LOVE and TIME (English)

Dedicated for those who are troubled and experiencing problems in a relationship, I want to share an inspiring story that is good for us to read. The title is LOVE and TIME


Once on a small island, there lived a variety of abstract objects: there is Love, Sadness, Wealth, Joy, and so forth. They coexist well. But one day, the stormcame and slammed the little island and the sea water suddenly rose and would sink the island. All the inhabitants of the island quickly tried to save themselves.




Love is very confused because s/he could not swim and did not have a boat. s/he was standing on the beach looking for a help. Meanwhile, rising water was soaking the feet of Love.


Not for long love saw,


Wealth was being pedaled boats. "Wealth, Wealth! Help me!" cried the love. "Ouch! Sorry, Love!" Wealth said, "my boat was full of my treasures. I can not take you as well, it will sink my boat. Moreover there was no place for you in this boat." Then Wealth quickly paddling his boat away.




Love was so sad, but then he saw the Joy over his boat. "Joy! Help me!", Shouted love. But the Joy was too excited because he found the boat so that he could not hear the cry of Love. The water was getting higher and soaked down to the waist and Love's panick.


Not for long Beauty came. "Beauty! Take me with you!", Love shouted. "Well, love, you are wet and dirty. I can not take you part. You're going to pollute this beautiful boat." said Beauty. Love was so sad to hear that. s/he began to sob.


And there is Sadness. "Oh, Sadness, take me with you," said Love. "Sorry, Love. I'm sad and I want to be alone ..." Sadness said as he continued to ride the boat.


Love was desperate. s/he felt the water rising and will sink her/him. At the critical moment, suddenly s/he heard a voice, "Love! Let's quickly go up to my boat!" Love turned toward the sound and saw an old man with his boat. Love quickly got into the boat, just before the water drowning. On the nearby island, the old man droped love and went again.


At that moment, Love realized that s/he did not know who the parents who had rescued him/her. Love immediately ask to an old man on the island. "Oh, the old man? He is the Time." the man said. "But why did he save me? I do not know him. Even friends who knew me was reluctant to help me." Love asked, surprised. "Because," the man said, "only Times who know the real value of the Love is ..."

I translated the whole story from Minimax, Future Generation daily devotional bonus in July '06
Hope you enjoy it :)

LOVE AND TIME (Indonesian version)

Buat yang sering galau dan mengalami masalah dalam hubungan asmara, saya ingin sharing sebuah cerita inspiratif yang bagus untuk kita baca. Judulnya LOVE and TIME

Alkisah di suatu pulau kecil, tinggallah berbagai macam benda-benda abstrak: ada Cinta, Kesedihan, Kekayaan, Kegembiraan, dan sebagainya. Mereka hidup berdampingan dengan baik. Namun suatu ketika, datang badai menghempas pulau kecil itu dan air laut tiba-tiba naik dan akan menenggelamkan pulau itu. Semua penghuni pulau cepat-cepat berusaha menyelamatkan diri.

Cinta sangat kebingungan sebab ia tidak dapat berenang dan tak mempunyai perahu. Ia berdiri di tepi pantai mencoba mencari pertolongan. Sementara itu air makin naik membasahi kaki Cinta.

Tak lama Cinta melihat

Kekayaan sedang mengayuh perahu. "Kekayaan, Kekayaan! Tolong aku!" teriak cinta. "Aduh! Maaf, Cinta!" kata Kekayaan, "perahuku telah penuh dengan harta bendaku. Aku tak dapat membawamu serta, nanti perahu ini tenggelam. Lagi pula tak ada lagi tempat bagimu di perahuku ini." Lalu kekayaan cepat-cepat mengayuh perahunya pergi.

Cinta sedih sekali, namun kemudian dilihatnya Kegembiraan lewat dengan perahunya. "Kegembiraan! Tolong aku!", teriak Cinta. Namun kegembiraan terlalu gembira karena ia menemukan perahu sehingga ia tak mendengar teriakan Cinta. Air makin tinggi membasahi Cinta sampai ke pinggang dan Cinta semakin panik.

Tak lama lewatlah Kecantikan. "Kecantikan! Bawalah aku bersamamu!", teriak Cinta. "Wah, Cinta, kamu basah dan kotor. Aku tak bisa membawamu ikut. Nanti kamu mengotori perahuku yang indah ini." sahut Kecantikan. Cinta sedih sekali mendengarnya. Ia mulai menangis terisak-isak.

Saat itu lewatlah Kesedihan. "Oh, Kesedihan, bawalah aku bersamamu," kata Cinta. "Maaf, Cinta. Aku sedang sedih dan aku ingin sendirian saja..." kata Kesedihan sambil terus mengayuh perahunya.

Cinta putus asa. Ia merasakan air makin naik dan akan menenggelamkannya. Pada saat kritis itulah tiba-tiba terdengar suara, "Cinta! Mari cepat naik ke perahuku!" Cinta menoleh ke arah suara itu dan melihat seorang tua dengan perahunya. Cepat-cepat cinta naik ke perahu itu, tepat sebelum air menenggelamkannya. Di pulau terdekat, orang tua itu menurunkan Cinta dan segera pergi lagi.

Pada saat itu barulah Cinta sadar bahwa ia sama sekali tidak mengetahui siapa orang tua yang menyelamatkannya itu. Cinta segera menanyakannya kepada seorang penduduk tua di pulau itu. "Oh, orang tua tadi? Dia adalah Waktu." kata orang itu. "Tapi mengapa ia menyelamatkanku? Aku tak mengenalnya. Bahkan teman-teman yang mengenalku pun enggan menolongku." Tanya Cinta heran. "Sebab," kata orang itu, "hanya Waktu lah yang tahu berapa nilai sesungguhnya dari Cinta itu..."


Keseluruhan cerita ini saya kutip dari MiniMax, bonus renungan harian Future Generation Juli '06
Hope you enjoy it :)