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Sunday 15 March 2009

BELAJAR dan TERUS BELAJAR

Satu hari tidak belajar, itu salah. Tiga hari tidak belajar, itu kemunduran!
Biasakan setiap hari belajar sesuatu yang baru demi kesuksesan hidup yang lebih bernilai!"

Konfusius yang hidup lebih dari 2500 tahun yang lalu, pada masa hidupnya selalu menekankan akan pentingnya sikap belajar bagi setiap manusia, beliau menganalogikan belajar melalui kata mutiaranya yang popular dan masih relevan sampai hari ini, yang berbunyi:

Belajar adalah seperti sebuah perahu kecil yang melawan arus, kalau tidak maju, berarti mundur.

Memang benar…Kalau kita sebagai pendayung perahu kecil yang sedang melawan arus, berarti kita harus dengan sekuat tenaga untuk mengayuh dan mengayuh dayung agar perahu kita bergerak maju, kalau tidak, tentu perahu kecil kita akan mundur terseret oleh arus air.

Ilustrasi tadi sama persis dengan kehidupan kita sebagai manusia, mulai dari kita lahir, tumbuh menjadi anak-anak, remaja, dewasa dan menjadi tua. Sadar atau tidak sebenarnya proses belajar terus menerus terjadi hingga kita meninggal dunia.

Kemajuan yang diciptakan oleh manusia diabad-abad lampau sampai penemuan penemuan di abad modern ini, semua tercipta karena proses belajar yang terus berlangsung, kita ambil contoh di bidang transportasi dari jaman naik kuda lalu penemuan sepeda, motor, mobil dan pesawat terbang. juga di bidang komunikasi, dari penemuan telpon putar, telpon digital, sampai telpon tanpa kabel atau handphone, hingga penemuan dan perkembangan computer tercanggih saat ini dan kemajuan apapun yang akan terjadi nanti, tidak mungkin lolos dari proses belajar, pasti dan pasti melewati kesadaran belajar dan belajar sebagai titik sentralnya.

Begitu pula saat kita menghadapi kesulitan dan kegagalan, proses belajar juga terjadi, sebaliknya saat mengalami kemajuan, jika ingin mencapai hasil yang lebih hebat lagi, tentu harus belajar dan belajar lagi! Jadi kondisi maju ataupun mundur kita harus siap untuk belajar terus.

Selaras dengan pepatah dalam bahasa inggris.

"Learning is never ending adventure".

Belajar adalah petualangan yang tidak pernah berakhir.

Saat ini apapun kondisi kita, jika ingin kehidupan kita lebih bergairah, sukses dan bernilai, maka sikap mental belajar kita harus dibudayakan secara konsisten.
Mari ciptakan suasana belajar, baik di rumah dengan sekeluarga, di kantor dengan teman-teman, atau dimanapun kita berada.

Jangan lewatkan hari-hari tanpa belajar.. Hanya orang yang sadar akan pentingnya belajar dan mampu mempraktekkannya, perjuangan di kehidupannya pasti sukses dan bernilai!
Sekali lagi :

" Satu hari tidak belajar, itu salah. Tiga hari tidak belajar, itu kemunduran! Mari biasakan setiap hari belajar sesuatu yang baru demi kesuksesan hidup yang lebih bernilai"

Selamat belajar!

Salam penuh cinta, penuh senyum, penuh semangat...

Friday 6 March 2009

THE JAPANESE FISHING STORY

The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever.

The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish were not fresh. The Japanese did not like the taste.

To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer.

However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen and they did not like frozen fish. The frozen fish brought a lower price.

So fishing companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin. After a little thrashing around, the fish stopped moving. They were tired and dull, but alive.

Unfortunately, the Japanese could still taste the difference. Because the fish did not move for days, they lost their fresh-fish taste. The Japanese
preferred the lively taste of fresh fish, not sluggish fish.

So how did Japanese fishing companies solve this problem? How do they get fresh-tasting fish to Japan? If you were consulting the fish industry, what would you recommend?

Too Much Money


As soon as you reach your goals, such as finding a wonderful mate, starting a successful company, paying off your debts or whatever, you might lose your passion. You don't need to work so hard so you relax.

You experience the same problem as lottery winners who waste their money, wealthy heirs who never grow up and bored homemakers who get addicted to prescription drugs.

Like the Japanese fish problem, the best solution is simple. It was observed by L. Ron Hubbard in the early 1950's.

"Man thrives, oddly enough, only in the presence of a challenging environment."- L. Ron Hubbard

The Benefits of a Challenge

The more intelligent, persistent and competent you are, the more you enjoy a good problem.

If your challenges are the correct size, and if you are steadily conquering those challenges, you are happy.

You think of your challenges and get energized. You are excited to try new solutions. You have fun.

You are alive!

How Japanese Fish Stay Fresh

To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks. But now they add a small shark to each tank. The shark eats a few fish, but most of the fish arrive in a very lively
state.

The fish are challenged.

Recommendations

Instead of avoiding challenges, jump into them. Beat the heck out of them. Enjoy the game. If your challenges are too large or too numerous, do not give up. Failing makes you tired. Instead, reorganize. Find more determination, more knowledge,more help.

If you have met your goals, set some bigger goals. Once you meet your personal or family needs, move onto goals for your group, the society, even mankind.

Don't create success and lie in it. You have resources, skills and abilities to make a difference. Put a shark in your tank and see how far you can
really go!


By: Bernard Lee