like the flowing river

be like the flowing river.
silent in the night.
be not afraid of the dark.
if there are stars in the sky,
reflect them back.
if there are clouds in the sky,
remember, clouds, like the river, are water.
so, gladly reflect them too,
in your own tranquil depths.

~manuel bandeira

Friday, November 13, 2009

don't be late

One of the most important thing for a country to be on top is discipline. look at Japan and Singapore. With their discipline in time and rules, they've grown to be one of the economically strongest countries. Japan could catch up just in a few decades after isolating from the outside world and became the best in technology. And Singapore, being the youngest doesn't mean that they lost. Instead, they become the gold of Asia.

Meanwhile, what is going on with our country Indonesia?


Here is the thing making us hard to grow up: no discipline.

How could we compete with the world when we can't even be on time? When delaying an appointment for one hour is considered normal?
How could investors trust us if we can't even run our own laws? When even the polices are making a drama?
How could our economy go well if we can't even be discipline while driving? When we ourselves make the roads jammed?


My friends teased me for doing my homework on time; they'd say: "why should we submit it tomorrow? the score is not even deducted when I submit it a week after the due date!"

But, for me, score doesn't matter. I just wanna train myself to be discipline and responsible for everything. Even if I don't like my tasks and the condition is not supporting me to do it, I'll work on it.

Being on time is very important and I hate those who always say: "okay. see ya at 1" but come at 2.



When we're discipline enough, it means that we're ready to be on top or else we're not.

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