Sunday, May 14, 2017

A MOTHER’S TEARS




A Poem by Fonny Jodikin
Tears of joy…
Tears of regrets for not doing the things they should…
Tears of being too tired, but need to go on with everything…
Tears of happiness while seeing the children grow well in the way they should be…
Tears in prayers, while surrendering everything to the Almighty…
Tears while in fear, but need to be brave for the sake of the kids.
Some hidden tears, some hidden feelings, as she doesn’t want to show the real ones to the kids.

A mother’s tears might speak in their own meaning…
And only A MOTHER can understand those kinds of mixed up feelings…
While watching the kids grow, while doing their very best in everyday of their lives.
Yes, only a mother could do so.

And on this Mother’s Day, I’d like to congratulate all mothers…
For just being the best YOU…
In everyday of your lives…
Don’t ever stop becoming great, even though sometimes you feel you can’t do it…
With a tiny bit of love that we spread, hopefully we can nurture our kids to be good children who will fill this world with more love ~ and not hatred.

Singapore, 14th of May 2017
On International’s Mother’s Day which is also being celebrated here in Singapore.

AIR MATA SEORANG IBU
Sebuah Puisi karya Fonny Jodikin

Air mata sukacita…
Air mata penyesalan ketika tidak melakukan hal yang seharusnya mereka lakukan…
Air mata kelelahan, tetapi tetap harus menjalankan segala sesuatunya…
Air mata kebahagiaan ketika melihat anak-anak mereka bertumbuh baik seperti seharusnya…
Air mata saat berdoa, sambil mempersembahkan segalanya kepada Yang Kuasa…
Air mata di saat ketakutan, tetapi harus tetap berani demi anak-anak…
Air mata yang disembunyikan, perasaan yang tersembunyi pula, ketika dia tak ingin menunjukkan yang sebenarnya di hadapan anak-anak.

Air mata seorang ibu mungkin berbicara dalam maknanya tersendiri…
Dan hanya SEORANG IBU yang bisa memahami segala perasaan yang campur aduk itu…
Ketika melihat anak-anak bertumbuh, sambil terus mengupayakan yang terbaik di setiap hari dalam kehidupan mereka…
Ya, hanya seorang IBU yang mampu melakukannya.

Dan di hari Ibu ini, saya ingin mengucapkan selamat kepada setiap Ibu…
Terima kasih sudah menjadi diri Anda yang terbaik…
Setiap hari di hidupmu…
Jangan pernah berhenti menjadi hebat, meskipun terkadang Anda merasa Anda takkan mampu…
Dengan cinta mungil yang kita sebarkan setiap hari, semoga kita bisa mengasuh anak-anak kita menjadi anak-anak yang bisa memenuhi dunia ini dengan lebih banyak cinta ~ dan bukan kebencian.

Singapura, 14 Mei 2017
Di Hari Ibu Internasional yang juga dirayakan di sini di Singapura.




Monday, May 8, 2017

WHISPERING HEART



Lots of things are going on inside here….
Yes, in here.
In my mind and in my heart…
In my soul, there are thousands of needles keep piercing through it…
Trying to hurt myself once again with some bad experiences from the past.
But, I’m moving on.
Yes, I’ve decided to do so.
Since it’s so valuable to be able to move on…
It’s actually a life-skill, to leave everything behind, especially the bad ones…
The ones that made us felt so hurtful, sorrowful, and far from hopeful…

No, I won’t say we must forget everything about it.
About those situations in the past…
Because I might say: we can’t.
The best thing is that while looking back, we still know that we’ve experienced those things before…
And we want to forgive.
Forgive?
Yes, that’s right.
Forgive ourselves, forgive others, forgive ummm maybe God?
As many times we blamed Him for many misfortunes that happened in our lives…
Forgive and move on…
With a forgiving heart, I’m sure we’ll live this life more happily.
Realizing nobody is flawless.
No one is perfect.
And there’s no other way than forgive, that we can live in this life peacefully.
Learning from the past, but I won’t be too carried away with everything from it.
Yeah, I’m learning somehow.
And I’m going to walk again in this path of life.
With a new strength. With a new love.
That comes from above.

Singapore, 8 May 2017
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