19 December 2005

God's Decisions Are Mysterious;

but they are always in our favor

"Let's go to the mountain where God abides," said a cavalier to his friend. "I want to prove that all He knows how to do is to ask things of us, while he does nothing to provide us with relief from our burdens."
"Well, I'm going there to demonstrate my faith," said the other.
They arrived at the top of the mountain at night -- and they heard a voice in the darkness: "Load down your horses with the stones from the ground."
"See?!" said the first cavalier. "After a climb like that, he wants to make us carry an even heavier burden. I shall not obey!"
The second did as the voice had bidden. As he reached the foot of the mountain, it was dawn, and the first rays of the sun shone upon the stone that the pious cavalier had carried: they were the purest of diamonds."

The Maktub: 21

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Waaa… mak jenggirat aku, lha kok basane inggris koyo ngono?

Samubarang kabeh katitahake endah ing wayah kang wus kapesthekake, malah atine padha kaparingan kalanggengan, nanging manungsa ora bisa nyumurupi pakaryaning Allah wiwit wiwitan nganti wekasan.

Tumraping aku banjur cetha, manawa manungsa ora bisa nyumurupi sakehe pakaryaning Allah, kang dilampahi ana ing sangisoring langit. Sanadyan kapriye bae manungso anggone ngupaya kalawan kangelan, ewasamono ora bakal bisa sumurup. Sanadyan wong wicaksana pratela, yen bisa nyumurupi, nanging lugune ora bisa nyumurupi.

Wah. Saiba agunging kasugihan, kawicaksanan sarta kawaskithane Gusti Allah! Kabeh putusane pranyata ora kena jinajagan, sarta kabeh tindake ora kena katlusur.
Rahayu wong kang padha ora ndeleng, nanging kumandel.

ps: biar masih inget ama bahasa ibu ;)