pintu-pintu syurga dibuka dan tidak satupun yang ditutup.” (HR At Tirmidzi)
Hadis Nabi saw di atas membuatkan kita mengerti mengapa setiap kali memasuki bulan Ramadhan umat Islam mengalami transformasi penampilan yang begitu penting.
Sedarkah kita bahwa ini semua hanya membuktikan betapa hebatnya Allah ta’ala mencurahkan rahmatNya bagi umat manusia yang beriman di bulan Ramadhan?
Maka seharusnya kita merenungi fakta ini dalam tafakkur kita. Maka adalah sayugianya kita memanfaatkan detik berharga ini untuk melaksanakan aktiviti terbaik yang Allah ta’ala perintahkan kita melakukannya. Sudah sepatutnya dalam suasana “banjir” rahmat dan keberkatan dari Allah ta’ala ini, kita umat Islam mengingati kembali firman-firman Allah ta’ala berikut:
“Siapakah yang lebih baik perkataannya daripada orang yang menyeru kepada Allah ta’ala, mengerjakan amal yang soleh, dan berkata, “Sesungguhnya aku termasuk orang-orang yang menyerah diri (kaum muslimin).” (QS Fushilat : 33)
“Serulah (manusia) kepada jalan Rabb-mu dengan hikmah dan pelajaran yang baik dan bantahlah mereka dengan cara yang lebih baik. Sesungguhnya Rabbmu Dialah yang lebih mengetahui tentang siapa yang tersesat dari jalan-Nya dan Dialah yang lebih mengetahui orang-orang yang mendapat petunjuk.” (QS An Nahl : 125)
Pernahkah kita mencuba untuk menimbulkan rasa empati kepada orang-orang bukan muslim di bulan Ramadhan terutama orang-orang yang selama ini kita anggap tidak mempunyai masalah dengan kita ertinya, mereka tidak termasuk golongan “kafir harbi” (orang kafir yang memusuhi Islam). Tahukah kita bahwa bila tiba bulan Ramadhan, orang-orang seperti ini, hatinya cukup tersentuh menyaksikan umat Islam yang sedang mengalami transformasi penampilan yang bermakna.
Kenapa?
Ini adalah kerana di dalam diri merekapun ada aspek fitrah atau kemurnian jiwa yang ditanamkan oleh Allah ta’ala sedangkan fitrah manusia sentiasa cenderung kepada kebaikan.
Fitrah manusia adalah sesuatu yang mampu mengenalpasti mana perbuatan yang baik dan mana perbuatan yang buruk.
Maka ketika orang-orang bukan Muslim yang bukan musuh ini menyaksikan umat Islam tiba-tiba menjadi rajin beribadah, membaca kitab suci, memperbanyakkan sedekah dan menampilkan perpaduan sosialnya, niscaya di dalam diri mereka muncul perasaan terharu kalaupun tidak dapat dikatakan rasa cemburu. Mereka menjadi cemburu kerana sesungguhnya mereka juga ingin merasakan perkara yang serupa. Itulah sebabnya mengapa sebahagian mereka bahkan ada yang secara ikut-ikutan turut sama “berpuasa” bersama umat Islam.
Maka, dalam detik penuh rahmat dan berkat dari Allah ta’ala ini, mengapa kita tidak cuba memanfaatkannya serta terus menawarkan kepada mereka untuk semuanya masuk ke dalam rahmat Allah ta’ala di bulan yang baik ini?
Sampaikanlah kalimat yang biasa Nabi saw sampaikan:
“Aslim Taslam” ertinya “Masuk Islamlah engkau, niscaya engkau bakal selamat di dunia dan di akhirat”
Dengan kedatangan bulan yang penuh rahmat ini, marilah kita bersungguh-sungguh berperanan menjadi penyebar rahmat Allah ta’ala sebagaimana yang diisyaratkan di dalam Al-Qur’an:
“Dan tidaklah kami mengutus engkau (Muhammad saw) melainkan agar menjadi rahmat bagi semesta alam. ” (QS Al-Anbiyaa : 107)
Inilah hakikat sebenarnya umat Islam menjadi rahmat bagi segenap alam semesta. Kita berusaha untuk berkongsi nikmat yang paling mahal yang dianugerahkan oleh Allah ta’ala, iaitu nikmat iman dan Islam.
Ini adalah kerana kita tidak ingin masuk syurga bersendirian. Kita ingin seramai mungkin manusia turut bersama menuju rahmat dan syurga Allah swt dan untuk meraih rahmat dan syurga Allah swt, tidak ada jalan lain selain dari jalan yang telah ditempuh oleh Nabi Muhammad saw iaitu dengan cara berda’wah kepada manusia dengan menampilkan akhlak yang terbaik sehinga rahmat ini dapat dirasakan dan dikecapi oleh seluruh umat manusia sehingga hari Qiamat.
Ya Allah, kami memahami betapa luasnya rahmat dan keampunanMu di bulan Ramadhan. Berilah kekuatan kepada kami untuk kami mampu menarik rahmat dan keampunanMu itu dengan amal-amal soleh kami serta doa-doa kami. Kami juga mengharapkan semoga amal-amal kami yang naik ke atas di terima olehMu manakala rahmat dan keampunanMu tercurah ke bawah dengan sebanyak-banyaknya menerusi jalur lebar yang tidak bertepi di bulan Ramadhan yang penuh berkat.
Ameen Ya Rabbal Alameen
MKR
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