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Like The River Flows
The river flows ever so diligently. It snakes its way from its source up on the mountain down through the hills, meadows, valleys, and lowlands until it meets its end at the sea. The water that it contains is the source of life for many. As it flows, it gives away water to its surrouding. It invigorates the creatures that come to it as their life depends on it. It energizes the ground and causes trees to sprout and flowers to bloom. In the dry season, when the occassional rain comes, the river revitalizes the barren land and restore the spirit of nature. Where there river is, life thrives.
Some people are like the river. Their life is a giveaway. As the river flows, where they go, other people's lives are blessed with their presence as they go about being and doing. They do nothing but encourage, boost, inspire and brighten their surrounding. Often times, we take them for granted and not knowing their value until they are gone from our life. When you look at them from a birds'- eye view, you see people all around them thrive.
Sungai mengalir meliuk-liuk dengan tekun. Ia melaju berkelok-kelok dari sumbernya di atas gunung turun melalui perbukitan, padang rumput, lembah, dan dataran rendah sampai ke ujungnya di laut. Air yang dikandungnya merupakan sumber kehidupan bagi banyak mahluk. Saat mengalir, ia akan membagi-bagikan air ke sekelilingnya. Ia menyegarkan makhluk yang datang dan bergantung padanya. Ia memberi energi pada tanah dan menyebabkan pohon mencuat dari tanah dan bunga-bunga bermekaran. Di musim kemarau, saat hujan sesekali datang, sungai merevitalisasi lahan tandus dan mengembalikan semangat alam. Dimana ada sungai, kehidupan tumbuh subur.
Beberapa orang seperti sungai. Hidup mereka adalah sebuah hadiah. Seperti sungai mengalir, ke mana mereka pergi, kehidupan orang lain diberkati dengan kehadiran mereka. Mereka tidak melakukan apa-apa selain mendorong, menyemangati, menginspirasi dan mencerahkan lingkungan di sekitar mereka. Sering kali, kita menganggap mereka remeh dan baru tahu nilainya saat mereka pergi dari kehidupan kita. Bila Anda melihatnya dari pandangan yang jauh, Anda bisa melihat orang-orang di sekitar mereka hidup berkelimpahan.
