Apakah CINTA itu ??

Bila telapak tanganmu berkeringat,
Hatimu dag dig dug,
Suaramu bagai tersangkut di tenggorokan,
Itu bukan cinta, tetapi SUKA.

Bila tanganmu tidak dapat berhenti memegang dan menyentuhnya,
Itu bukan cinta tetapi BERAHI.

Bila kamu menginginkannya karena tahu
Ia akan selalu berada di sampingmu,
Itu bukan cinta tetapi KESEPIAN.

Bila kamu menerima pernyataan cintanya
Karena kamu tak mau menyakiti hatinya,
Itu bukan cinta tetapi KASIHAN.

Bila kamu bersedia memberikan semua
Yang kamu sukai demi dia,
Itu bukan cinta tetapi KEMURAHAN HATI.

Bila kamu bangga dan selalu ingin memamerkannya
Kepada semua orang,
Itu bukan cinta tetapi KEMUJURAN.

Bila kamu mengatakan padanya bahwa ia adalah
Satu-satunya hal yang kamu pikirkan,
Itu bukan cinta tetapi GOMBAL.

Kamu MENCINTAINYA,
Ketika kamu MENERIMA KESALAHAN DIA,
Karena itu adalah bagian dari kepribadiannya.

Ketika kamu RELA MEMBERIKAN HATIMU, KEHIDUPANMU, BAHKAN KEMATIANMU;

Ketika HATIMU TERCABIK BILA IA SEDIH,
dan BERBUNGA BILA IA BAHAGIA;

Ketika kamu MENANGIS UNTUK KEPEDIHANNYA
Biarpun ia cukup tegar menghadapinya;

Ketika kamu tertarik kepada orang lain
Tetapi kamu masih SETIA bersamanya.

CINTA adalah PENGORBANAN;

MENCINTAI berarti MEMBERI DIRI.

CINTA adalah KEMATIAN ATAS EGOISME dan EGOSENTRISME.

Kadang itu menyakitkan, tetapi itulah harga yang harus dibayar...

Untuk sebuah CINTA...

*Deo Gratias*

You are who you are

You are who you are for a reason
You’re part of an intricate plan
You’re a precious and perfect unique design
Called God’s special woman or man

You look like you for a reason
Our God made no mistake
He knit you together within the womb
You’re just he wanted to be

The parents you had were the ones he chose
And no matter how you may feel
They were custom – designed with God’s plan in mind
And they bear the Master’s seal

No, that trauma you faced was not easy
And God wept that it hurt you so;
But it was allowed to shape your heart
So that into His likeliness you’d grow

You are who you are for a reason
You’ve been formed by the Master’s rod
You are who you are, beloved,
Because there is a God!


-Russel Kelfer, from Purpose Driven Live by Rick Warren-

For you who are ...

Single
Love is like butterfly.
The more you chase it, the more it eludes you.
But if you just let it fly, it will come to you when you least expect it.
Love can make you happy but often it hurts.
Love is only special, when you give it to someone who is really worth it.
SO take your time and choose the best.

Not so single
Love isn't about becoming somebody else's "perfect person".
It's about finding someone who helps you become the best person you can be.
The only way to love is not finding the perfect person,
but by loving the unperfect person perfectly.
True love doesn't have a happy ending,
it simply doesn't end.

Heartbreaker
Never say "I love you" if you don't really care.
Never talk about feelings if they aren't there.
Never touch a life if you mean to break a heart.
Never look into the eye if all you do is lie.
The cruelest thing you can do to someone is
to let her/him fall in love when you never meant to catch her/him fall.

Heartbroken
Heartbreaks last as long as you want them
and cut as deep as you allow them.
The challenge is not how to avoid from them
but how to survive and learn from them.

Naive
How to be in love;
Fall but don't stumble.
Be consistent but not too persistent.
Share and never be unfair.
Understand and try not to demand.
Dare to get hurt but never keep the pain.

Possessive
It breaks your heart to see the one you love,
happy with somebody else,
but it's more painful to know that the one you love,
is unhappy with you.

Afraid to confess
Love hurts when you break up with someone.
It hurts even more when someone breaks up with you.
But love hurts the most when the person you love has no idea how you feel.

Love is honest, strong, mature, never changing, uplifting, protective, encouraging, rewarding, and unselfish.