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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Honesty VS Self-Image

I cannot understand why people out there must pretend to be someone or something what they are not. Is it important for them to do so? Ada orang yang suka (beraninya) ngomongin gw dibelakang. Bukan cuma sekedar ngomongin, tapi juga jelek-jelekkin gw ke orang laen alias fitnah gw. DAN... orang yang sama juga, bisa-bisanya dia copy paste alias meniru detil informasi tentang gw di account Friendsternya. Isn't it embarrassing? Awalnya seh gw merasa terganggu dan eneg banget pas (accidentally) liat account Friendsternya. Tapi setelah gw pikir-pikir, kenapa juga mesti kesel? Imitasi kan bentuk penghargaan tertinggi untuk sesuatu. Bingung? Coba aja pergi ke Mangga Dua. Lu akan temuin banyak tas imitasi dari berbagai macam merk terkenal, such as LV, Gucci, Miu Miu, dan sebagainya... dan sebagainya dengan harga HANYA (starts from) 50k. Kenapa sampe banyak tiruan seperti itu? Karena para produsen tas-tas tersebut sadar kalau merk-merk tersebut mempunyai nilai jual yang tinggi dengan model yang ciamik, yang bisa dijangkau oleh kalangan menengah kebawah. Dan para konsumen pun cukup puas dan bangga walau hanya memakai barang tiruan seperti itu. Dalam hal ini, ada dua sudut pandang yang bisa dipelajari, which is more important: Honesty or Self-Image?

Dua kali gw kecolongan social network gw, pertama-tama account Friendster gw yang entah sama siapa password dan e-mail addressnya diubah. Yang kedua, account Facebook gw mengalami hal yang sama. Entah siapa yang iseng (kurang ajar dan bisa dipastikan kalau orang tersebut kurang kerjaan). Gak hanya sebatas itu, si unknown creature tersebut juga message beberapa teman gw dengan kata-kata yang abusive. But hey Ms. X (of course i know exactly who you are), you didn't get me sad or angry, at all. Justru gw happy and thank you, karena lu udah menyadarkan gw betapa sebenarnya gw ini seorang yang sangat berharga sampai-sampai lu meniru gw. Sadarilah, bahwa lu pun mengakui kalau gw jauh lebih baik dari lu. Untuk menunjukkan eksistensi lu di depan banyak orang, lu sampai harus jelek-jelekkin gw. Dan supaya orang-orang mengakui intelijensia lu, lu bahkan sampai menjiplak apa yang ada di profil gw; such as interest, books, music, ... Just behave! Well, i feel sorry for your lousy attitude. Yakinilah bahwa tanpa embel-embel siapapun, lu itu pada dasarnya (udah dari sononya) seorang pribadi yang berharga, memiliki jiwa dan hati yang murni sebagai diri lu sendiri, bukan sebagai orang lain.

Teman-teman, kadang kita gak menyadari atau belum menyadari betapa sesungguhnya, kita semua adalah pribadi unik yang diciptakan oleh Tuhan. Kita harus bangga dengan diri kita apa adanya. Selain itu, kita pun harus mengembangkan diri kita untuk menjadi sebagaimana kita seharusnya. Jangan hanya karena kita melihat seseorang lebih baik dari kita lalu kita mencoba menjadi dirinya. Sebaliknya, kagumi orang lain dengan segala kelebihan yang mereka miliki, berbahagia lah dengan apa yang kita miliki, dan berusahalah untuk menjadi pribadi yang lebih baik lagi dari waktu ke waktu. Know this thing: Self-image without honesty is fake.

Be yourself and love yourself! :)

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No man has a good enough memory to make a successful liar.

When in doubt, tell the truth.

An honest man is respected by all parties.

When something that honest is said it usually needs a few minutes of silence to dissipate.

An honest answer is the sign of true friendship.

Do not do what you would undo if caught.

If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.

An honest man’s the noblest work of God.

The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business.

Always tell the truth. If you can’t always tell the truth, don’t lie.

Truth fears no questions.

Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.

A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation.

A half truth is a whole lie.

Honesty is fearing a negative response and telling the truth anyway.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Who lies for you will lie against you.

The truth brings with it a great measure of absolution, always.

Honesty is as rare as a man without self-pity.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.

The elegance of honesty needs no adornment.

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.

The day is for honest men, the night for thieves.

When truth is divided, errors multiply.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence.

Honesty is the best policy.

If you want to ruin the truth, stretch it.

A few honest men are better than numbers.

No one can earn a million dollars honestly.

Honesty pays, but it doesn’t seem to pay enough to suit some people.

Truth is the most valuable thing we have, so I try to conserve it.

Honest men are the gentlemen of nature.

No one can lie, no one can hide anything, when he looks directly into someone’s eyes.

Honest hearts produce honest actions.

No legacy is so rich as honesty.

Truth is such a rare thing, it is delightful to tell it.

Supporting the truth, even when it is unpopular, shows the capacity for honesty and integrity.

Dare to be honest and fear no labor.


(source: http://www.coolnsmart.com/honesty_quotes/)






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Saturday, November 28, 2009

l i f e

Some people might say life sucks
of life is full of shit
While other people say life is beautiful
or life is full of surprises
I must say, I agree with all those
Life is whether you think of it.. and everything you think of it
Life is what you make it of it and what you say of it.

Life is about sadness
Life is about happiness
Life is about pain
Life is miserable
Life is about loss
Life is about smiling
Life is about crying
Life is about love
Life is about laughter
Life is about learning from your mistakes
Life is horrible
Life is dumb
Life is awesome
Life is depression
Life is tears
Life is sorrow
Life is anxiety
Life is bullshit
Life stinks
Life sucks

I could go on and on and tell you all about life
But i'm not here to sort this out for you

BECAUSE..

Life is all about you and how you treat it
You criticize it.. well, you're actually criticizing yourself
You like it, you hate it.. well, it's all up to you
Life is you, so be careful how you describe it. :)

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