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Misa Tahun Ajaran Baru

Memasuki tahun ajaran baru, sekolahku yang merupakan sekolah Katolik, mengadakan Misa Tahun Ajaran Baru. Misa hari ini dipimpin oleh Romo Thomas Ulun Ismoyo. Orangnya lucu, sangat humoris, tahu bagaimana membuat kami tertawa. Ia adalah pastor baru, belum ada setahun ia menjadi pastor. Dan hari ini dia memberikan beberapa penyegaran melalui khotbahnya.

Ia memulai khotbah dengan pengalaman ujian saat ia bersekolah di SMA Gonzaga. Ia menceritakan bagaimana teman-temannya menjadi rajin ke kapel saat ulangan umum dan ruang pengakuan dosa menjadi penuh saat ulangan umum selesai. :) Ia juga menceritakan pengalamannya saat ujian untuk menjadi Pastor.

Ia juga memberi nasihat bahwa seringkali orang yang gagal itu suka mengajak orang lain ikut gagal supaya ia tidak merasa gagal sendirian. Well, I think it's so true !!! Especially when we feel lazy to study and we ask our friend not to study too.



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Dari semua khotbahnya, yang membuat saya terkesan adalah cerita tentang kodok. Dahulu kala, ada perlombaan untuk menentukan kodok yang paling cepat dan kuat. Sekitar 100 kodok mengikuti lomba itu. Lomba itu mengharuskan mereka untuk melompat (bukan berlari) sampai ke tiang listrik lalu memanjatnya sampai atas. Singkat cerita, tersisa 3 kodok yang terus bersaing sampai ke tingkat atas sementara kodok-kodok lainnya sudah berjatuhan. Para kodok yang berjatuhan merasa iri dan mulai menyuruh mereka turun, "Sudahlah, lebih baik kalian turun saja. Percuma. Kalian tidak akan bisa mencapai puncaknya." Mereka semua terus meneriaki mereka agar turun. Akhirnya dua dari tiga kodok tersebut gugur, sementara yang satu tetap naik sampai ke puncak tanpa memedulikan teriakan kodok lain yang semakin keras. Akhirnya, kodok itu berhasil sampai ke puncak. Setelah kodok yang berhasil sampai puncak itu turun ke bawah, baru diketahui bahwa kodok itu tuli.

Hikmah yang dapat kita ambil adalah,

"Terkadang kita perlu menutup telinga atas perkataan orang lain."

Terkadang kita hanya perlu melakukan apa yang kita yakini dengan sebaik-baiknya. :)

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