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To Share and to Give
« on: June 27, 2012, 09:02:07 PM »
Sitting in the Geography class in school, I remember how fascinated I was when we were being taught all about the Dead Sea . As you probably recall, the Dead Sea is really a Lake , not a sea (and as my Geography teacher pointed out, if you understood that, it would guarantee 4 marks in the term paper!)
Its so high in salt content that the human body can float easily. You can almost lie down and read a book! The salt in the Dead Sea is as high as 35% - almost 10 times the normal ocean water. And all that saltiness has meant that there is no life at all in the Dead Sea . No fish. No vegetation. No sea animals. Nothing lives in the Dead sea .

And hence the name: Dead Sea .
 
 
While the Dead Sea has remained etched in my memory, I don't seem to recall learning about the Sea of Galilee in my school Geography lesson. So when I heard about the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea and the tale of the two seas - I was intrigued. Turns out that the Sea of Galilee is just north of the Dead Sea . Both the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea receive their water from river Jordan . And yet, they are very, very different.

Unlike the Dead Sea, the Sea of Galilee is pretty, resplendent with rich, colorful marine life. There are lots of plants. And lots of fish too. In fact, the sea of Galilee is home to over twenty different types of fishes.

Same region, same source of water, and yet while one sea is full of life, the other is dead. How come?

Here apparently is why. The River Jordan flows into the Sea of Galilee and then flows out. The water simply passes through the Sea of Galilee in and then out - and that keeps the Sea healthy and vibrant, teeming with marine life.

But the Dead Sea is so far below the mean sea level, that it has no outlet. The water flows in from the river Jordan , but does not flow out. There are no outlet streams. It is estimated that over a million tons of water evaporate from the Dead Sea every day. Leaving it salty. Too full of minerals. And unfit for any marine life.

The Dead Sea takes water from the River Jordan , and holds it. It does not give. Result? No life at all.

Think about it.

Life is not just about getting. Its about giving. We all need to be a bit like the Sea of Galilee .

We are fortunate to get wealth, knowledge, love and respect. But if we don't learn to give, we could all end up like the Dead Sea . The love and the respect, the wealth and the knowledge could all evaporate. Like the water in the Dead Sea .

If we get the Dead Sea mentality of merely taking in more water, more money, more everything the results can be disastrous. Good idea to make sure that in the sea of your own life, you have outlets. Many outlets. For love and wealth - and everything else that you get in your life. Make sure you don't just get, you give too. Open the taps. And you'll open the floodgates to happiness.

Make that a habit. To share. To give.

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Re: To Share and to Give
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2012, 04:34:45 AM »
Mantap bro bruce..  :afro2:

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Re: To Share and to Give
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2012, 09:23:03 AM »
Mantap bro bruce..  :afro2:

Thankyou, itu cuma asil copas koq

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Re: To Share and to Give
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2012, 10:18:41 AM »
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Artinya, agar hidup benar-benar hidup, harus mau berbagi dan memberi. Tentu, agar ada yang dibagi dan diberi adalah karena ada yang diterima, to? Jadi, menerima dari Tuhan, kemudian membagikan kepada sesama. Kalau saya tidak salah tangkap, inti yang ingin disampaikan oleh To Share and To Give itu adalah jangan seperti Laut Mati (Dead Sea) yang tahunya hanya nerimaaa mulu, tanpa memberi, dimana pengeluarannya hanya diuapkan saja, akibatnya tidak ada sebarang kehidupan yang terjadi disana. Tidak ada geliat kehidupan kalau hanya nerima mulu, tanpa berbagai dan memberi.

Rumah saja, akan menjadi pengap kalau tidak cukup ventilasi. Tapi, karena kepada manusia diberi kemampuan berpikir, rumah yang tanpa ventilasi, direkayasa untuk mendapat ventilasi dengan mengkondisikan udara. Artinya, ya tetap harus ada sirkulasi dalam arti berbagi dan memberi.

Renungan yang dalam. Terima kasih bagimu Bruce, syukur bagi Tuhan.
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Re: To Share and to Give
« Reply #4 on: June 29, 2012, 10:42:37 AM »
Artinya, agar hidup benar-benar hidup, harus mau berbagi dan memberi. Tentu, agar ada yang dibagi dan diberi adalah karena ada yang diterima, to? Jadi, menerima dari Tuhan, kemudian membagikan kepada sesama. Kalau saya tidak salah tangkap, inti yang ingin disampaikan oleh To Share and To Give itu adalah jangan seperti Laut Mati (Dead Sea) yang tahunya hanya nerimaaa mulu, tanpa memberi, dimana pengeluarannya hanya diuapkan saja, akibatnya tidak ada sebarang kehidupan yang terjadi disana. Tidak ada geliat kehidupan kalau hanya nerima mulu, tanpa berbagai dan memberi.

Rumah saja, akan menjadi pengap kalau tidak cukup ventilasi. Tapi, karena kepada manusia diberi kemampuan berpikir, rumah yang tanpa ventilasi, direkayasa untuk mendapat ventilasi dengan mengkondisikan udara. Artinya, ya tetap harus ada sirkulasi dalam arti berbagi dan memberi.

Renungan yang dalam. Terima kasih bagimu Bruce, syukur bagi Tuhan.

Dulu, ketika masih sekolah, saya pernah iseng iseng merenung. Uang itu untuk apa sih?
Apa enaknya punya uang banyak?

Karena ternyata punya uang banyak tidak enak sama sekali.
Pada kenyataannya kenikmatan uang itu baru terasa kalau dikeluarkan (bukan disimpan).

Begitu juga jika kita menerima perbuatan baik dari orang terus menerus, akan membuat kita merasa tidak enak hati. Kebalikannya, kalau kita berbuat kebaikan kepada orang, justru kita merasa bahagia.

Memang aneh hidup ini.

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Re: To Share and to Give
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2012, 11:10:03 AM »
Kalau saya tidak salah tangkap, inti yang ingin disampaikan oleh To Share and To Give itu adalah jangan seperti Laut Mati (Dead Sea) yang tahunya hanya nerimaaa mulu, tanpa memberi, dimana pengeluarannya hanya diuapkan saja, akibatnya tidak ada sebarang kehidupan yang terjadi disana. Tidak ada geliat kehidupan kalau hanya nerima mulu, tanpa berbagai dan memberi.


Bukan bro.. maksud artikel itu ialah: kalau mau bikin ikan asin,.. gampang sekali di sana ha ha ha ha canda bro..

Tapi memang betul,.. semakin kita memberi...semakin kita memahami arti hidup ini.. semakin kita berkorban,.. semakin mata hati kita terbuka dan kita semakin menjadi apa yg disebut MANUSIA..




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Re: To Share and to Give
« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2012, 12:20:42 AM »
Bukan bro.. maksud artikel itu ialah: kalau mau bikin ikan asin,.. gampang sekali di sana ha ha ha ha canda bro..
:))) Canda? Yang JP III bilang itu benar. Itu bukan canda. =))  :sleepy2:
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