Skip to main content
  Bab 1:  Jejak di Nebula Komet   Tahun 2242.  Kapten Elara Vance, seorang wanita tangguh dengan mata biru tajam dan rambut pirang yang selalu terikat rapi, memimpin pesawat eksplorasi Stardust.  Misi mereka:  menjelajahi nebula Komet, sebuah kawasan misterius di pinggiran galaksi Andromeda yang dikabarkan menyimpan rahasia kehidupan di luar bumi.  Namun, perjalanan mereka jauh dari kata mudah.  Keheningan angkasa, yang biasanya hanya diselingi dengungan mesin pesawat, kini dipenuhi ketegangan yang mencekam.   Pesawat Stardust telah berkeliaran selama berbulan-bulan di nebula tersebut.  Sensor mereka mendeteksi anomali energi yang tak terjelaskan, sinyal-sinyal aneh yang seakan berbisik dari kegelapan antarbintang.  Para kru, yang terdiri dari para ilmuwan dan teknisi terbaik di Bumi, mulai merasakan tekanan psikologis yang luar biasa.  Kesunyian angkasa yang luas dan tak berujung seakan menekan dada mereka, memicu rasa takut d...
Post a Comment

Learning Lessons From A Seed And A Brownie

Let me share with you lessons - learning lessons from the most unexpected circumstances!

Lesson of the Seed

The Lesson of the Seed is "You reap your harvest after you do the work." You dig the soil and water the seed (effort), wait a while (patience) and then you pick your beans.

Effort + Patience = Results.

Simple, right?

Well, I baked brownies today.

I think I did what was instructed in the box. I waited for 45 minutes and took it out of the oven afterward.

Well, why was it that when I was about to cut it, I couldn't?

It was so hard the metal bread knife will break when I tried to cut it! As in!

My mind looked back at what I did wrong. It did say 1/3 cup of oil, 1 egg, and 1/3 cup of water combined with the pouch mix! Was it the timing? Did I forget to put an egg?! or maybe I forgot to put water!!!

I must have done something wrong because of my results - a brownie-so-hard-you-can't-eat-it!

Recalling what happened, I think I wasn't really focused 100% when I baked it. I was all over the place watching TV, frying dried fish for breakfast and washing the dishes at the same time.

You know what? I think I did forget to put in 1/3 cup of water!

Baking brownies was the simplest thing ever but because I didn't give my all, it was a flop!

Yes, after I did my work, I will reap my harvest. But the lesson of the seed didn't mention the quality of the harvest!

Does the quality of the harvest matter?

Learning Lessons of the Brownies

Well, based on the lessons of the brownies, it does matter.

If I want to truly succeed in life, if I want to really achieve my dreams, if I want to make things to happen in my life, and I am putting an effort to do that, I believe it is also important to check the quality of work I am putting in to make it happen.

At the same time...


I can't just believe I will have the best brownies ever if I don't put in a little effort to do that!
I can't just pray to God to give me the best brownies ever if I don't put in a little effort to make it happen!
I can't just leave my brownies to chance that someday soon it will be the best brownies ever if I will not give a little effort to make it a reality!

I guess the lessons of the brownies is for all of us, don't you think?

If we check the results we are getting, do we like what we see?

In our relationships? In our careers? In our plans? In our life in general?

BE-NOT-A-VICTIM

Sometimes no matter how we want to blame, point fingers and become the victim of our circumstances, let us not. Why? There are three reasons why.

First, our circumstances will not change.

Second, others will not change for us, even if he/she is someone we love dearly.

Third, what for?

The one most affected by our own results is us, not them. Oh, I am sure they have their own results to carry too!

The good news is we can always pray to God to give us some more time to change our results - to have better relationships, to have the career we love most, to make our plans and dreams come true and to live life fully.

And I thank God for that.

I thank God for time to change because that's the only thing we can control. We can only control and change ourselves!

Our circumstances, the people around us will not change for us. But...

We can always change the way we see things, look at things from their perspective and do some adjustments.

STARTING ANEW

So, I am getting my brownies mix again.

1/3 cup vegetable oil - check

1/3 cup water - check

1 egg - check

350 degrees. 45 minutes - check.

Be patient.

And viola! The best brownies ever!

Yes, sometimes, it's as simple as that too!

NAMASTE.

Day 4

A Filipino storyteller.

A lifelong learner.

A miracle believer.

A passionate writer.

A trainer and speaker.

A blogger.

A gem.

Check her out at http://gemsdaily.com
http://pinoyteacherstories.com


 By Maria Gemma Hilotin


Article Source: Learning Lessons From A Seed And A Brownie
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Informations From: Taun17

Popular posts from this blog

Kecemburuan semacam ini

Jacey melemparkan cangkir kopi kaca, (Mug Kaca Berinsulasi Dinding Ganda Zwilling), melintasi dapur. Itu menghantam dinding yang baru dicat (Behr, Sweet Coconut Milk, M230), dan hancur menjadi triliunan kepingan. "Inilah yang telah kamu lakukan pada kami!" teriaknya, suaranya berderak karena cemburu, kuku jarinya yang terawat (Orly Cold As Ice - perawatan bernapas + warna) menusuk udara ke arah tumpukan puing-puing kaca. Blayne menundukkan kepalanya, dagu keduanya mengenai dadanya terlebih dahulu. "Maaf, sayang," gumamnya. "Maaf?! Maaf!" Dia mengambil sekotak Wheat Thins dan mengangkatnya di atas kepalanya. "Tolong jangan melempar yang lain!" Blayne memohon, berdiri dari posisi setengah duduk di bangku logam di dapur. Ini adalah bangku yang sangat tidak nyaman (Bangku Meja Grejsi dengan Bingkai Logam), tetapi Jacey menyukai cara logam itu memantulkan sinar matahari di sore hari, jadi itulah yang dia beli. Dia mencondongkan tubuh ke arahnya,...
2 comments
Read more

Thirteenth step

My grandmother attends the church basement on Tuesday evenings. I saw him there among the metal folding chairs and antique coffee pots, his figure trembling under the fluorescent lights that buzzed like dying insects. She wears the same powder blue pullover she was buried in, the one with pearl buttons that catch the light like little moons. Others can't see it, of course. They just feel a sudden chill as they pass by where she is, or smell the ghostly smell of her Shalimar perfume mixing with the smell of burnt coffee that never leaves these rooms. But I see clearly. He's been following me to AA meetings for three months since I got my first white chip after five years of being back in the bottle. "Your grandmother was my godmother in 1985," old Pete told me after tonight's meeting, hands shaking as he poured a seven-pack of Sweet'n Low into his coffee. "Toughest godmother I ever had. She saved my life." "Mine, too," I said, not specif...
2 comments
Read more

A-Z of Corporate Governance Law

Corporate governance law can be seen as the law that states the way a company is regulated and managed. Any student of law must have a clear idea about the corporate governance law. This article provides an insight into the law, along with its importance. Corporate governance law  describes how a company will be managed and governed. This topic is an important one for any student pursuing a degree in law. They may also receive academic papers to write on it. Hence, individuals should be clear about this law. The article aims at clarifying the idea behind the law and why it is important. What exactly is corporate governance law? A business is directed and controlled by the system of corporate governance. It is a process for governing a company, establishing the policies, customs, and laws for all employees, starting from the highest to the lowest levels. It states the distribution of responsibilities and rights among the various participants in a company like the di...
111 comments
Read more