Not Enough

March 31st, 2008 by petruccia

To love somebody naturally
To love somebody faithfully
To love somebody equally
Is not enough, it’s not enough
It’s not enough

To love somebody secretly (And never touch)
To love somebody honestly (And always trust)
To love somebody tenderly
The tender touch is not enough
It’s not enough

Love hurts you sometimes
It’s not so easy to find, no
Searchin’ everywhere, you turn and swear
It’s always been there

To love somebody foolishly (Can happen once)
To love somebody hopelessly (It hurts so much)
To love somebody equally
Is not enough, it’s not enough
It’s not enough

Love takes a little time
It’s not so easy to find, no, no
Searchin’ everywhere, you turn and swear
It’s always been there

Standin’ there….

Oh!

And if it don’t come easily
One thing you must believe
You can always have trust in me
‘Cause my heart will always be, yours honestly

Yeah! Love hurts you sometimes
Not so easy to find, no-oh
Searchin’ everywhere, you turn and swear
It’s always been there, standin’ there
Love hurts you sometimes
It’s not yours, it’s not mine, no-oh
Love is only to share
You turn and swear it’s everywhere
Standin’ there
‘Cause it’s always been there

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Ga sengaja aku denger lagu ini lagi tadi.
Pengen ketawa waktu ada baris ‘Love hurts you sometimes’ karena setahuku Love is not just hurts you sometimes… It always hurts you!

Tapi gilanya, kita ga bisa berhenti berharap. Berharap… dan berharap… Meski kadang terasa nggak berujung, tetap saja -dengan bodohnya- kita masih berharap. Sambil berdoa semoga harapan kita nggak sia-sia.

Kahlil Gibran bilang ‘Cinta sudah cukup untuk cinta’. Iyo tha? Seperti Van Halen bilang ‘NOT ENOUGH’, cinta nggak pernah puas. Nggak nyadar apa dia kl nyarinya susah!

Ada teman bilang ‘ It’s easy to love so deep, but it’s hard to love in wise’. Dan itu memang benar…

Strong enough

March 25th, 2008 by petruccia

‘Nothing’s true and nothing’s right
So let me be alone tonight
Cause you can’t change the way I am
Are you strong enough to be my man?’

Part of the song that I coincidentally heard this afternoon.
It made me think, ‘ARE YOU STRONG ENOUGH TO BE MY MAN?’
Sometimes, I wish that you are.
Your love, caring, patience and support made me think that, YES - you’re strong enough.

And one day, you sang ‘CAN’T FIGHT THIS FEELING’ by REO Speedwagon. I like that song a lot and you made me smile with it. When I saw Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who ends up with this song, I was laughing so hard in remembering the way you sing. Thanks for made me laugh that day.

Few moments ago, you’ve changed. You’re no longer the person that I used to know. You’ve changed and it frightened me.
You’re more to demon than brother that I used to know.
You’re no longer… YOU.

I missed the old you
Person who always proud of to know
Person who always said : ‘Come on, D! You can do better than this!’
Person who always telling a joke when I was down
Person who always be on my side, as my beloved friend and brother.

Be strong!

Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough

March 14th, 2008 by petruccia

Chords used:  

    A   F#m   G    D   C#m   E   Esus4   D/F#   Bme|--0----2----3----2----4----0-----0------2-----2--|B|--2----2---(3)---3----5----0-----0------3-----3--|G|--2----2----0----2----6----1-----2------2-----4--|D|--2----4----0----0----6----2-----2------0-----4--|A|--0----4----2----0----4----2-----2------0-----2--|E|--x----2----3----x----4----0-----0------2-----2--|

Listen to the CD for strumming patterns.

Intro:  A - F#m - G - A (x2)

Verse:  

A                        F#m I don't wanna lose you,  I don't wanna use youG                     A Just to have sombody by my sideA                           F#m And I don't wanna hate you, I don't wanna take youG                        ABut I don't wanna be the one to cry

Pre-Chorus:

D                  A      D             A That don't really matter, to anyone anymoreD                       C#m But like a fool I keep losing my place           E               Esus4        EAnd I keep seeing you walk through that door

Chorus 1:  

              D         A          E       ABut there's a danger in loving somebody too much         D            A              E              AAnd it's sad when you know it's your heart you can't trust          D          A            E              F#mThere's a reason why people don't stay where they are      D              E           A - F#m - G - A Baby, sometimes love just ain't enough

Verse 2:

A                             F#m Now I could never change you, I don't wanna blame youG                       A Baby you don't have to take the fallA                        F#m Yes I may have hurt you, but I did not desert youG                   A Maybe I just wanna have it all

Pre-Chorus 2:

D                      A       D                      A It makes a sound like thunder, it makes me feel like rainD                         C#m And like a fool who will never see the truth       E                    Esus4    EI keep thinking something's gonna to change

Repeat Chorus 1

Bridge:

            G  D/F#  AAnd there's no way   home          G       D/F#             AWhen it's late at night and you're all alone          F#m             C#m       DAre there things that you wanted to say       F#m       C#m              BmDo you feel me beside you in your bed        E                        A - F#m - G - A (x2)There beside you where I used to lay

Chorus 2:

          D         A         E       AThere's a danger in loving sombody too much         D            A              E               AAnd it's sad when you know it's your heart they can't touch          D          A            E             F#mThere's a reason why people don't stay who they are            D              E           F#m'Cause baby sometimes love just ain't enough     D                E                       ABaby sometimes love....it just ain't....enough

Outro:  A - F#m - G - A (w/ritard)

First Love

March 13th, 2008 by petruccia

Once in a while
You are in my mind
I think about the days that we had
And i dream that these would all come back to me
If only you knew every moment in time
Nothing goes on in my heart
Just like your memories
How I want here to be with you
Once more

You will always gonna be the one
And you should know
How I wish I could have never let you go
Come into my life again
Oh, don’t say no
You will always gonna be the one in my life
So true, I believe i can never find
Somebody like you
my first love

Once in awhile
Your are in my dreams
I can feel the your warm embrace
And I pray that it will all come back to me
If only you knew every moment in time
Nothing goes on in my heart
Just like your memories
And how I want here to be with you
Once more

You will always be inside my heart
And you should know
How I wish I could have never let you go
Come into my life again
Please don’t say no
Now and forever you are still the one
In my heart
So true, I believe I could never find
Somebody like you
My first love
oh oh

Wish that I could have another dance with you again… just once…

What we call… TRUE LOVE??

February 27th, 2008 by petruccia

Kenapa kita menutup mata ketika kita tidur?
ketika kita menangis? ketika kita membayangkan?
ini karena hal terindah di dunia tidak terlihat

Ketika kita menemukan seseorang yang keunikannya sejalan dengan kita,  kita bergabung dengannya dan  jatuh ke dalam suatu keanehan serupa yang dinamakan CINTA

Ada hal-hal yang tidak ingin kita lepaskan,  seseorang yang tidak ingin kita tinggalkan, tapi melepaskan bukan akhir dari dunia, melainkan awal suatu kehidupan baru, kebahagian ada  untuk mereka yang menangis,  mereka yang tersakiti, mereka yang telah dan tengah mencari,  dan mereka yang telah mencoba.

Karena merekalah yang bisa menghargai betapa  pentingnya orang yang telah menyentuh kehidupan mereka. Cinta yang sebenarnya adalah ketika kamu menitikkan  air mata dan masih peduli terhadapnya, adalah ketika dia tidak memperdulikanmu dan kamu masih menunggunya dengan setia.

Adalah ketika dia mulai mencintai orang lain dan kamu  masih bisa tersenyum dan berkata "aku turut berbahagia  untukmu" Apabila cinta tidak bertemu, bebaskan dirimu, biarkan hatimu kembali ke alam bebas lagi,  kau mungkin menyadari, bahwa kamu menemukan cinta dan  kehilangannya,  tapi ketika cinta itu mati kamu tidak perlu mati bersama cinta itu.

Orang yang bahagia bukanlah mereka yang selalu  mendapatkan keinginannya,  melainkan mereka yang tetap bangkit ketika  mereka jatuh,  entah bagaimana perjalanan dalam kehidupan,  kamu belajar lebih banyak tentang dirimu sendiri dan  menyadari bahwa penyesalan tidak seharusnya ada, cintamu akan tetap dihatinya, sebagai penghargaan  abadi atas pilihan-pilihan  hidup yang telah kau buat.

Teman sejati, mengerti ketika kamu berkata "aku  lupa.."  menunggu selamanya ketika kamu berkata "tunggu  sebentar". Tetap tinggal ketika kamu berkata "tinggalkan aku  sendiri"  Membuka pintu meski kamu belum mengetuk dan belum berkata "bolehkah saya masuk?"

Mencintai juga bukanlah  bagaimana kamu melupakan dia bila dia berbuat  kesalahan,  melainkan bagaimana kamu memaafkan. Lebih menyakitkan menangis dalam hati dari pada menangis tersedu atau mengadu, air mata yang keluar  dapat dihapus, sementara air mata yang tersembunyi  menggoreskan luka dihatimu yang tidak akan pernah  hilang.

Sayang dalam cinta, kita sangat jarang peduli, tapi ketika cinta itu tulus, meskipun kau acuhkan, cinta  tetap mulia, dan kamu seharusnya berbahagia, hatimu  dapat mencintai seseorang yang kau sayang  Mungkin akan tiba saatnya dimana kamu harus berhenti  mencintai seseorang, bukan karena orang itu berhenti mencintai kita  melainkan karena kita menyadari bahwa orang itu akan lebih berbahagia apabila kita melepaskannya.

Namun bila pun kau benar-2 mencintai seseorang, jangan  lepaskan dia, bila dia tak membalasmu, barangkali dia tengah ragu dan mencari, jangan percaya bahwa  melepaskan berati kamu benar-2 mencintai tanpa suatu  alasan, mengapa tak berjuang demi cintamu? mungkin  itulah cinta sejatimu.

Kadang kala, orang yang paling mencintaimu adalah  orang yang tak pernah menyatakan cinta padamu, karena  kau takut berpaling dan memberi jarak, dan bila ia  suatu saat pergi, kau akan menyadari ia adalah cinta  yang tidak kamu sadari Maka mengapa kau tak mengungkapkan cintamu,  bila kau memang mencintainya,  meskipun kau tak tahu apakah cinta itu ada juga  padanya?

WANITA - The Creation

February 26th, 2008 by petruccia

Ketika Tuhan menciptakan wanita, DIA lembur pada hari ke-enam.
Malaikat Tuhan datang dan bertanya, "Mengapa begitu lama, Tuhan?"

Tuhan menjawab :
"Sudahkah engkau lihat semua detail yang saya buat untuk menciptakan mereka?
2 tangan ini harus bisa dibersihkan, tetapi bahannya bukan dari plastik.
Setidaknya terdiri dari 200 bagian yang bisa digerakkan dan berfungsi baik untuk segala jenis makanan.
Mampu menjaga banyak anak pada saat yang bersamaan.
Punya pelukan yang dapat menyembuhkan sakit hati dan keterpurukan….,
dan semua yang dilakukannya cukup dengan dua tangan ini."

Malaikat itu takjub
"Hanya dengan dua tangan?…. impossible!"
Dan itu model standard?!
"Sudahlah Tuhan, cukup dulu untuk hari ini, besok kita lanjutkan lagi untuk menyempurnakannya."

"Oh.. Tidak, SAYA akan menyelesaikan ciptaan ini, karena ini adalah ciptaan favorit SAYA."
"Oh ya… Dia juga akan mampu menyembuhkan dirinya sendiri, dan bisa bekerja 8 jam sehari."

Malaikat mendekat dan mengamati bentuk wanita ciptaan TUHAN itu.
"Tapi ENGKAU membuatnya begitu lembut, TUHAN?"

"Yah… SAYA membuatnya lembut. Tapi engkau belum bisa bayangkan kekuatan yang SAYA berikan agar mereka dapat mengatasi banyak hal yang luar biasa."

"Dia bisa berpikir?", tanya Malaikat.

Tuhan menjawab: ‘Tidak hanya berpikir, dia mampu bernegosiasi."

Malaikat itu menyentuh dagunya…
"TUHAN, ENGKAU buat ciptaan ini kelihatan lelah & rapuh! Seolah terlalu banyak beban baginya."

"Itu bukan lelah atau rapuh… itu air mata," koreksi TUHAN

"Untuk apa?" tanya Malaikat

TUHAN melanjutkan: "Air mata adalah salah satu cara dia mengekspresikan kegembiraan, kegalauan, cinta, kesepian, penderitaan dan kebanggan."

"Luar biasa, ENGKAU jenius, TUHAN" kata Malaikat

"Engkau memikirkan segala sesuatunya, wanita ciptaanMU ini akan sungguh menakjubkan!"

"Ya pasti!!! Wanita ini akan mempunyai kekuatan mempesona laki-laki. Dia dapat mengatasi beban bahkan melebihi laki-laki.
Dia mampu menyimpan kebahagiaan dan pendapatnya sendiri.
Dia mampu tersenyum bahkan saat hatinya menjerit
Mampu menyanyi saat menangis, menangis saat terharu, bahan tertawa saat ketakutan.
Dia berkorban demi orang yang dicintainya.
Mampu berdiri melawan ketidakadilan.
Dia tidak menolak kalau melihat yang lebih baik.
DIa menerjunkan dirinya untuk keluarganya.
Dia membawa temannya yang sakit untuk berobat.
Cintanya tanpa syarat.

Dia menangis saat melihat anaknya adalah pemenang.
Dia girang dan bersorak saat kawannya tertawa.
Dia begitu bahagia mendengar kelahiran.
Hatinya begitu sedih mendengar berita sakit dan kematian.
Tetapi dia selalu punya kekuatan untuk mengatasi hidup.
Dia tahu bahwa sebuah ciuman dan pelukan dapat menyembuhkan luka.

Hanya satu yang kurang dari WANITA……

DIA LUPA BETAPA BERHARGANYA DIA!!!!

Another 100th

February 17th, 2008 by petruccia

Hey Pap…
How ya doin’ at there? Are you getting more chubby now? I heard that there’s lotsa good food at there? Have you find delicious sambel as Mom used to make?

Pap… tomorrow is 100th days after you’re gone. Sometimes, I still can smelled you around the room, I still can see your shadow walks in my room like you used to be to make sure that I slept and save. But, too bad that I couldn’t hear your voice anymore, Pap.
Days passed by but I can wiped out this feellings. The feelings of loosing you. Things changed a lot since you’ve been gone. Can you see that Mom looks cute now? See? I can take good care of her. I cutted my hair, quite short, thing that I couldn’t do when you’re around. Sorry Pop, my hair cut looks messed up, I don’t like it either. I’ve complained and almost refused to pay (hahaha!) but, that’s not a good thing to do, right Pap?

I missed you so much, Pap. There’s some stories that I just couldn’t tell Mom and now, I couldn’t talk to you either. I won’t deny that there’re KK, The Doc, Bli, Nopek and Meita… but it ain’t same. Sometimes I wish that you were here again, Pap. Like when I was a kid. When you used to swing me on your lap, carried me on your shoulder (yeah, I know it’s impossible coz I’m big and fat now hehe), or when we used to sing together with Mom. I missed those moment Pap. These 100 days can’t keep me away from you. I’m letting you go, Pap. I won’t caused trouble in your next journey. But please, if you remember Mom, I, your family.. stop by sometimes, would you? I won’t forget you, Pap. And your final message before you’re gone. I will always rememer that. I’ll keep ‘the ticket’ til the game on.
Love you, Pap. As always…. Send my regards to Kle if you meet him. Tell him that there will always a place in my heart for him. See you, Pap. Soon or later, I’ll be there to. So.. wait up! :p

One day I decided to quit…

February 14th, 2008 by petruccia

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One day I decided to quit…
I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality… I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.

"God", I said. "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"
His answer surprised me…
"Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"
"Yes", I replied.
When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them.
I gave them light. I gave them water.
The fern quickly grew from the earth.
Its brilliant green covered the floor.
Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed.
But I did not quit on the bamboo.
In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful.
And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed.
But I did not quit on the
bamboo. He said.
"In the third year, there was still nothing from the bamboo seed.

But I would not quit. In the fourth year, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. 

"I would not quit." He said. "Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth.
Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant…

But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.
It had spent the five years growing roots.
Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive.

I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."
He said to me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots."

"I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you. " Don’t compare yourself to others .." He said.

" The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern … Yet, they both make the forest beautiful."
Your time will come, " God said to me. " You will rise high! "

"How high should I rise?" I asked.
"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.
"As high as it can? " I questioned.
" Yes. " He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can. "

I left the forest and bring back this story.
I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you.
He will never give up on you.
Never regret a day in your life.
Good days give you happiness
Bad days give you experiences;
Both are essential to life.

A happy and meaningful life requires our continuous input and creativity.

It does not happen by chance. It happens because of our choices and actions.

And each day we are given new
opportunities to choose and act and, in doing so, we create our own
unique journey." Keep going…

Happiness keeps you Sweet,
Trials keep you Strong,  

Sorrows keep you Human,
Failures keep you humble,  
 

Success keeps You Glowing,  

But Only God keeps You Going!

‘What does love mean?’ in the thought of children

February 14th, 2008 by petruccia

‘When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.’
Rebecca- age 8

‘When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.’
Billy - age 4

‘Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smells each other.’
Karl - age 5

‘Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.’
Chrissy - age 6

‘Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.’
Terri - age 4

‘Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.’
Danny - age 7

‘Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss’
Emily - age 8

‘Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.’
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

‘If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,’
Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka’s on this planet)

‘Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.’
Noelle - age 7

‘Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.’
Tommy - age 6

‘During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn’t scared anymore.’
Cindy - age 8

‘My mommy loves me more than anybody, You don’t
see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.’
Clare - age 6

‘Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.’
Elaine-age 5

‘Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.’
Chris - age 7

‘Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day’ size="6">
Mary Ann - age 4

‘I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.’
Lauren - age 4

‘When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.’ (what an image)
Karen - age 7

‘Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn’t think it’s gross.’
Mark - age 6

‘You really shouldn’t say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.’
Jessica - age 8

And the final one — Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.
The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.
The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost  his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman’s yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, ‘Nothing, I just helped him cry’

Kasih

February 12th, 2008 by petruccia

Kasih adalah……
Berbahagia pada saat orang lain berbahagia. Bersedih untuk mereka yang bersedih. Selalu bersama saat baik maupun saat susah. Kasih adalah sumber kekuatan.

Kasih adalah……
Jujur karena dirimu setiap waktu menceritakan, mendengarkan dan tidak berpura-pura. Kasih adalah sumber kejujuran.

Kasih adalah……
Suatu pengertian sepenuhnya mengenai apa yang kau rasakan, bahwa kau merupakan bagian dari orang lain. Menerima orang lain sebagaimana adanya mereka. Dan tidak mengubah mereka menjadi sesuatu yang lain. Kasih adalah sumber persatuan.

Kasih adalah……

Kebebasan untuk mencapai keinginanmu saat berbagi pengalaman dengan orang lain. Pertumbuhan suatu individu yang lain. Kasih adalah sumber kesuksesan.

Kasih adalah……
Kedahsyatan dari angin topan, ketenangan dalam pelangi. Kasih adalah sumber dari keinginan yang besar.

Kasih adalah……
Memberi dan menerima dalam situasi zaherí-hari. Bersabar dengan setiap kebutuhan dan keinginan. Kasih adalah sumber kebersamaan.

Kasih adalah……
Mengetahui bahwa orang lain akan selalu bersamamu, tanpa memandang apa yang terjadi. Kehilangan orang lain pada saat mereka jauh, tetapi tetap dekat di hati setiap waktu. Kasih adalah sumber hidup.

Renungan Warta Jemaat Jemari, Minggu, 10 Februari 2008