La Tahzan oleh MasSukatno Giri

La Tahzan
Jangan bersedih, jangan kuatir, jangan ragu-ragu. Mantapkan hati kita bahwa kita layak menjadi orang bahagia. Obat bahagia tidak perlu ke apotik. Kenapa?

Obat bahagia ada pada diri kita sendiri. Namun sebenarnya berat rasanya memperoleh kebahagiaan. Menjadi ringan mendapatkan kebahagiaan karena kita diberi tenaga oleh Allah s.w.t. Allah pasti akan memberikan hak-hak kebahagiaan bagi manasia. Tentu ada syarat menjadi bahagia menurut NYA.

Bisa dipastikan kalau kita jauh dari Allah s.w.t dan dari sifat-sifatNya tentu kita tidak mungkin bahagia. Sebenarnya untuk dekat denganNya, kita tidak butuh modal uang. Allah pemilik sifat 99 yang MAHA ADIL, PENGASIH, PENYANYANG, JUJUR, TEGAR, PELINDUNG, ALIM DLL.

Maka kalau kita tidak memiliki sifat mulia sebagai hamba Allah, kesimpulnya kita belum layak menjadi bahagia. Mungkin sebatas kesenangan sementara akan kita peroleh.

Ayo berlomba-lomba menjadi bahagia. Yang Maha Benar hanya Allah.

HIMPUNAN MANUSIA REKOSO (HMR) YANG SEHARUSNYA BERINOVASI oleh MasSukatno Giri

Biasa hidup rekoso di waktu muda, menjadi kuat jiwa di waktu tua. Itulah kesimpulan MasKatnoGiri. Alasan dari pernyataan itu adalah bahwa rekoso di waktu muda berarti proses penguatan otot-otot pisik dan syaraf-syaraf otak. Sikap bijak yang saat ini masih muda adalah  bersyukur, tegar,  pantang menyerah, dan nikmatilah kerekosoan anda.

Namun bagi yang sudah tua yang telah melalui masa muda, bersyukurlah kalau anda dulu pernah rekoso. Rekoso adalah sumber  kekayaan inspirasi dan ruh kekuatan untuk menjadi semakin hebat lagi. Sedangkan bagi orang tua yang dulu tidak pernah rekoso namun sekarang hidup enak, juga harus bersyukur bahwa anda dipilih oleh Allah menjadi manusia tanpa merasakan pahitnya kehidupan. Tapi anda yang di waktu muda tanpa rekoso, anda bukan manusia kuat sejatinya. Karena anda termasuk agak miskin pengalaman. Maksudnya pengalaman menjadi manusia rekoso.

Bagi orang tua yang merasa sekarang rekoso dan anda merasa waktu muda juga rekoso. Percayalah bahwa Allah tidak salah resep. Ini berarti ujian. Anda diuji  tetap bersyukur atau kufur. Menjadi kufur berarti tidak lulus ujian, berarti harus remidi. Namun bila  anda rekoso terus tapi bersabar, anda layak mendapat bintang, karena  menjadi menjadi  super kuat  dalam kesabaran. Namun anda juga harus intropeksi barang kali memang pilihan anda sendiri menjadi manusia rekoso terus  tanpa inovasi. HIDUP YANG TANPA PERUBAHAN  DARI KEBURUKAN MENUJU KEBAIKAN, DARI KEBODOHAN MENUJU KEPINTARAN, DARI KEMARAHAN MENUJU KESABARAN, KEBOHONGAN MENJADI KEJUJURAN. MAKA HIDUP TANPA PERUBAHAN SEPERTI ITU BERARTI INOVASI MUNDUR. MESTINYA INOVASI TIADA HENTI.

TIP BAHAGIA SEBAGAI MANUSIA PEKERJA oleh MasSukatno Giri

 Manusia  pekerja bisa laksana raja bahagia. Raja bukan sembarang raja, ia seperti tinggal di istana megah memiliki sifat yang sholih dan memiliki istri  sholihah , juga anak2 sholih sholihah, kaya dermawan, adil dll . Manusia pekerja bisa laksana raja bila manusia tersebut memiliki kebahagiaan hidup, walau mereka sesungguhnya bukan raja.  Walau mereka sejatinya miskin harta dan tidak punya jabatan apa-apa.

Sebagai manusia  pekerja,  tanpa  posisi apa-apa sebetulnya bisa bahagia. Kebahagiannya tersebut bukan datang dengan sendirinya, tapi bisa diupayakan. Upaya bahagia  sebagai manusia pekerja antara lain dengan cara:

1. Menulis tiga hal baik  yang berhubungan dengan pekerjaan apapun jenisnya
Pekerjaan Anda mungkin membosankan, tapi cobalah berpikir hal yang menyenangkan darinya. Seperti teman kerja yang menyenangkan, atau kalau pendidik memiliki siswa yang menyenangkan lokasi kantor yang baik. dll

Menulis tiga hal menyenangkan dalam pekerjaan ini merupakan rekomendasi dari satu perusahaan teknologi bertaraf internasional. Menurut perusahaan ini, pekerja yang menemukan tiga hal mengembirakan itu bakal termotivasi untuk bekerja.

 2.Berpikir holistik tidak sekedar positif apalagi berpikir negatif.
 Kadang dalam pekerjaan ada sikap rekan kerja atau  atasan atau di lembaga pendidikan adaa siswa  yang tak mengenakkan. Entah cara mereka berkomentar atau melemparkan penolakan ketika Anda meminta suatu bantuan. Kalau sudah begitu, ada baiknya Anda tak mengambil pusing sikap mereka itu. Apalagi memasukkannya ke dalam hati. Sebab, itu hanya akan membuat Anda sakit hati atau uring-uringan.

Jika Anda memang tak suka akan tindakan si rekan kerja, cobalah diam sejenak dan renungi, apakah Anda pernah melakukan hal sama ke orang lain di kantor itu. Pikirkan lagi, apakah sikap Anda yang menyebalkan membuat hubungan dengan rekan kerja memburuk atau tetap baik. Kalau keadaannya tetap baik-baik saja, maka tak ada alasan bagi Anda untuk sakit hati dengan sikap si rekan kerja.

3. Beristirahatlah ketika marah
 Frustasi, marah, dan dengki dengan rekan kerja atau pekerjaan merupakan bisikan setan dalam pekerjaan. Ketika rasa ini menyerang, ada baiknya Anda mengambil napas dalam-dalam dan menjaga jarak dengan pekerjaan atau rekan kerja itu. Tenangkan pikiran Anda, bayangkan hal yang baik-baik, dan lakukan pelbagai hal yang bisa menyenangkan hati Anda. Dengan begitu, kedongkolan hati bisa Anda lupakan.

4.  Dekat dengan  kepada Allah s.w.t.
Dengan mengingat Allah  dengan sebenarnya hati bisa tenteram, begitulah salah satu ayat Al Qur'an mewasiatkan. Maka Berilmu agama yang mengajak dekat kpd Allah s.w.t sangat penting.

SMAN 1 GIRIMARTO HIDUP LAGI SETELAH LIBURAN

Masa liburan sudah hampir habis. Besuk pagi Senin, tanggal 27 Agustus 2012, kegiatan akdemik di sekolah, dan khususnya di SMAN 1 Girimarto tercinta sudah harus  berjalan seperti biasa.

Kesan berat, senang, mengesankan, asyik, tertantang, sedih dsb masih menelinap di benak MaskatnoGiri sebagai guru bahasa Inggris. Senang adalah kesanku sebagai guru yang berlatar belakang dari desa namun dipercaya menjadi guru bhasa Inggris di desa pula. Di samping gaji yang agak lumayan, walau dipotong hutang namun masih lumayan. Coba kalau dibanding dengan jenis pekerjaanku sebelumnya serabutan.

Mengesankan, mengajar anak SMA menurutku mengesankan. karena setiap hari  berpas=pasan dengan remaja segar penuh ceria. Aku menempatkan diri sebagai teman yang baik, justru aku merasa lebih nyaman. Tertantang, itulah kesanku berikutnya, aku harus menghadapi anak-anak yang memiliki motivasi  rendah dalam belajar, maklum mereka merasa dengan belajar belum menjamin bisa kaya, namun bila kerja keras seperti ortu mereka terbukti bisa kaya. Itulah keyakinannya , karena memenag mereka rata-rata bukan dari  ortu terpelajar.

Sedih, di antara  guru yang rumahnya paling jauh adalah MasKatnogiri, aku harus  menghabiskan waktu  satu jam perjalanan untuk sampai dei sekolah. jalan berliku dan jalan rusak menjadikan aku ahgak se

Menyiapkan perangkat pembelajaran sangat membosankan. Tidak tidur sampai malam, padahal besuk harus berangkat pagi-pagi menuju sekolah yang berjarak sekitar 50 km. Melelahkan namun aku tetap semangat. Terkadang terlintas di pikirinanku kapan aku bisa pindah ke sekolah yang menantang, yangbaik dan merupakan sumber  income pengetahuan dan finansial  yang baik.

Kini aku masih enunggu dan menunggu, gaji sebetulnya sudah lumayan. Namun bila dibandingkan denga sekolah favorite masih tertinggal jauh. Kondisi sekolah yang tidak sehat, keuangan yang semrawut, murid yang pemalas. Itulah kenyataan di sekolahku. Ingin rasanya ingin malas-malasan, sehingga aku bisa enak menjalankannya, tapi hati ini tidk tega, dan malu pada diri sendiri. Sungguh menjengelkan para muridku, demikian juga menjengkelkan kepala sekolahku yang tidak memiliki visi dan misi kehidupan dalan kepemimpinan.

Kapan ada titik cerah perubahan. Aku hanya menunggu. Aku  hanya pasrah. Take it easy. NDONYA HANYA MAMPIR NGGUYU.

DON'T LET KIDS LIVE WITHOUT LOVE

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DON'T LET KIDS LIVE WITHOUT LOVE

The need to be loved is exceptionally strong in all human beings. From childhood to old age, humans want to be loved by those around them. Love connects people in the strongest of ways. It produces care and concern, without which no one would take the responsibility of looking after others. Love makes the difficulties of life bearable, and helps ease the struggles of life. The love given to a child is more important than any material goods the family can provide.

Life cannot just run on cold and hard rules. The warmth of love is necessary to infuse spirit and joy in life. A home without love, however orderly and organized, has not fulfilled its true purpose. A family is not just a micro-organization where the needs of members are met. This could be done by a state run facility. A family’s outstanding characteristic is that members love one another, and this emotion binds them together.

Love or the lack of it has a profound effect on the lives of children. Their mental capabilities, their fluency of speech, their observations and deductions on life, are all affected by it. That is why Islam emphasizes the display of love to one’s family. The Holy Prophet (s) loved his grandsons dearly, and often showed great affection to them in public.

When Husayn (a) got on his back while he was in sajdah, the Holy Prophet (s) prolonged his sajdah. He could not bear to see his grandsons cry, or get hurt. He encouraged his companions to show affection to their children.

Effects of Love

A child who knows he is loved has a great head start on life.

1.      He is happier and calmer. A child who is loved is at peace with the world, and is able to bear disappointments better. Without love, a child’s world is bleak. Such a child often resorts to misbehavior to get attention.

2.      He is more confident of himself. He knows that he is worthy of being loved, and that is a great boost to his self-esteem.

3.      He can form better relationships with others. A loving relationship with the parents makes the child a kinder, more loving person. Lack of love hardens the heart, and he could become less prone to showing love for others.

4.      Has a positive outlook on life. A child who is loved looks at the world with enthusiasm He will be eager to try and experience new things. A loveless home produces a negative outlook, in which the natural curiosity and interest in life is deadened.

5.      The child will be more responsive to what parents tell him. Reproaches and scoldings become bearable when he knows he is loved. Parental orders are followed with more enthusiasm.

Letting the child know he is loved

It goes without saying that most parents love their children dearly. It is a natural instinct placed by the Almighty into the heart of all parents. This love for children is a sign of the wisdom of Allah, for without it no parent would have borne all the pains and troubles of raising a child. However, many parents think that children know, without being told, that parents love them. They do not realize that children need to be reassured constantly. The effects of love must be evident in the speech and behavior of the parents. Children do not have the wisdom and insight of adults to realize that even punishments and reproaches are signs of love. They often perceive the actions of the parents as a proof of the lack of love. It is thus very important to display love to the child, or at least inform him about it in subtle ways.

The display of love varies with the age and level of the child. It is most important at the very young age when children need to be cuddled and hugged. For a baby, physical display of love is necessary for positive growth and development. All through the toddler years physical affection remains the most prominent way of displaying love. As the child grows, this changes to less direct ways of showing affection. The occasional physical touch is still necessary, but is not the main way of showing love. Now the child has various needs and desires. To be considerate of his desires, talking to him constantly, reading to him, taking interest in his schoolwork etc. are all part of love. Love shows its bright face in the form of a smile, a tender tone, a patient ear, etc. A parent’s full attention tells the child he is loved enough to warrant it.

The older child has friends who are every important to him. To give importance to his friends is a good way of displaying love for him. Generally speaking, when a parent gives positive attention to the child, apart from the regular chores of bathing, feeding, etc. the child understands that he is loved. 

The love of a mother

There is no doubt that the love of a mother is a very special gift from the Almighty for a child. It differs from the love of a father, or the love of any other person. The tender hand of a mother and her soothing voice has calmed many a troubled child. Mothers are thus the main instruments of transmitting love to the child. At its best, the love of a mother is completely unselfish, wanting nothing in return for the tremendous amounts of time and energy spent in raising the children.

From the time of birth, when a child knows the mother as a source of food and comfort, and all through childhood, the mother is the main caregiver for the child. The atmosphere at home depends on the nature of the mother. A loving, caring mother can do a great deal to make her family a happy and emotionally healthy family.

Unconditional Love

Some parents only love their children if they fulfill certain expectations. Gender sometimes plays a great role. So a boy after a few daughters elicits great affection and attention. Some families just prefer boys, even if they have equal numbers of both. Such gender biases are greatly condemned in Islam. The Holy Prophet (s) had a daughter at a time when daughters were disliked. He showed great love and respect for her despite the taunts of the Arabs.

Some parents only show their love for the child if he is attractive, behaves well, and generally lives up to their expectations. Such a love is conditional. If the child brings a good report card, he is showered with praise and affection. A bad report card will not only bring reproach for the low marks, but will make the child feel completely rejected. Parents often forget that it is only a particular act that should be condemned, not the child in general. A child who obeys is praised for his obedience, but loved for himself. In the same way, a child who is disobedient is reproached for his disobedience, but still loved for himself. Many parents fail to draw the line and make their love conditional to the acts of the child. All children have faults, and the parental reaction to these faults sometimes convinces a child that he is not loved at all. It is necessary that parents ensure that the child understands it is only his act that is disliked and not he himself. A child deserves the unconditional love of the parents.

Excessive Love

A potential danger for many parents is excessive love for the children. It is often difficult to control the intensity of emotion one feels for a child. Thus a child may be showered with a lot of love, often misdirected. Everything in excess is harmful, and too much love is detrimental to the child. The fifth Imam, Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a) has said: The worst of parents are those who transgress the limits in their love and goodness to their children.

Excessive love is when a parent pampers the child, refusing to let him face any trouble or difficulty, tending to his every need, and giving in to his desires. Its results could include:

1 -The child becomes totally reliant on the parents. Even as he grows, the chances of emotional and mental maturity are slim. He has less courage and feels offended easily. He becomes more like a soft egg which needs constant protection.

2 - The demands of the child who is excessively loved are unending. He will constantly want more – more attention, more treats, more toys etc. When refused or frustrated, he will resort to whining and complaining.

3 -  He may become very egoistic, and expect the same degree of attention from others in his life. The child feels that he is the center of the world for his parents, and thus all things should revolve around him. He believes he has no faults, or at least none that others can perceive. This elevated perception of himself often lands him in trouble, especially when others do not see him in the same way.

4 - When others will not give him the same attention and pampering he has known from his parents, he will be unable to bear the disappointment. Often such people lose confidence in themselves, and feel they are not worth much as they have not been granted the degree of attention they believe is their due.

Tetap Bersemangat bersama siswa bermasalah

Berusaha tetap bersemangat. Itulah nasihat dari MasKatnoGiri untuk dirinya sendiri. Menjadi guru lebih dari sepuluh tahun. Menempuh perjalanan  sekitar lima puluh kilometer dari rumah ke sekolah. Berhadapan  banyak siswa yang tanpaa semangat belajar. Banyak di antaranya tidak peduli dengan nilai-nilai keimanan.Terbukti MasKatnoGiri pernah menanyakan bahwa banyak yang Islam namun sedikit sekali yang sholat lima waktu.

 Semua  kenyataan  tadi  yang  masKatno Giri hadapi setiap hari. Bisikan setan mengatakn  jangan perdulikan mereka, biarkan mereka. Namun malaikat berbisik kasihanilah mereka doakan mereka supaya mendapat hidayahkan  dan dimudahkan segala urusannya.

KATA BIJAK UNTUK ORANG TUA BIJAK

Kiss your children often, for every display of affection will raise your status in Heaven.

-Islamic wise words-

Your children are not your children.
They are sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you.
And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts,
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For thir souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the make upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness.
For even as He loves the arrow that flies, so He also loves the bow that is stable.”
― Kahlil Gibran

To you who are parents, I say, show love to your children. You know you love them, but make certain they know it as well. They are so precious. Let them know. Call upon our Heavenly Father for help as you care for their needs each day and as you deal with the challenges which inevitably come with parenthood. You need more than your own wisdom in rearing them.”
― Thomas S. Monson

“Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.”
― Anne Frank

“...the love, respect, and confidence of my children was the sweetest reward I could receive for my efforts to be the woman I would have them copy.”
― Louisa May Alcott, Little Women-

“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”
― James Baldwin-

“Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society.”
― Benjamin Franklin-

“Your children are the greatest gift  that Allah  will give to you, and their souls the heaviest responsibility , Allah will place in your hands. Take time with them, teach them to have faith in Allah.. Be a person in whom they can have faith.

-MasKatnoGiri-

Belajar dari Kata Bijak "Becik Ketitik, Ala Ketara" oleh MasKatnoGiri

Becik Ketitik, Ala Ketara  merupakan peribahasa  atau bisa disebut sebagai kalimat bijak bahasa Jawa. Kalau dipikir secara mendalam kalimat becik ketitik olo ketoro merupakan ajaran yang luar biasa. Namun, kalimat tersebut perlu juga diperjelas bahwa kebajikan ( Jawa; kebecikan) adalah bukan kesimpulan dari  ukuran manusia, tapi kebaikan yang bersumber dari kebaikan Allah s.w.t. Sebab jika kebaikan yang disimpulkan manusia sering salah kaprah, karena dalam menyimpulkan sesuatu manusia masih dilatarbelakangai kehendak-kehendak negatif (hawa nafsu).

Dari sebagian manusia mengartikan becik ketitik ala ketara adalah jika suatu keburukan ditutup-tutupi maka lambat laun ia akan muncul juga, dan sepandai-pandainya menyimpan bangkai busuk, maka lama-lama baunya akan tercium juga atau terkadang orang menyimpulkan bahwasannya hal2 yang baik dari seseorang hampir tidak pernah terlihat, sementara hanya keburukan-keburukan orang tersebut yang diperhatikan".Dimana setiap orang ada sisi baik dan sisi buruknya tetapi yang selalu diperhatikan hanyalah keburukan dan keburukannya saja, tanpa pernah melihat sisi kebaikannya.

Dalam konteks yang lebih luas bahwasanya setiap kebaikan  dan keburukan  tidak selamanya  terungkap di dunia  namun, pasti ada balasan di akherat.

MasKatnoGiri mengucapkan selamat bagi orang  yang memiliki kecerdasan spiritual tinggi, mereka  terkadang tidak peduli tentang falsafah jawa "becik ketitik ala ketara", namun mereka yakin bahwa Allah Maha Melihat. Orang yang bertaqwa adalah orang luar biasa  yang tanpa ragu-ragu berbuat kebaikan dan menghindari keburukan. Orang yang baik (baca:Taqwa) tak pernah pokil,  bahkan tak tersirat menyimpan keburukan, keselamatan diri dan orang lain mereka jaga.

Bagi yang saat ini masih asyik dengan keburukan  tanpa peduli nilai-nilai kebecikan, mereka hanya mengejar  kepuasan hawa nafsu, tentu MasKatnoGiri merasa prihatin dan berdoa semoga Allah memberi petunjuk bagi dirinya sendiri. Bagi yang nekat kita akan saksikan atau mungkin kita harus sabar untuk menyaksikan bahwa Allah berkuasa menjadikan mereka kaum "PENGEJAR HAWA NAFSU" akan terpuruk.

DI BUTUHKAN GURU IDEAL (NEEDED AN IDEAL TEACHER)

By  a force  or by an accident MasKatnoGiri  has become a teacher. Even though he is far from perfect, but he must learn to be better. He knows that there is no a perfect teacher. But for students, they need an idealism. The students hope that they can  have an ideal teacher one day.  

The students need to be better,  they are still waiting for  the attendance of an ideal teacher. The students should be educated to achieve qualified life. So an ideal teacher should have many qualities. A student remembers such a teacher for long. The effect of his personality on students lasts long. An ideal teacher is the one who is loved and respected by every student. He must try to win the hearts of all students. He should try to establish a kind of relationship and bond between the hearts and minds of himself and the students.

An Ideal teacher should be a scholar. He must have the knowledge of the subject he teaches in the class. He should teach the subjects in a interesting way. He should be able to make the students really interested in their subject. An ideal teacher should express well, should have a good voice and must have love for teaching. The students should feel that their minds are growing under his teaching. An ideal teacher deals with the subject well. He makes his subject interesting too.

An ideal teacher is the one who makes his students think and enhances their creativity. He not only passes information to them but also develops love for learning. He activates the minds of his students. He teaches them how to think and grow logical power. He brings into play the hidden mental powers of students. He must be a man of ideas. He should explain things in a scholarly and interesting way.

An ideal teacher is ideal in all respects. He does not use words of learned lengths. He does not use difficult sentences. His language must be clear, easy and simple so that students may understand it. His teachings should be a tonic to the mind. An ideal teacher should be self respecting man. Thus his students also acquire self-respect and dignity from him.

An ideal teacher must be a man of culture. He should have a sense of duty and responsibility. He should be honest to himself, to his students and to his profession. Man making is the central function of an ideal teacher. He is an engineer of the soul. In other words, an ideal teacher is a student's friend, philosopher and guide.

Students do not like an unsympathetic and harsh teacher. They can judge the real worth of a teacher within no time. They can make sacrifice for their teacher, if he has created that much self confidence in them. They worship a teacher who always remain impartial and treats all his students alike. The worth of a teacher is not measures by the number of suits he owns, but by the amount of help which he renders to his students. If he is fearless, earnest and sincere in the discharge of his duties and is sympathetic towards his students, then he is bound to be an object of the devotion and admiration of students.

 A teacher who always finds faults with the work of his students in any task and schold them a lot is an object of fear for them. Such a teacher is respected by the students from outwards only, he is not respected by the students from the bottom of their hearts. He is only respected fakely for a time interval when he is in front of the students and that too is due to fear and not actual respect or gratitude. In their childish games and youthful vigor students do not like checks. If anyone is strict and does not allow them freedom, he becomes an object of their criticism. So, the question of the selection of an ideal teacher does not rise. He is enshrined in the hearts of his students.

MasKatnoGiri  had the good fortune of studying. All the teachers were admired by some and criticized by others. Those who were hard working and hard task masters were loved and respected by sincere students. Such students showered their praises on those who were lenient and did not cared if the students worked or not.

AKHLAQ BAIK MODAL HIDUP SEHAT

Voice of Wonogiri (VoW)  MasKatnoGiri mengutip salah satu dari artikel detikhealth dan dari beberapa sumber terpercaya bahwa peran kebaikan budi pekerti  atau akhlaq memang benar- benar  berdampak positif terhadap kesehatan.

Salah satu kunci agar bisa memiliki tubuh yang sehat adalah menjalani hidup ini dengan bahagia. Untuk mendapatkan hidup yang sehat dan bahagia, ada beberapa hal yang sebaiknya dilakukan dan dimiliki.

Kunci kebahagiaan adalah dengan melakukan perubahan termasuk mengubah sedikit hal-hal yang biasa dilakukan setiap harinya. Perubahan sederhana ini akan berdampak pada kehidupan yang dijalaninya.

Berikut ini beberapa hal yang sebaiknya dilakukan dan dimiliki jika ingin hidup bahagia dan sehat, seperti dikutip dari Timesofindia, Sabtu (8/9/2012) yaitu:

1. Selalu bersyukur

Rasa syukur terhadap Allah s.w.t  ditandai dengan menghargai apa saja yang dimiliki. Cobalah menghitung hal positif dan bersyukur atas apa yang dimiliki saat ini. Berhentilah mengeluh sehingga tetap merasa senang dengan apa yang sudah dimiliki.

2. Optimis

Kegagalan adalah kesempatan seseorang untuk mempelajari sesuatu sehingga dapat berbuat lebih baik nantinya. Selain itu optimisme juga dapat mengurangi stres yang secara otomatis berdampak terhadap kesehatan.

3. Hindari perbandingan

Tidak ada orang yang senang dibandingkan dengan orang lain dalam hal apa pun, karena hal ini tidak sehat baik untuk psikologis maupun fisik seseorang. Hal terbaik yang dilakukan adalah melakukan perbaikan diri secara efektif.

4. Melakukan kebaikan

Membantu seseorang tanpa pamrih bisa melepaskan serotonin dari dalam otak, serotonin adalah hormon yang mengendalikan suasana hati karenanya melakukan kebaikan bisa membuat seseorang merasa lebih baik, serta meningkatkan kualitas kesehatan karena membantu mengluarkan racun dari tubuh dan mengurangi depresi.

5. Memaafkan

Kebencian adalah perasaan negatif yang tidak memiliki manfaat apa-apa selain efek negatif bagi tubuh dan pikiran seseorang. Jadi, berhenti berpikir tentang emosi kebencian dan tanamkan jiwa memaafkan yang dapat mempengaruhi sistem tubuh dan kesehatan.

6. Peduli dengan tubuh sendiri

Mencintai diri sendiri akan membuat seseorang peduli dengan tubuhnya dan diketahui kondisi fisik akan memiliki koneksi langsung dengan kesejahteraan. Tubuh yang fit dan pikiran yang sehat akan mencerminkan kebahagiaan. Mulailah bekerja menuju energi fisik, mental dan emosional yang sehat dengan merawat tubuh sendiri.

Memahami Interest ,Interested dan Interesting

Interest,Interested  dan Interesting

Dalam bahasa Inggris sering kita temui kata-kata yang hampir mirip namun berbeda cara pengunaanya. Diantaranya adalah Interest, Interested dan Interesting.

Interest adalah  bisa menjadi kata kerja (verb)/ kata benda  (noun), jika intersest sebuah kata kerj verb (interest, interested, interested), yang berarti “menarik perhatian, menarik hati atau membuat tertarik“. Selain sebagai verb, interest juga sebuah noun yang berarti minat, suku bunga bank, dan atas nama. Untuk menjadikannya sebagai adjective, bule menggunakan bentuk verb3 atau past participle dari interest (yaitu: interested) dan bentuk present participle dari interest (yaitu: interesting), yang berturut-turut berarti tertarik dan menarik. Lalu, dapatkah kita menggunakannya sebagai adverb? Yes. Di sini kita hanya perlu menambahkan –ly ke adjective tadi sehingga menjadi interestedly (= dengan tertarik(nya)) dan interestingly (= dengan menarik; menariknya).

Sekarang saya punya kalimat begini: “Kebanyakan petani Indonesia masih menggunakan kerbau atau sapi untuk menarik bajak.” My question is benarkah kalau kalimat ini ditulis dalam bahasa Inggris menjadi, “Most of Indonesian farmers still use buffaloes or cows for interesting a plow.”?

Sebelum menjawab pertanyaan ini, mari kita diskusikan dulu penggunaan interest, interested, interesting, interestedly, dan interestingly.

A. Interest sebagai verb.

Pola penggunaan verb interest tidak berbeda dengan pola penggunaan verb lainnya, yaitu:

S + V + O

And of course, bentuk verb-nya harus disesuaikan dengan tensis yang digunakan.

Contoh:

1. Does that picture interest you? (Apakah foto itu menarik perhatianmu?).
2. Yes, it does interest me. In fact, it had interested me before you saw it. (Ya, foto itu menarik perhatianku. Sebenarnya, foto itu telah menarik perhatianku sebelum kamu melihatnya).
3. Does your project interest him? (Apakah proyekmu menarik perhatiannya?)
4. No, my project does not interest him (Tidak, proyekku tidak menarik perhatiannya).
5. When I was a senior high student, a girl in my class interested me deeply. (Ketika aku seorang murid SMA, seorang cewek di kelasku sangat menarik hatiku).

B. Interest sebagai noun.

Seperti disinggung sebelumnya, interest juga merupakan sebuah noun, yang berarti minat, bunga bank dan atas nama. Posisinya bisa sebagai subject maupun object kalimat, berturut-turut dengan mengikuti phrase berikut,

Interest + in/of + noun/pronoun

Interest + rate atau rate of interest

In the interest(s) of + noun/pronoun

NOTE:

• Noun di phrase 1 adalah optional. Kalau interest diikuti oleh noun maka dibutuhkan preposision in atau of. Kalau diikuti oleh verb, maka verb-nya dalam bentuk gerund. Sebaliknya, kalau tidak diikuti oleh noun, preposition in atau of tidak diperlukan.
• Interest di phrase 2 umumnya difungsikan sebagai adjective.
• In the interest(s) of di phrase 3 bermakna sama dengan “on behalf of”.

Contoh:

1. Do you have any interest in investing your money in our project?. (Apakah anda punya minat untuk menginvestasikan uang anda di proyek kami?)
2. Sorry, I don’t have any interest. (Maaf, aku tidak punya minat (untuk menginvestasikan uangku di proyek anda)).
3. Interest of people in visiting our blog increases steadily. (Minat orang untuk mengunjungi blog kami terus meningkat).
4. When the interest rate rises, more people will save their money in the banks. (Ketika suku bunga naik, lebih banyak orang yang akan nabung uangnya di bank).
5. In the interests of all Indonesian people, we strongly demand that the government eradicate all types of corruptions taking place in Indonesia. (Atas nama semua penduduk Indonesia, kami dengan keras menuntut bahwa pemerintah (harus) memberantas semua tipe korupsi yang terjadi di Indonesia).

C. Interested vs Interesting

Terjemahan langsung kalimat-kalimat di poin A terasa janggal bukan? Yes. Sebenarnya, interest sebagai verb tidak begitu sering digunakan. Yang lebih umum digunakan adalah bentuk verb3 (interested) dan bentuk present participle (interesting), yang masing-masing mengikuti pola sbb:

S + be + interested in + noun

S + be + interesting noun

NOTE:

• Noun di kedua pola ini adalah optional.
• Jika interested diikuti oleh noun maka dibutuhkan preposision in.
• Jika in diikuti oleh verb, verb tersebut harus dalam bentuk gerund.
• Kapan kita gunakan bentuk verb3 dan kapan kita gunakan bentuk verb-ing dapat anda baca di topik Penggunaan Verbs sebagai Adjectives.

Contoh:

1. Is that picture interesting? (Apakah foto itu menarik?).
2. Yes, it is very interesting. (Ya, foto itu sangat menarik).
3. Are you interested in investing your money in our project?. (Apakah anda tertarik untuk menginvestasikan uang anda di proyek kami?)
4. Sorry, I am not interested. (Maaf, aku tidak tertarik).
5. When I was a senior high student, I was deeply interested in a girl in my class. Do you know why? It’s because she was a very interesting girl. (Ketika aku seorang siswa SMA, aku sangat tertarik pada seorang cewek di kelasku. Tahu kenapa? Karena dia seorang cewek yang sangat menarik).

D. Interestedly vs Interestingly.

Fungsi adverb adalah untuk menerangkan verb, bukan? Yes, begitu pula interestedly dan interestingly.

Contoh:

1. We all have probably known that Ryan is gay. Interestingly, he is planning to marry a lady named Ely Winarya. (Kita semua barangkali telah tahu bahwa Ryan adalah gay. Menariknya, dia sedang berencana untuk mengawini seorang wanita yang bernama Ely Winarya )
2. Our mother tongue is Indonesian. Interestingly, students’ average grade for the Indonesian language course was lower than that of the English course. (Bahasa ibu kita adalah Bahasa Indonesia. Menariknya, nilai rata-rata siswa untuk pelajaran Bahasa Indonesia adalah lebih rendah daripada nilai pelajaran Bahasa Inggris).
3. When the news on TV said that a lot of  fish fell from the sky, we looked at the TV screen very interestedly. (Ketika berita di TV bilang banyak ikan berjatuhan dari langit, kami melihat layar TV dengan sangat tertarik(nya).

Dan berikut adalah beberapa quotes yang saya peroleh di internet,

• Interestingly that some of the characters did not turn out the way Jim and Allen had envisioned them. Mary Tyler Moore
• Interestingly, koi, when put in a fish bowl, will only grow up to three inches. When this same fish is placed in a large tank, it will grow to about nine inches long. Vince Poscente
• Interestingly, songs used to be short, then they became longer, and now they’re getting shorter. Casey Kasem
• Interestingly, the American Embassy mentioned that our efficient relief effort has significantly improved the image of the United States among the Pakistani people. Jon Porter
• Interestingly, the best way to promote intimacy is to demand it. George Weinberg
• Interestingly, the oil companies know very well that in less than 30 years they will not only be charging very high prices, but that they will be uncompetitive with renewables. Paul Hawken
• Interestingly, young people don’t come to you for advice. Especially the ones who are related to you. Meryl Streep
• It’s too bad that one has to conceive of sports as being the only arena where risks are, for all of life is risk exercise. That’s the only way to live more freely, and more interestingly. William Sloane Coffin, Jr.
• Now my mother, interestingly enough, was not a feminist in her own mind. Elizabeth Moon
• Translation is an interestingly different way to be involved both with poetry and with the language that I’ve found myself living in much of the time. I think the two feed each other. Marilyn Hacker

Finally, setelah mendiskusikan penggunaan interest, mari kita kembali ke pertanyaan di atas, benarkah penggunaan interesting di kalimat,

“Most of Indonesian farmers still use buffaloes or cows for interesting a plow.”?