AMBITION

          Michael Weiskop is a TIME magazine reporter, a magazine published by the United States that is always present hot news from around the world. Michael is very ambitious to become famous. Because of that, he did not waste the opportunity when the TIME Editor offers who will cover the battle between U.S. troops with the Iraq in 2003 ago.

          Arriving in Iraq, Michael covered a battle by riding tank of the U.S. Army. At that time, there was an Iraq soldier threw a grenade toward the tank he was driving. As a result, his tank exploded and Michael had lost his right hand.

          Michael was taken back to the United States to obtain more intensive treatment. After Michael began recover, he realized his mistake and asked himself, “Why would I have been sent there to be a handicap like this? It was all because I was too ambitious.” The ambition is to spur  the spirit to go forward. Many successes achieved by someone based on ambition. But on the contrary, there is also a failure even great destruction occurs due to ambition. That’s because their ambitions are directed at the wrong things. As does Michael Weiskopf. He wants to do the dangerous job only to find the fame. Such a thing will not work, otherwise always end in vain. 

          As Zimri did, commander of Israelites chariots during the reign of King Elah. Zimri is so ambition to be a king and kill Ela and his entire family. Zimri ascended the throne immediately to replace Ela. But it was only lasted seven days, The Israelites knew that Zimri was the one who killed the King of Elah. Eventually the Israelites appointed a new king named Omri. Zimri kingdom was attacked and he committed suicide by burning palace.

          We certainly do not want the same thing happen to us just because we cannot control ourselves with our ambitions. Make ambition as encouragement, not as a goal to be achieved by any means especially in was that are not proper with God’s will. Do your best and leave all our plans to God, then the success will always color our steps until at last our dreams can be achieved as we expect.

ENJOY YOUR BEDTIME

A study shows when participants in a study sleep four hours for four nights consecutively,  they averagely decrease immune system by 30 percent . Such a decrease could directly increase a person,s susceptibility to the flu, fever, premature aging, weight gain and even possibily serious illness such as cancer.

 Yes, sleep is the cheapest  medical aid that can be obtained by someone. That,s  why no wonder if many people claim the existence of a new view or change mood after a deep sleep. We understand that good sleep can restore the exhausted condition of the body and messed up mind, but how  many of us are going to sleep when we are tired or when messy mid fill our hearts? Probably not much, and if asked we will reveal some reasons. It may be that we have to get up in the morning and just sleep at midnight in order to make money to buy the things we need. Or we engage service, which enable us not to sleep longer than most people. Perhaps also we are overwhelmed by severe problem that we can not close eyes in peace.

Indeed, there are reasons that make us not want to or can not sleep, however, what we want to believe is that work we do when we are awake is more important than the Gold do when we sleep? Behold, God does not want us to be slaves of our work and problems. He wants us to enjoy the blessings of sleep that He provides. So, enjoy your sleep this night well so that when we rest our bodies and minds, God will work and give us what we ask for.  (Imelda).

ENVY

Envy is the bad attitude of the human that often lead to disorder. “Where there is an envy and selfishness, there is disorder and every evil practice”. Envy is a classic problem in the intercation between humans since a long time. Envy stems from the assumption that the other person is better, richer, more popular or more fortunate than himself. 

Actually, if adressed positively, envy in a person can be a encouragement for him to improve himself for the better. But in fact, many people are dealing with feelings of envy with the wrong attitude. They use a various ways to destroy others. Indeed, this attitude reflects the fact that they are unable to compete with others. Therefore, they feel  that others sould be removed, destroyed even killed so that he is unrivaled and become number one. Many tragic events happened oly because of envy.

It is also in our daily lives. At home, work, church and the people we meet people who are always envious with us. Maybe we also felt envy with others. We often assume other people are much better, more established, and more successful in all ways, while we do not know what is actually happening within each of us. The same assessment  also arouse from others on us. If people were jealous to do evil things against us, did not let us respond with evil, but keep trying to give the best for them. Give encouragement for them to go ahead in order they can succed also like us. We do not need to feel unrivaled. We also did not need to envy and compare ourselves with other people just because they were more successful than us. Remember that what they get now is the harvest of what they sow in the past. Therefore, if we want to be like them, then sow. Do like what they do, then we will reap the same success.

MUST WORK HARDER

          There is never a shorcut to be successful. Success is always determined by the self-quality. To achieve a higher success, hard work is required. The more we work harder then the sooner our quality increase. William Shakespeare once said, “There are three ways to achieve the success. Know more than others, work more than oethers and expect a little less than others”. This means we must  work harder not only for the sake of reward, but for the sake of better qualities.

          We will never be a successful worker if we only work according to the standard. So do not satisfied with just being an ordinary person. In this world, mediocre people would be  ignored, but above the average people will always be sought and needed by many people. Because people who always work above the average means having a capacity above average also.  For example, if people want to see a doctor, the will surely find a realiable specialist despite with high fee, rather than mediocre doctor at cheaper fee. The more experienced the doctor, the more patient will be. Similarly, to the company. The company always prefers and recruits employees who are fully competent and have the skills above average ordinary employees. 

            God commands us to work harder and harder because the God want to bestow more blessings in our lives. Not only that, if we work harder, then God would entrust control at our hands. Remember that with hard work we will never be nil. The more and the harder we work, the more benefits we will receive.

NEED TO THINK LONG

           One day a fox was walking in the forest. There was and old well with clean water there so he can reflect on it. Because he was too engrossed there, he accidentally fallen and could not get out, because the old well was quite deep and too high for the fox to climb and jump up to get out. A few moments later there was a goat came to the well.

          Goats then asked the fox, “What are you doing?” “I’m enjoying the sweetest water I have ever drunk,” replied the fox. The goat then said,” It would be nice if I could also enjoy it”. The fox asked, “Why do you not join me?” Without thinking long, the goat then enter into the well and the fox immediately climbed into the back of the goat of and jumped out well to leave the goat. Now in turn the goat cannot get out of the well. The goat felt cheated and exploited by the fox. 

          Hurry attitude without thinking always made us doing mistakes that actually no necessary happen.  Especially if it’s easy to be tempted by the enticements of others, it will make us easier to get caught up in the mistake. We many want to immediately get the result as we want, but the hurry attitude does not bring benefit to us but will only bring losses alone. Not only in terms of materials, but also in all of our lives. For example, many people are tempted by a promo with cheap product, but after he bought, in fact, the quality is far below the standard.  So also in choosing a mate. Many people are tempted by appearance, wealth, status and something that looks out, but it turns out to bad character. In the end, his life will not be happy and his household would fall apart.

          Therefore, make it a habit to think long in facing any existing problems. Investigate the truth in any information. Do not in a hurry decisions especially in an emotional state. Ask for God,s wisdom and pray before doing everything that God always leads us to consider and decide each case wisely so that obtain the best results.