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Akhir

Malang, 22 Januari 2016 Dari atas ku lihat cakrawala hendak kembali ke peraduan. Air laut memantulkan cahayanya. Angin berhembus melambaikan rambut panjangku. Kedua kakiku tenggelam dalam hijaunya rerumputan. Ujung gaun putih panjang menyapu bunga-bunga liar. Semua begitu indah dan menenangkan. Namun, seperti ada yang kurang. Semua terlalu sepi. Hanya terdengar suara angin. Kemana suara-suara dunia ini? Mengapa cakrawala tidak segera kembali ke peraduannya? Mengapa tidak terdengar suara ombak? Mengapa awan-awan tidak melayang beriringan? Mengapa bintang-bintang tidak menunjukkan dirinya? Mengapa semua terlihat diam? Apa yang terjadi? Kemana perginya waktu? Apakah ini akhir? Image taken from http://www.goodwp.com/large/201105/18014.jpg   PS : Penulis terbayang pemandangan di atas ketika sedang mendengarkan lagu Coldplay yang berjudul Fun.

Reflection

Malang, 15 Desember 2015 When I was a kid, I used to think that I’m in competition with everyone especially my classmates and playmates. We struggled to get the best score and rank in our class.  We did that just because we wanted the others to adore us. Yeah kids like to be complimented. And that continued until I got into college. If I think about it again, I feel so funny. That was so silly. I was envy with my friend’s score and achievement. I wanted to get the better ones than her. I studied so hard so I could get what I wanted. But when I failed I cursed my friend and hoped that she would fail too. Oh My God..How cruel I was! Thinking about it over again makes me realize something. Putting yourself in competition with others is so tiring! Sometimes it’s good to motivate yourself. But yeah, I don’t find it interesting anymore now. Every human being is different from others. So am I! We have some parts which might be the same. But, we also have several things which aren...