Philosophy of Tea

Every little thing Allah creates has philosophy in it. Today, let me try to express what I think about the philosophy of TEA.

Tea can only grow in certain climate. It requires good quality of soil & adequate quantity of rainfall​. It means being SELECTIVE for where we live is quite important. We can't choose where we were born but we can choose where we want ourselves to grow. We are growing old everyday for sure, but we are not always growing better if we live in wrong environment which never let us be a better person .

The buds of tea leaves will always grow again after being picked. It means LETTING GO of something & MOVING ON are the art of living. We don't need to cry too hard for it because it's already our part of life. Just go through it.

Tea is drink for everyone. Unlike some other kinds of beverages, we can drink tea no matter what class, colour, religion, nationality, age, and gender we have. Isn't it quite good to reflect EQUALITY? We are all the same to Him. Devotion is the only thing differs us in front of Him.

Tea is a light drink you can serve in two ways: hot and cold. It reminds us that this life always has TWO SIDES STORY. We must be ready for both sadness and happiness, success and failure, and many other DUALISM.

Tea can be combined to create better flavour. You can find jasmine-tea, milk-tea, lemon-tea, herbal-tea and many other kinds. Can you see how it depicts good TEAMWORK and TOLERANCE? So can I.

Tea always brings good things in human life. The tea plantation brings good money for the owner & workers as well as good view for travellers. A cup of warm tea might be the best company for talking in person to solve problem or for warming up the coldness in a family. A glass of iced-tea might be perfect for driving away our thirst in a hot and tiring day. I believe those are message for us to BE GOOD & DO GOOD for everyone in our surrounding.

Sometimes all you need is a cup of tea. It might remind you how you should be.
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GROW through Life!

GROW through life. Don't just GO through life. -unknown-

Nature teaches.

It shows us how plants grow where ever they are planted to teach us 'grow' anywhere we are placed.

It shows us how sky and earth meets in mountain view we see from distance turning to be something gorgeous to teach us about diversity and unity all at once.

It shows how rain happens through cycle process, how rice take a long journey to arrive at your plate, and how our warm blanket made from flocks of far away sheep to teach us nothing is got in an eye blink, woops​ 💨 instantly right in front of us by saying avecadevra, no!

Grow, People, grow! Grow as you are banyan tree for others to shelter. Grow as you are coconut tree that every part of you is useful for other. Grow as mangrove that you protect others from danger. Grow, People, grow to be better!

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Allah Mencintai

Pernah gak sih antara iseng² (yang didukung rasa penasaran atas jawaban dari pertanyaanmu sendiri) trus kamu nyari-nyari? Entah dengan googling, baca buku, baca terjemahan Quran, buka Youtube atau bahkan pakai fitur 'search' di aplikasi Quran digital.

Saya pernah penasaran gimana sih biar kita tuh disayang Allah (itu pas ngerasa jauh sama Dia tapi kangen, maklum lah iman bisa up and down). Akhirnya saya manfaatkan teknologi yang ada. Salah satu aplikasi Al-Quran digital kan bisa nyari keyword yang kita masukkan nih. Saya masukkan aja keyword 'mencintai' untuk mencari jawaban pertanyaan tadi.

Voila! Ini hasilnya.

ALLAH MENCINTAI ORANG-ORANG YANG

❤ mencintai-Nya; cek QS 2: 165 & QS 3: 31

❤ menepati janji & bertaqwa; cek QS 3: 76

❤ bertaqwa & berbuat kebaikan; cek QS 3: 133-134. Bonus rincian bahwa bertaqwa itu ialah yang berinfak, menahan amarah, & memaafkan kesalahan orang lain.

❤ bersabar; cek QS 3: 146

❤ berbuat kebaikan; cek QS 3: 148

❤ bertawakkal; cek QS 3: 159

❤ berlaku adil; cek QS 49: 9 & QS 60: 8

❤ berjuang di jalan Allah dengan barisan yang TERATUR; cek QS 61: 4

Wow! Awesooome!

Tambah ngefans gak sih sama Qur'an? 😍 Tiap mau galau gitu nggak jadi deh, wong ternyata jawabannya udah ada tersedia di the Best Book ever, a must-read one. Pantesan ya, alim ulama gak sempet galau. Udah ngerti kudu ngapain & nyari di mana kalau galau.

So, masih galau? No way deh! Kapok... Hahaha...

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FLY!

When you have shoes to walk through this far,
why not finding wings to go any farther?
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Any way you can do everything under your own steam,
still you need somebody else to reach your dream.
No matter how you can stand on your own two feet,
still you need somebody else to do something beyond your limit.
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Something that seems easy
but it's not.
Something that you really wish for
but somehow you're too confused to work it out.
Something that you actually can do well
but with partner, you can do it better.
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COLLABORATION & TEAMWORK are now the two magic words.
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#selfreminder | DR 20170810

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Ode to God

I see the crowd
adore You, My Lord
For the sun stays golden
For it sets in West behind the mountain
For it becomes Your summon

Soon after Your sky turns dark-blue
They get ready to meet You
Tranquilly
Peacefully

Millions prayers evaporate in the air
Fly high beyond Your sky
When the time comes on
Even on someday they won't know
You rain their granted wish down
as falling snow
Some are fast, some are slow.
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#DR20170724
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SUNSET & THE FLYING KITES

Staring at sunset makes me tranquil and gives me time to contemplate. This moment is such a reminder that everything has an end, that our bright life might end with the darkness of mortality, that everyone will face death and we'll be 'the departed' surely. Isn't it so beautiful, the way God gives us a sunset to end our days? Yet, I ask myself: "Will someday I have a beautiful end like this?" An end which let me close my eyes in peace and smile with no worries.

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And watching those kites floating in the sky makes me recall what Forrest says. "I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floating around accidentally on a breeze. But I think, maybe it's both. Maybe both happens at the same time." — Forrest Gump (1994)

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📌 Loc: Alun-Alun Kidul

            

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Pre Order PETRICHOR by Pluviophile

Sebenarnya agak malu mau promo buku sendiri. I was not really confident to know that people read one of mine. Sebab saya menyadari bahwa cerpen yang saya tulis & termuat di buku ini masih jauh dari tulisan yang berkualitas, baik dari segi estetika maupun ide cerita. Masih perlu banyak kritik saran untuk perbaikan & banyak latihan untuk pembiasaan.

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Tapi dalam buku ini tidak hanya ada tulisan cupu saya. Ada tulisan-tulisan buah karya beberapa penulis lain yang lebih senior dan lebih expert dalam menyampaikan cerita secara indah & sarat makna serta enak dibaca. Maka insyaAllah, tak ada rugi jika kalian membeli & membacanya.

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Sebagaimana judulnya "PETRICHOR" adalah sekumpulan karya tentang hujan yang kami himpun bersama @squadpluviophile (@lianpriyono, @bagusadisatya, @irkhammaulana1, @hennyalifah, @kanadiea, @abenanza). Di dalamnya ada tulisan berupa cerita pendek, sajak, & puisi, serta ilustrasi. Kami membuka pre-order gelombang pertama sampai 22 Agustus 2017. Harga khusus selama PO hanya Rp 38.000,-. Harga normal Rp 42.000,- Khusus area Jogja, Surabaya, Treanggalek, Malang, & Tulungagung bisa COD. Hubungi CP yang tertera pada poster untuk pemesanan, ongkos kirim, COD, & info selengkapnya.

Semoga bermanfaat! ^_^

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