I Am A Billionaire, I Will Use My Money For ....

How exciting indeed to be a millionaire in the age of scarcity and hardship. It is practically an impossible thing for a poor man to be a millionaire particularly in this age when money begets money and poverty begets poverty. Yet if I can enjoy the pleasure of becoming a millionaire by the grace of God or the dint of an unexpected lottery, I will find sufficient difficulty in making the best use of my money.

A million of rupiahs are a big amount. They can fetch me a number of bungalows, cars and other comforts of life. If I buy all of them with my money, it will be quite easy to disburse the whole amount but I am not so selfish a man. I do have some good objectives in life. I am not used to personal comforts for pleasure’s sake. I want to live so that I can do good to others. With this attitude in life, I do not propose to squander away the money in buying personal comforts, instead I propose to invest the money in the national cause.

I am so sad to see the countrymen seething in poverty. Most of the poor people are not able to afford education for their children as education is very expensive. Also the poor people suffer from a number of diseases and many of them die away without proper treatment as there are no proper arrangements for medical aid nearabout. Therefore, I propose to set up a few schools in my District for the poor villagers and poor workers who cannot afford to send their children to costly schools.

I will also like to set up a few industries, whether it is in a large scale or small scale, to provide employment to a number of poor neighbours. This will enable them to earn their living by doing useful work for the country. Setting up of industries requires a good sum of money but the results are always good.

Besides providing education aud employment to the people in my District, I will devote some money for the setting up of a few hospitals and clinies. Whenever there is a shortage or excess of rains in our area, a number of diseases spread. Malaria and typhoid are some of the diseases which frequently take place in my district and cause many deaths. There are only a few doctors in the whole District who charge exhorbitanty from the poor people. I will set up a few hospitals in the area where the poor people can have free treatment for all their diseases and illnesses.

I will also collaborate with the Government certain fields where my money can help to the country for its national projects. I have no desire to take to politics as a career and will not misuse the money for such an ignoble mission. I have a feeling that politics is a dirty game and most of the politicians in the country indulge in undesirable practices to make money or to achieve fame and position. I am far from ii and want to keep myself free from such a dirty game.

Lastly, I must allocate a some of my rupiahs for the setting up of sports organisations and clubs. I have great attachment to Footbal. It is a game of international importance. I would like to set up a National Stadium where National and International matches in this game would be held.
If after doing all the above things I am stili left with some money. That money will be contributed to the National Defence Fund. Our country needs to improve its defence system to face successfully any attacks. We must manufacture our own weapons to defend ourselves and not depend on foreign countries in such an important matter.

If I Were You, Coconut Trees

If I were a coconut tree, I would be very glad because I could be very useful for others. There were some advantages that could be used from the coconut trees.

First, I could give my leaf for helping a human to package a food. It also could be used for make a handicraft. This is first sample part of my body that gave advantage to the human if I were a coconut trees. Let I describe more about the thing that I can do If I were coconut trees.

The second is “palm leaf”. That’s the small part of my body that also could be used. It can be made a broom. a broom that can clean a dirty thing. It can make something to be neat. So, everything in my body would have meaning and would help for the others. Though, it was a small thing.

Third, I would give my body to use, that was the stem of me. This was the expensive part that I had. Because it could be useful for many people for make a house or build some buildings. I was very strong enough to stand and hold the other part of the house. I thought I could be the important tool of the house.

Forth, this number of special part in me. Because this is the part that often used by many people. That is the fruit (coconut). I would make people satisfied by drinking the water of my fruit.

Actually, the coconut fruit could be divided into 4 parts. The first is water, then coconut, skin of coconut and coconut shell. The first part of my fruit has been explained before, and I will explain about the advantages of the coconut its self. It could be eaten directly or could be made milk squeezed. That could be made easy the human to make a taste of their food. Precisely, a good taste. And the coconut shell could be used for burning kind of food. That’s like sate. Those are my body that has many advantages.

I would protect the other trees that shorter than me from the sheen. Though, I would be die after I got that sheen. I was the special trees. Though, many people were not care for me.

4 Candles

Once upon a time in a room, there are four candles flaming. Slowly, the candles are molten.

Because of a very silent condition, so there is a boy who can hear the candle’s voice. The first candle said, “I am a Peace Candle. But nowadays, all of the people are not taking care of me. So, it’d be better for me to switch off my light.” A few minutes later, the first candle are off.

Suddenly, the second candle want to say something, “I am a Faith Candle. But, nowadays, so many people are not believing in their faith. They also have no willing to know my self . It seems like they are not taking a good care of me. So, it’d be better for me to switch off my light.” The second candle are also off.

Sadly, The third candle said, “I am a love candle. I can not handle my self for keeping my light on. People are thinking that I am not useful anymore. They hate each other even the one that they love and also their family. “ After saying, the third candle switch off its light.

Out off the blue,  the boy enters the room and watch the three candles have switched. Because this boy is afraid of the darkness, he ask to the fourth candle. “ What is happening? All of you should keep alive. I am afraid with the darkness.

Then, the boy is sobbing. The fourth candle try to entertain the boy and the fourth candle said, do not worry. Do not cry. During I am still alive, we can still switch on the other three candles. Because, I am The Hope Candle.

Finally, the boy stops crying and they are together to switch on the other three candles.

STORY

The Story of a Jasmine and a Bamboo Tree

“Being grateful to our ability is better than exhaust our energy to begrudge others strength.” [Vemale]

In a sanctuary, there is a Jasmine park which is now blossoming. Those jasmine produce a fragrant smell. By those colorful appearance, there are so many people come to them and admire those jasmine. Some others persons are taking a photo around the Jasmine Park. Those prove that Jasmine has an attractive view and smell. Jasmine also becomes the symbol of love.

On the other side of the park, there is a group of bamboo trees which looks very bored-looking. Day by day, the shape of the bamboo is constant. There are no flower blossoming even producing a fragrant smell that is liked by all of the people. No one is admiring the bamboo and also taking a photo around them. So, everyday, the bamboo trees is always begrudging when Jasmine Park are surrounded by a lot of people.

One day, Bamboo speaks sadly to the Jasmine, “Hi, Jasmine. Do you know that I’m wondering to become like you which has a beautiful flower, a fragrant smell, and always admired by a lot of people. Jasmine responds with smile, “ Thank you for your honest, Bamboo. But, Do you know? I’m actually begrudging you too.”

Bamboo is astonished. They don’t know what makes Jasmine begrudge them. There are no part of the bamboo that is more beautiful than Jasmine. “You are crazy, Jasmine, Why do you begrudge me?

 “I begrudge you, absolutely. Look at yourself you have a strong stem that can protect you when there is a storm. You will not fall even there is a huge storm. Meanwhile, my friends and I are very fragile. When there is a wind, even it is small, Our calyx may be left and our life is very short.”

Then, Bamboo realizes that they have strength. Their strength that are assumed as a common strength is becoming very meaningful for Jasmine.” However, you are always wanted by a lot of people. 

You always become the home decoration and also become the hair garnish for the girl.”

Jasmine still responds with a smile, “You are right bamboo, I’m often used as a garnish and so many people are looking for me. But, I will be withered in about some days in advance, different with you”.

Bamboo keeps confusing, “I don’t know what you mean?”

 “Bamboo.. Oh.. Bamboo, do you know that so many people are often using your body as a tool for canalize the water. You are very useful for another plant. By using the canalized-water inside your body, you can make another plant live. Ok then. I become so confused with you, with those huge amounts of advantages, you have to be proud of yourself, not begrudging me.

Bamboo is nodding, He finally realize that all of time, they have been very useful for another plant. Although, the praise are mostly purposed to jasmine, in fact, bamboo also have so many advantage that is not less than the advantage given by Jasmine. Since the speak with jasmine, Bamboo never cogitate their fate. They are happy to understand their strength and their advantages that can be given to another creatures.

MY LIFE, YOUR LIFE, THEIR LIFE

Life is Like Fishing

Have you ever imagined that actually your life is happening like when you are fishing using a hook? If you haven’t, I will try to explain to you by illustrating it.

First of all, before I illustrate it, you should understand what does fishing mean? When you take a look to the dictionary, you’ll find that fishing is an action of catching fish using a small piece of metal shaped like a ‘J’ fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching the fish. After you know the definition, let me start to illustrate your life which is the same like fishing.

OK then, this is the illustration.

Firstly, try to take your fishhook. Begin your fishing from the gutter in front of your house. Then, imagine what result that you’ll get is.

 After you do fishing in the gutter, try to move to another place. Another place is the small river nearby your house. Try to go and do the fishing there. Then, imagine what result that you’ll get is.

Thirdly, again, try to move to another place for getting another result. In this time, you should go to the bigger river like Nile, Hwang Ho, or etc. or you may move to a very large lake. Again, imagine what result that you’ll get is.

 

 

If you have not been satisfied enough with the result you have got, you can move to the ocean and try to do fishing there. And again, imagine what result that you’ll get is.

After you do such that thing, go back to your home and try to change your present hook with the bigger one. Repeat the activities above, start from the gutter to the ocean. Then answer this following question, “what result that you’ll get is.”

After repeating and answering your activity, please cogitate these following statements.

Hope and wish can be reached when we accurately choose the most suitable fishhook and the most suitable place.   

However, we have to remember that although, our fishhook and our place have been suitable, we can’t guarantee that we’ll get what we want to. Sometimes, our fish may escape from our fishhook when we lift it up.

That case is apparently the same as our life. Although, we have set up something very carefully, sometimes we don’t get something that we hope to get. It may miss or even we don’t get anything.

So, what action that we should take to overcome that problem?

 

The action is keep trying and praying to the God. Because, we are only becoming the executor of the action and not becoming the decision maker. The one that decides all of the result is only God.

Lastly, if you want to be success, you should keep trying and praying. Because trying without praying is nothing and praying without trying is bullshit. 

Created by : Mochamad Tito Aditya Pratama