DUDU WONG BODHO

MINGGU LEGI 19 AGUSTUS 2018

BENINGE EMBUN

AMSAL 9:1-6

MAZMUR 34 :9-14

EFESUS 5 : 15-20

YOHANES 6 : 51-58

“Aja padha tanpa budi, nanging padha ngudia nyumurupi apa sing dadi kersané Gusti Allah tumrap ing kowé.” Efesus 5 : 17

Yen gelem jujur, ora ana manungsa neng jagad iki gelem diarani wong bodho, sandyan sejatine ya akeh sing ora pinter. Amarga wegah karan wong bodho, mula akeh sing pada ngudpadi diarani pinter, sanadyan ya kerep jan-jane mung keminter. Bedane akeh lho wong pinter lan keminter kuwi, wong pinter kuwi lembah manah, seneng nggatekake samubarang, klebu bab sing biasa-biasa utawa ora gede tur terkenal. Wong pinter kuwi seneng nggatekake, tur ya nampa nalika digatekake liyan, isa mengerteni kekarepane liyan, lan ya isa ngendaleni kekarepaning dewe, ora meksa wong manut kekarepane, yen sing kulina meksa kui malah isa karan wong bodho, merga kaya cah cilik. Lirekepiye kok kaya bocah cilik?Lha mung gelem dingerteni ananging wegah ngerteni liyan.

Piwulange Gusti lumantar Rasul Paulus sing katulis neng Efesus bab 5, mirunggane ayat 15-20, mulang bab piye carane urip sing dikersakake dening Gusti. Kaya neng ayat 17, Rasul Paulus meling supaya pasamuan urip kanthi migunake pikiran utawa bebuden, awit lumantar urip kang migunakae budi utawa bebuden kuwi sing bisa  mengerteni kersane Gusti. Iki penting banget lur, merga yen isa ngerteni kersane Gusti  kuwi jian apik banget. Bali neng bab urip bodho lan migunakake budi, akeh wong sing senenge urip nggugu karepe dewe, rumangsane karepe dewe kuwi paling apik,paling sempurna. Akeh wong sing rumangsa pinter, malah kaya-kaya luwih inter tinimbang Gusti Allah, mula kerep meksa wong liya manut karepe lan babar blas ora tahu nggugu kekarepane liyan, rumangsane pikiran lan idene kuwi jos dewe.

Mulane, ing esuk iki, minggu legi tanggal 19 agustus 2018, ayo miwiti urip pinter/migunakake bebudhen, ben ora di cap bodho karo Gusti. Carane piye? Aja nggugu kekarepaning diri pribadi. Yen ijik ngantuk, njur aras-arasen tangi, merga kudu ngibadah, ayo tundungen rasa ngantuk lan kesed kuwi, yen isa nundung rasa kesed lan ngantug, tegese manut kersane Gusti, lang ora dadi wong bodho. Sing jik senenge nesunan, gampang ngamuk lan meksa kekarepane klakon marang liyan, ayo sithik mboko sithik sinau mengerteni kekarepane liyan (wong liya), merga Gusti ya kerep ngendika lumantar kekarepane wong liya, klebu anak,bojo, pacar lan sakpanunggalane.

“Lik, sida mangkat esuk nyang nggrejo?”, Takone Dalijo nalika mulih seka rewang tanggane bengi kuwi.

“Yo sida ta Jo, aku arep mersembahke apa wae bisaku kanggo Gusti. Isake mung lap-lap kursi nggreja, ya kuwi sing meh taklakoni, meh tak pisungsungke kagem Gusti”, Wangsulane Lik Ndoleng. “Oiyo Jo, maturnuwun yo, kowe sis ngelikne aku bab tangi esuk kuwi, wong aku meh klalen Jo”, Lik Ndoleng neruske wangsulane.

“Halah, ngapa ta lik, wong mung elik-elik bab sepele wae kok dikandakne”, Dalijo rumangsa apa sing diomongke kuwi babagan sing sepele lan kayane ora migunani babar blas.

“Lho, kowe ki kepiye to Jo, justru lumantar sing sepele ngene iki awake dewe isa migunakake pikiran sing asale seka Gusti, kuwi wong pinter Jo”, Wangsulane lik Ndoleng nalika meh menggok nyang omahe.

Ayo pada migunakake pikiran sing asale seka Gusti iki kanggo ngerteni kersane Gusti, supaya ora karan bodho karo Gusti.

Mbahe..

KOMPLEKS PEMAKAMAN DAN SIFAT MANUSIA

Tengah malam sudah terlewati beberapa saat yang lalu. Gelap begitu kuat mencengkeram,berpadu dengan dingin dan sepi. Begitu senyap,sampai desah nafas kalajengkingpun bisa tertdengar. Di atas, rembulan akhir bulan bergerak malas menyusuri malam,meski dia tetap setia menjalankan tugasnya. Suara lolongan anjing di ujung kampung menepis kesunyian,sedangkan tangis burung hantu mengiringi lolongan anjing itu.

MISTERI KEHIDUPAN 

Di jalan setapak itu, sengaja aku melewatinya. Kebiasaanku,di waktu-waktu tertentu aku menikmati suasana hening yang penuh kedamaian,meski bagi sementara orang,keheningan seolah berkawan dengan hantu. Langkahku tetap menyusuri gelap dan jalanan setapak itu. Di ujung desa,nun di barat laut kampung kami, kerlip lampu neon 5 watt masih bisa mencium dan menggapai  retina mataku, sangat redup. Namun meski sangat redut, nyalanya tetaplah mampu memberi petunjuk kepada siapapun bahwa di sana,ada kehdupan.

Langkah kakiku menuntunku sampai pada sebuah kuburan kampung kami. Kuburan desa,sepi, serta gelap menjadi ornament abadinya,sehingga masih bisa menyisakan rasa gentar bagi siapapun yang mendekat,bahkan untuk sekedar menoleh padanya. Kuamati letak kompleks pemakaman di kampung kami. Keingat diantara gundukan tanah dan nisan itu, bapak dan simbokku,jasadnya beristirahat selamanya di sana. Kuingat saat saat indah ketika kami hidup bersama. Akhh…kerinduan ini tak akan mungkin terobati.

Kompleks pemakaman itu,terlihat remang gelap dari posisiku berdiri. Sekitar 50an meter. Suasana kembali senyap, bahkan desiran angin pagi,yang tadi sempat menghampiriku, hilang pergi entah ke mana. Sosok-sosok hitam besar itu adalah pepohonan di kompleks kuburan,hitam menyeramkan,meski saat siang hijau mempesona. Terkadang waktu dan suasana bisa merubah obyek, dan juga merubah sikap berelasi. Persis seperti manusia, saat butuh,baik tiada terkira, namun saat sudah mendapatkan,lupa segalanya..seperti para politisi di sebuah negeri, yang namanya, kalau tidak salah Indonesia. Semua bersikap seperti itu..

Pagi ini, dari kompleks pemakaman, aku bisa menemukan sebuah sisi lain kehidupan ini. Bahwa suasana atau kondisi bisa mengubah pandangan. Pepohonan yang hijau menyenangkan saat siang dan  terang bisa berubah hitam menyeramkan saat suasana malam dan gelap. Begitu juga kompleks pemakaman itu, saat siang dan suasana terang, tidak begitu menyeramkan,namun saat malam dan gelap,sungguh sangat menyeramkan. Manusiapun spertinya hampir sama dengan kompleks pemakaman itu, saat hati dan pikirannya terang dan keserakahan serta ambisi tidak berkunjung padanya, manusia bisa terlihat ramah dan menyenangkan. Namun saat suasana gelap dan penuh ambisi, yang akan nampak adalah perilaku yang sangar,kasar,serakah dan menjijikan..

Akh..kompleks pemakaman, terima kasih untuk kuliahmu pagi ini..

Aku mesti kembali..karena panggilan kehidupan sudah menungguku...juga dengan tiga bocah dan ibunya,...untuk berkarya bersama mereka.

FOLLOW THROUGH ON INSPIRATION

HERBAI IS GOOD

It’s good to be inspired, but merely being inspired is not enough. Get inspired, and then follow through on that inspiration. 

Inspiration without action is wasted. Not only that, but with no action the inspiration itself soon turns sour.

Don’t waste the inspiration and don’t waste the opportunity. Do the hard work, take the difficult actions, meet the challenges with inspired effort.

Let inspiration lead you to take the first step. Keep renewing and refreshing that inspiration as you persist through every effort.

When you add action to inspiration, you get even more inspiration. And, you get results.
Get yourself inspired, then do something with that inspiration by acting on it. Discover how very far your inspired effort will take you.

THE GOOD YOU DO TODAY

Before you respond to anything that happens, consider this. Does your response diminish life, or does it enhance, support and encourage all of life to move forward?
Instead of worrying, take positive action. Instead of complaining, take positive action.
You won’t make progress by scolding others about their poor choices. You’ll be much more effective when you demonstrate by example how to put better choices into action.
Get clear about what matters to you, about all you love and value. Then act affirmatively to support it all.
Every moment is an opportunity to live with meaningful, positive intention. In every situation you can deepen your commitment to your highest values by putting those values in to action.
Increase hope for the future by the way you live in the present. And position yourself to look forward to tomorrow because of the good you do today.

THE GOOD YOU DO TODAY

Before you respond to anything that happens, consider this. Does your response diminish life, or does it enhance, support and encourage all of life to move forward
Instead of worrying, take positive action. Instead of complaining, take positive action.
You won’t make progress by scolding others about their poor choices. You’ll be much more effective when you demonstrate by example how to put better choices into action.
Get clear about what matters to you, about all you love and value. Then act affirmatively to support it all.
Every moment is an opportunity to live with meaningful, positive intention. In every situation you can deepen your commitment to your highest values by putting those values in to action.
Increase hope for the future by the way you live in the present. And position yourself to look forward to tomorrow because of the good you do today.

GET THE JOB DONE

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Sure, the task might be mundane, frustrating, difficult, inconvenient. Yet you have nothing to gain by fighting against it.
GOOD IDE 
Complaining and feeling sorry for yourself will produce no real benefits. Skip all that wasted time and energy, get the job done, and move on ahead.
If you feel like avoiding the work altogether, that’s understandable. So feel that feeling, understand it, then let it go completely and get to work.
If you feel like giving up, stopping, making excuses, let those feelings go too. Feel the resistance, then stride right on past it and get the job done.
Remind yourself how fortunate you are to be able to take action, to make a difference, to get good work done. Then get busy and claim that good fortune, with action, with enthusiasm and gratitude.
Once you get started you’re well on your way to getting it done. Now is the time for action,and you know what to do.

MENTAL MOMENTUM

Which direction is your mental momentum headed? Are your thoughts joining together to support you or to hinder you?
GOOD INFORMATION 
Life has its ups and downs, its possibilities and problems. Which aspects are you focusing most of your mental energy around?
You’re constantly creating elaborate scenarios about life that exist solely in your mind. Those scenarios, that mental momentum, can push your real-world life in a variety of directions.
If you seek to gather evidence that all of life is against you, you’ll find it in abundance. Negative mental momentum will lend a destructive, neglectful, dejected flavor to all you do.
Choose instead to construct a scenario around the positive possibilities. Be thankful for the best that has been, imagine the best that can happen, and continue using the power of your thoughts to add details and substance.
Your actions, your effectiveness, your results are influenced by the mental state you’re in. Maintain positive mental momentum and the benefits will flow to every part of your life.

TRANSFORM DISAPPOINTMENT

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Disappointment shines a light on the problem, and once that happens there’s no need to continue with the disappointment. Get over it, and get busy making a positive change.

Whether it’s disappointment with yourself, or someone else, or the world at large, there’s a way to make a change for the better. So figure out what you can do, and do it.
No, you can’t solve all the problems of the world before dinner. Yet you can nudge your little corner of the world in a beneficial direction.

Though you’ll find plenty of blame to go around, refuse to dwell on assigning or maintaining that blame. Today is a new day, and an opportunity to think, act and feel in new ways.
Initially, disappointment connects you in a powerful way to what you care about, which is very useful. Keep in mind, though, that holding on to disappointment is a sad waste of your time and energy.

Feel the disappointment, then quickly transform it into positive, effective activity. Don’t let disappointment hold you down, because you have a whole lot of better things to do.

MARVEL AT THE MAGIC

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Stop searching for situations where you can be joyful. Start expressing joy in whatever situations you’re in.
GET YOUR MAGIC 
Don’t keep striving to create the perfect circumstance. Live richly, with meaning, integrity, authenticity and fun in every circumstance.
Happiness is not something to be defined in advance. Happiness is yours to choose in each moment.

Yes, be ambitious, set goals, work toward them. Just remember that there is much goodness, life, fulfillment to be enjoyed along the way.
Marvel at the magic of living in a world where so many amazing experiences are available to you every day. With a constant sense of awe and gratitude, seek to more fully earn the abundance that’s already yours.

Let go of the conditions you’ve placed on joy, and open yourself to all its possibilities. Be joy, live joy, here, now, and with whatever may or may not come.

FULFILLMENT IN HOW YOU LIVE

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Fulfillment is not something you find. Fulfillment is in what you do, in how you live.You roam, you search, you click, you shop, beg, hope for and demand the answer. Yet the key to a fulfilling life cannot be neatly packaged and delivered to you.
 GOOD INFORMATION
The quality of life you live is created in your thoughts, actions, attitude, commitment, integrity. It comes from the way you treat others, from what you expect of yourself, from what you give to each moment.

Today is your opportunity to raise that quality to an even higher level. Whatever your outer conditions may be, what matters most is what you treasure within.
Look ahead to the life you’ll be living tomorrow, next year and beyond. Be the person today who will give maximum value and meaning to that life.

The way you are and the things you do have a great impact on how your life unfolds. Now is your chance to make that impact as positive, as beneficial as you can.

POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUTURE

Look beyond the desires of the moment. Turn your attention toward the long-term desires, plans, hopes, dreams for your life.Stop being such a slave to whatever you want right now. Free yourself to be the master of what your life is like tomorrow, next month, five years from now.
In twenty minutes, the latest buzz will have already been forgotten. Yet what you garner from a good book or a heartfelt conversation will stay with you for twenty years.
Use right now to make a positive contribution to the future, your future, the world’s future. Take the actions today that will have the biggest benefits later, and you improve both the present and the future.
What you grab quickly goes away quickly. Yet what you patiently, persistently give to life grows more valuable as time goes on.
Breathe in the beauty, wonder, abundance and opportunity of now. With your actions, direct all that energy toward creating an even better future.

FACE FORWARD

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Don’t let the difficult times drain your hope. Don’t let the good times melt your ambition.Life changes, and you have a hand in making those changes. Time continues to pass, yet no day is ever exactly like the one before.
Be careful not to become too smug about the successes or too discouraged about the failures. Instead, direct your attention, your focus, your energy and efforts toward what you can do now.
You can be certain the world will change as you move through the moments, days and years. Within such a dynamic environment, you can always create new, positive value.
Briefly look back to learn, to be inspired, to fuel your determination. Then face forward and give life your best, most positive, focused, effective self.
Face forward, knowing you can rise above the disappointments and push beyond the victories. Face forward, with love, generosity, purpose and passion, and do all the great things you know you can do.

GREAT TIME TO DO MORE

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Don’t let success spoil your success. After you’ve achieved the goal, set your sights on an even higher goal, and keep going.
The worst time to stop is after you’ve made progress, for it wastes the momentum you’ve worked so hard to build. Instead, keep riding that momentum, keep getting good work done.
Every accomplishment creates new opportunities. Instead of sinking into complacency, enjoy taking on a challenge that’s even more meaningful than before.
When you’ve already done enough, that’s a great time to do more. When you’ve felt the thrill of achievement, you’re highly inspired to create it again.
You’ve already made a valuable contribution to life, already made a positive difference. That’s a great reason to keep going, to keep giving more of the good stuff you have.
Enjoy each success, and instead of resting on it, climb to the top of it, standing tall, looking forward. Then joyfully launch yourself on the next new adventure.

EYES OF OTHERS

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Though you never intend to make a mistake, it happens. When it does, the best thing you can do is accept it, admit it, and quickly make it right.
Denying your mistakes doesn’t make you look better. It just extends and prolongs the negative influence of those mistakes.
It’s nice to receive accolades for what you do. What’s much more valuable, though, is to be honestly told when you’re not living up to expectations.
Don’t let your ego get in the way of your effectiveness. Welcome criticism, welcome suggestions, welcome sincere feedback, and embrace the benefits.
The more fully you understand the impressions of others, the better you become at getting good things done. Willingly embrace your shortcomings, and you can transcend them.
Treasure the observations and insights of others, even if, especially if they are at odds with your own. Seek to see yourself through the eyes of others, and you’ll see countless ways to grow stronger.

TIME THAT IS HERE

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There is time, and it is now. You have time, and you have it today.
 USE YOUR TIME
Instead of waiting for the perfect time, make use of this time, this day, this moment. Rather than wishing for more time, use your energy to more richly fill the time that’s here.
Each moment bestows upon you a great opportunity. It is the opportunity to make a difference, in the way you choose, for what you love.
There is time right now to make a little progress. And when you’re done, you’ll have the inspiration, the momentum, and a fresh moment of time with which to do even more.
Don’t hold yourself back by resorting to excuses. Respect, appreciate and make full use of the time that is here, the time that is yours now.
Each moment flowing into your life is worth more than pure gold. See that potential value, make it real, and now, make it yours.

APPRECIATION

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There’s a way you can instantly make anything you have more valuable. All you have to do is more fully appreciate it.
2 + 2 = 6 
The more you appreciate your skills, the more useful they become. The more you appreciate the people around you, the more helpful and enjoyable they become.
Appreciate your circumstances, and you’ll get more out of them. Appreciate the challenges, and you’ll transform them into achievements.
There’s a word commonly used to describe a financial, real estate or other asset that has gained value. That asset is said to have undergone appreciation.
Yet appreciation is about more than an increase in monetary value. By offering your own appreciation, you can add richness to every part of your world.
Consider all the good things in your life, and even the not-so-good things. Give them more appreciation, and they will all grow in positive value.

ENTHUSIASM AND ENERGY

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Your life deserves all the enthusiasm and energy you can give it. So without waiting another moment, give it, and keep giving it.
Be a positive presence in your own life, your own thoughts, your own actions. Be a positive influence for people and situations you encounter.
INSPIRASI KEHIDUPAN 
Imagine the best that can happen, and then take vigorous steps in that direction. Visualize pure, unrestrained joy and then let that joy emerge from your vision out into your life.
Let go of the tired old thought patterns that keep you feeling worried and hesitant. Think of what it would mean right now to live with boldness and enthusiasm, then do it.
Your time is too precious to let even a few moments slip away without putting all of yourself into them. The possibilities are too splendid to ignore.
You have the power to energize your whole world. Activate that power, create that energy, and do all the great things today you know you can do.

INTENTION

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Action creates achievement. Intention makes sure those achievements are meaningful and useful.
Intention alone does not achieve anything. Yet intention determines what the achievements will be.
THE INSPIRATIOAN 
You’ll get much more done when you start the day with a detailed list of what you intend to do. Intention immunizes you from the distractions and interruptions.
To achieve whatever you desire, you must begin by knowing precisely what that is. Intention directs your energy and activity toward meaningful results.
Today presents you with countless ways to waste your time. With intention, you avoid wasting such a precious, valuable, irreplaceable resource.
Give your life the respect and the fulfillment it deserves. Live it each day with intention.

CREATIVE IDEAS

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Ideas flow into your awareness. Pay attention, and give them some respect.
The ideas you create come from the life you live, from the problems you encounter, from the values you hold. That makes them quite valuable and appropriate for you.
5 x 3 = 18 
Don’t discount ideas just because they come from you, or just because they seem silly. Though they won’t all be workable, each one has something to tell you.
You are a highly creative being. And your creativity is specifically targeted to your own unique situation.
Creativity is not just about directing films or painting pictures. Creativity helps you in every moment to make the most of life.
Accept those creative ideas as they flow into your awareness. Grab the good ones and follow through, adding great beauty and goodness to your world.

DISSATISFACTION

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Are you always wishing you were somewhere else? Well, for the moment you’re not, so your best choice is to make the most of where you are.
FOR YOUR GOOD PICTURE 
Do you wish you had more money, resources, time, connections or experience? The way to get those things you don’t yet have is to make full use of what you do have.
Do you fear what you’re doing is causing you to miss out on something better? Remind yourself you’re doing what you’re doing because of the choices you’ve made, and honor those choices.
Wishing for something better takes time and energy away from actually creating something better. Stop wishing and start creating.
Pay attention to your feelings, but don’t let them destroy your effectiveness. Listen to your desires, devise a realistic plan to get where you want to be, and work that plan.
BUILD YOUR FUTURE WITH IT 
Feel your dissatisfaction, and take positive energy from it. Transform that energy into focused effort, and push your life where you want it to go.