Selasa, 27 September 2011

Mendadak Kaya Setelah Mengadopsi Anak Yatim


Dulu dia cuma seorang buruh pabrik dengan hasil yang pas-pasan. Suatu ketika datang seorang kerabat yang mengatakan ada seorang bayi yatim piatu yang butuh pertolongan. Walaupun dia juga punya seorang anak yang masih kecil dan untuk membelikan susu anaknya dia terkadang hutang, dia dan istrinya ikhlas mengadopsi bayi yatim piatu ini hanya karena Allah.

Dia tidak takut bayi itu akan mati kelaparan karena kemiskinan dia. Dia sangat yakin Allah tidak akan tinggal diam dengan keadaannya dan bayi yang dia adopsi. Akhirnya keyakinan yang besar akan pertolongan Allah itu terjawab. Allah memberi jalan rejeki dan menjadikan seorang buruh pabrik itu sebagai pengusaha sukses dengan kekayaan melimpah saat ini.

Saat saya berkunjung ke rumahnya pertama kali karena mengantar teman untuk keperluan bisnis, saya tidak percaya kalau dia dulu adalah seorang buruh pabrik. Rumahnya megah dan pabriknya juga sudah berskala nasional. Sewaktu saya tanya apa rahasia suksesnya, dia hanya menjawab tidak tahu. Mengapa dia menjawab tidak tahu? Karena semua rejeki itu datang benar-benar tanpa disangka-sangka.

Saat pertama kali membuka usaha pembuatan kue kering sebagai tambahan hidup karena anggota keluarganya bertambah (anak yatim piatu tadi), seakan keajaiban banyak terjadi pada bisnisnya. Tiba-tiba banyak datang pelanggan bahkan sampai dari luar pulau ke rumahnya dan memesan kue produksinya. Padahal dia tidak pernah beriklan.

Setelah itu banyak pihak bank dan perusahaan besar yang menawarkan pinjaman dan kerjasama bisnis dengannya. Semua datang dengan sendirinya tanpa beliau mencari-cari pinjaman atau peluang kerjasama itu. Hingga perusahaan yang semula hanya sebagai sambilan saja, kini berkembang sebagai perusahaan berskala nasional dengan omset yang besar.

“Mungkin karena saya ikhlas dan selalu berbagi mas”, itu jawaban terakhir yang terlontar dari pengusaha itu. Setiap hasil perusahaan yang dia peroleh, dia merasakan itu bukan hak dia. Makanya selalu disumbangkan untuk anak yatim, pembangunan masjid, pondok pesantren, dan para fakir miskin.

Masih terngiang-ngiang ucapan dari seseorang yang kami banggakan beliau pernah berpesan "Suatu saat nanti jika kamu sudah berlebih materi cobalah lihat disekelilingmu jika masih ada keluarga yang memerlukan uluran tanganmu lakukanlah sesuatu" beliau tidak hanya memberi pesan. Dalam kehidupannya beliau sudah memiliki sebelas anak kandung, Alhamdulillah beliau juga mengasuh anak yatim.

Dan satu hal yang tidak bisa dia lupakan adalah keajaiban setelah memberi pertolongan pada anak yatim piatu yang dia adopsi tersebut. Saat itulah beliau memberi wejangan pada kami tentang kekuatan doa anak yatim. Doa anak yatim (belum baligh) adalah doa yang langsung ditangkap oleh Allah. Doa anak yatim adalah doa tanpa penghalang dihadapan Allah. Allah akan langsung menjawab doa-doa anak yatim.

Saat pulang, saya mengucapkan terimakasih yang tulus pada beliau. Ilmu yang saya dapat hari itu sungguh berharga. Dan saat ini ilmu itu saya sharingkan untuk anda semua. Jangan lupakan untuk selalu berbagi dengan anak yatim, karena sebagian harga kita adalah hak mereka.

Senin, 31 Januari 2011

Karakter Manusia



January

Pretty/handsome. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Sensitive. Down-to-Earth. Stubborn.


February

Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality. Attractive. Sexiest out of everyone. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest And loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but does not show it. Dislikes unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Horny. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realizing dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside not outside. Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions.


March

Attractive personality. Sexy. Affectionate Shy and reserved. Secretive. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic. Loves peace and serenity. Sensitive to others. Great kisser. Easily angered. Trustworthy. Appreciative and returns kindness. Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Observant and assesses others.


April

Suave and compromising. Funny and humorous. Stubborn. Very talkative. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal. Does work well with others. Very confidant. Sensitive. Positive Attitude. Thinking generous. Good memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for information. Able to cheer everyone up and/or make them laugh. Able to motivate oneself and others. Understanding. Fun to be around. Outgoing. Hyper. Bubbly personality. Secretive. Boy/girl crazy. Loves sports, music, leisure and traveling. Systematic. Hot but has brains.


May

Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Shy towards opposite sex. Easily consoled. Systematic (left brain). Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts. Loves traveling. Dislike being at home. Restless. Not having many children. Hardworking. High-spirited.


Juny

You’ve got the best personality and are an absolute pleasure to be around. You love to make new friends and be outgoing. You are a great flirt and more than likely have an a very attractive partner. a wicked hottie. It is also more than likely that you have a massive record collection. You have a great choice in films, and may one day become a famous actor/actress yourself - heck, you’ve got the looks for it!!!


July

Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people’s feelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. Witty and sparkly. spazzy at times. Not revengeful. Forgiving but never forgets. dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Loves to be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.


August

Outgoing personality. takes risks. feeds on attention. No self-control. Kind hearted. Self-confident. Loud and boisterous. VERY revengeful. Easy to get along with and talk to. Has an “every thing’s peachy” attitude. Likes talking and singing. Loves music. Daydreamer. Easily distracted. Hates not being trusted. BIG imagination. Loves to be loved. Hates studying. in need of “that someone”. Longs for freedom. Rebellious when withheld or restricted. Lives by “no pain no gain” caring. Always a suspect. Playful. Mysterious. “charming” or “beautiful” to everyone. stubborn. curious. Independent. Strong willed. A fighter.


September

Active and dynamic. Decisive and haste but tends to regret. Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves people’s problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Usually you have many friends. Enjoys to make love. Emotional. Stubborn. Hasty. Good memory. Moving, motivates oneself and others. Loves to travel and explore. Sometimes sexy in a way that only their lover can understand.


October

Loves to chat. Loves those who love them. Loves to takes things at the center. Inner and physical beauty. Lies but doesn’t pretend. Gets angry often. Treats friends importantly. Brave and fearless. Always making friends. Easily hurt but recovers easily. Daydreamer. Opinionated. Does not care to control emotions. Unpredictable. Extremely smart, but definitely the hottest AND sexiest of them all.


November

Trustworthy and loyal. Very passionate and dangerous. Wild at times. Knows how to have fun. Sexy and mysterious. Everyone is drawn towards your inner and outer beauty and independent personality. Playful, but secretive. Very emotional and temperamental sometimes. Meets new people easily and very social in a group. Fearless and independent. Can hold their own. Stands out in a crowd. Essentially very smart. Usually, the greatest men are born in this month. If you ever begin a relationship with someone from this month, hold on to them because their one of a kind.


December

This straight-up means you are the most good-looking person possible… Better than all of these other months! Loyal and generous. Patriotic. Competitive in everything. Active in games and interactions. Impatient and hasty. Ambitious. Influential in organizations. Fun to be with. Easy to talk to, though hard to understand. Thinks far with vision, yet complicated to know. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and soft-spoken. Having lots of ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the best. Temperamental. Funny and humorous. Loves to joke. Good debating skills. Has that someone always on his/her mind. Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. Knows how to make friends. Abiding. Able to show character. One guy/girl kind of person. Loveable. Easily hurt. Prone to getting colds. Loves music. Pretty/handsome. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt.
(Rhea Thomas)

Minggu, 09 Januari 2011

How To Improve Your Brain


How To Improve Your Brain


Everyone can take steps to improve their memory, and with time and practice most people can gain the ability to memorize seemingly impossible amounts of information. Whether you want to win the World Memory Championships, ace your history test, or simply remember where you put your keys, this article can get you started. Scientists believe that exercising your brain can create a ‘cognitive reserve’ that will help you stay sharp as you age.

  1. 1. Convince yourself that you do have a good memory that will improve. Too many people get stuck here and convince themselves that their memory is bad, that they are just not good with names, that numbers just slip out of their minds for some reason. Erase those thoughts and vow to improve your memory. Commit yourself to the task and bask in your achievements — it’s hard to keep motivated if you beat yourself down every time you make a little bit of progress.
  2. Keep your brain active. The brain is not a muscle, but regularly “exercising” the brain actually does keep it growing and spurs the development of new nerve connections that can help improve memory. By developing new mental skills—especially complex ones such as learning a new language or learning to play a new musical instrument—and challenging your brain with puzzles and games you can keep your brain active and improve its physiological functioning.
  3. Exercise daily. Regular aerobic exercise improves circulation and efficiency throughout the body, including in the brain, and can help ward off the memory loss that comes with aging. Exercise also makes you more alert and relaxed, and can thereby improve your memory uptake, allowing you to take better mental “pictures.”
  4. Reduce stress. Chronic stress, although it does not physically damage the brain, can make remembering much more difficult. Even temporary stresses can make it more difficult to effectively focus on concepts and observe things. Try to relax, regularly practice yoga or other stretching exercises, and see a doctor if you have severe chronic stress.
  5. Eat well and eat right. There are a lot of herbal supplements on the market that claim to improve memory, but none have yet been shown to be effective in clinical tests (although small studies have shown some promising results for ginkgo biloba and phosphatidylserine). A healthy diet, however, contributes to a healthy brain, and foods containing antioxidants—broccoli, blueberries, spinach, and berries, for example—and Omega-3 fatty acids appear to promote healthy brain functioning. Feed your brain with such supplements as Thiamine, Vitamin E, Niacin and Vitamin B-6. Grazing, eating 5 or 6 small meals throughout the day instead of 3 large meals, also seems to improve mental functioning (including memory) by limiting dips in blood sugar, which may negatively affect the brain.
  6. Take better pictures. Often we forget things not because our memory is bad, but rather because our observational skills need work. One common situation where this occurs (and which almost everyone can relate to) is meeting new people. Often we don’t really learn people’s names at first because we aren’t really concentrating on remembering them. You’ll find that if you make a conscious effort to remember such things, you’ll do much better. One way to train yourself to be more observant is to look at an unfamiliar photograph for a few seconds and then turn the photograph over and describe or write down as many details as you can about the photograph. Try closing your eyes and picturing the photo in your mind. Use a new photograph each time you try this exercise, and with regular practice you will find you’re able to remember more details with even shorter glimpses of the photos.
  7. Give yourself time to form a memory. Memories are very fragile in the short-term, and distractions can make you quickly forget something as simple as a phone number. The key to avoid losing memories before you can even form them is to be able to focus on the thing to be remembered for a while without thinking about other things, so when you’re trying to remember something, avoid distractions and complicated tasks for a few minutes.
  8. Create vivid, memorable images. You remember information more easily if you can visualize it. If you want to associate a child with a book, try not to visualize the child reading the book – that’s too simple and forgettable. Instead, come up with something more jarring, something that sticks, like the book chasing the child, or the child eating the book. It’s your mind – make the images as shocking and emotional as possible to keep the associations strong.
  9. Repeat things you need to learn. The more times you hear, see, or think about something, the more surely you’ll remember it, right? It’s a no-brainer. When you want to remember something, be it your new coworker’s name or your best friend’s birthday, repeat it, either out loud or silently. Try writing it down; think about it.
  10. Group things you need to remember. Random lists of things (a shopping list, for example) can be especially difficult to remember. To make it easier, try categorizing the individual things from the list. If you can remember that, among other things, you wanted to buy four different kinds of vegetables, you’ll find it easier to remember all four.
  11. Organize your life. Keep items that you frequently need, such as keys and eyeglasses, in the same place every time. Use an electronic organizer or daily planner to keep track of appointments, due dates for bills, and other tasks. Keep phone numbers and addresses in an address book or enter them into your computer or cell phone. Improved organization can help free up your powers of concentration so that you can remember less routine things. Even if being organized doesn’t improve your memory, you’ll receive a lot of the same benefits (i.e. you won’t have to search for your keys anymore).
  12. Try meditation. Research now suggests that people who regularly practice “mindfulness” meditation are able to focus better and may have better memories. Mindfulness (also known as awareness or insight meditation) is the type commonly practiced in Western countries and is easy to learn. Studies at Massachusetts General Hospital show that regular meditation thickens the cerebral cortex in the brain by increasing the blood flow to that region. Some researchers believe this can enhance attention span, focus, and memory.
  13. Sleep well. The amount of sleep we get affects the brain’s ability to recall recently learned information. Getting a good night’s sleep – a minimum of seven hours a night – may improve your short-term memory and long-term relational memory, according to recent studies conducted at the Harvard Medical School.
  14. Build your memorization arsenal. Learn pegs, memory palaces, and the Dominic System. These techniques form the foundation for mnemonic techniques, and will visibly improve your memory.
  15. Venture out and learn from your mistakes. Go ahead and take a stab at memorizing the first one hundred digits of pi, or, if you’ve done that already, the first one thousand. Memorize the monarchs of England through your memory palaces, or your grocery list through visualization. Through diligent effort you will eventually master the art of memorization.(Funzug)






Senin, 03 Januari 2011

AGAR CITA-CITA KITA TERWUJUD



AGAR CITA-CITA KITA TERWUJUD

Sahabat sekalian yang senantiasa disayang Allah SWT, ketika Sistem Pendidikan, Sosial, Politik, Ekonomi, budaya dan Hukum sudah menyimpang jauh dari Aturan Allah SWT. Maka kita semua bisa menilai apa sedang terjadi saat ini di Negara kita dan juga seluruh Dunia ?

Hanya menyesali dan menyalahkan Sistem yang eksis saat ini bukanlah sikap yang bijak, kalau boleh kita analogikan di setiap Negara ada sebuah pohon Raksasa yang sangat-sagat rindang dan sejuk tetapi sayang buahnya pahit rasanya walau pahit mereka semua memakannya, hampir seluruh penduduk di negeri ini bernaung di bawah pohon itu dan ikut menjaga, merawat dan memperjuangkan agar jangan sampai pohon itu tumbang, untuk merawat pohon tersebut diperlukan pupuk spesial yang sangat mahal harus diimpor dari Luar negeri dengan cara berhutang.

Mayoritas penduduk di negeri itu membanggakan, mengagung-agungkan bahkan tidak sedikit yang menyembah pohon itu, inilah yang menyebabkan kaum minoritas negeri itu marah dan ingin memberontak melakukan revolusi untuk menumbangkan pohon itu. Ada yang marah dengan mencaci maki, ada yang suka mendemontrasi dan memprovokasi dan ada yang nekat dengan melempar bom dan mengirim milisi, yang semuanya berujung dengan frustasi.

Namun ada yang diam-diam namun pasti diantara mereka menanam pohon sendiri dari biji yang suci hanya ingin mengharap Ridho Ilahi, dengan harapan kelak dikemudian hari tumbuh menjulang tinggi memenuhi tuntutan gizi seluruh penduduk negeri ini.

Sahabat, di awal tahun baru ini mari kita awali dengan menanam benih-benih kebajikan, benih-benih amal shaleh moga kelak di akhir tahun atau di akhir hayat nanti kita sudah tinggal menikmati.

Tak akan ada yang tumbuh atau berbuah dimasa yang akan datang jika hari ini kita tidak pernah menanam.

Apa yang harus kita tanam hari ini dan apa pula buah yang akan petik kelak ? Rosulullah SAW memberi arahan kepada kita agar menjadi seperti yang kita cita-citakan, berikut ini

Seorang sahabat bertanya kepada Rosulullah S.A.W , Dia berkata : 'Aku ingin menjadi seorang Ulama’ (orang yang memiliki kedalaman ilmu).


Baginda S.A.W menjawab : 'Takutlah kepada Allah maka engkau akan jadi Ulama

Dia berkata : Aku ingin menjadi orang paling kaya

Baginda S.A.W menjawab : Jadilah orang yang yakin pada diri sendiri maka engkau akan jadi orang paling kaya


Dia berkata : Aku ingin menjadi orang yang adil

Baginda S.A.W menjawab: Kasihanilah manusia yang lain sebagaimana engkau kasih pada diri sendiri maka jadilah engkau seadil-adil manusia


Dia berkata : Aku ingin menjadi orang yang paling baik

Baginda S.A.W menjawab: Jadilah orang yang berguna kepada masyarakat maka engkau akan jadi sebaik-baik manusia


Dia berkata : Aku ingin menjadi orang yang istimewa di sisi Allah

Baginda S.A.W menjawab : Banyakkan dzikrullah niscaya engkau akan jadi orang istimewa di sisi Allah


Dia berkata : Aku ingin disempurnakan imanku


Baginda S.A.W menjawab : Baikkanlah akhlakmu niscaya imanmu akan sempurna

Dia berkata : Aku ingin termasuk dalam golongan mereka yang taat

Baginda S.A.W menjawab : Tunaikan segala kewajiban yang difardhukan maka engkau akan termasuk dalam golongan mereka yang taat


Dia berkata : Aku ingin berjumpa Allah dalan keadaan bersih dari dosa

Baginda S.A.W menjawab : Banyaklah beristighfar niscaya niscaya engkau akan menemui Allah dalam keadaan suci dari dosa


Dia berkata : Aku ingin menjadi semulia-mulia manusia

Baginda S.A.W menjawab : Jangan berprasangka buruk pada orang lain niscaya engkau akan jadi semulia-mulia manusia


Dia berkata : Aku ingin menjadi segagah-gagah manusia

Baginda S.A.W menjawab : Senantiasa berserah diri (tawakkal) kepada Allah niscaya engkau akan jadi segagah-gagah manusia


Dia berkata : Aku ingin dimurahkan rezeki oleh Allah

Baginda S.A.W menjawab : Senantiasa berada dalam keadaan bersih ( dari hadast ) niscaya Allah akan memurahkan rezeki kepadamu


Dia berkata : Aku ingin termasuk dalam golongan mereka yang dikasihi oleh Allah dan rasulNya

Baginda S.A.W menjawab : Cintailah segala apa yang disukai oleh Allah dan rasulNya maka engkau termasuk dalam golongan yang dicintai oleh Allah dan RasulNya


Dia berkata : Aku ingin diselamatkan dari kemurkaan Allah pada hari qiamat


Baginda S.A.W menjawab : Jangan marah kepada orang lain niscaya engkau akan selamat dari kemurkaan Allah dan rasulNya


Dia berkata : Aku ingin diterima segala permohonanku

Baginda S.A.W menjawab : Jauhilah makanan haram niscaya segala permohonanmu akan diterimaNya


Dia berkata : Aku ingin agar Allah menutupkan segala keaibanku pada hari qiamat

Baginda S.A.W menjawab : Tutupilah keburukan orang lain niscaya Allah akan menutup keaibanmu pada hari qiamat


Dia berkata : Siapa yang selamat dari dosa?

Baginda S.A.W menjawab : Orang yang senantiasa mengalirkan air mata penyesalan, mereka yang tunduk pada kehendakNya dan mereka yang ditimpa kesakitan


Dia berkata : Apakah kebaikan terbesar di sisi Allah?


Baginda S.A.W menjawab : Baik budi pekerti, rendah diri dan sabar menghadapi cobaan Allah

Dia berkata : Apakah kejahatan terbesar di sisi Allah?


Baginda S.A.W menjawab : Buruk akhlak dan sedikit ketaatan

Dia berkata : Apakah yang meredakan kemurkaan Allah di dunia dan akhirat ?

Baginda S.A.W menjawab : Sedekah dalam keadaan sembunyi dan menghubungkan persaudaraan


Dia berkata: Apakan yang akan memadamkan api neraka pada hari qiamat?


Baginda S.A.W menjawab : sabar di dunia dengan bala dan musibah

Mari kita tanam benih-benih kebajikan diawal bulan dan tahun ini dengan Sedekah sebanyak yang kita mampu.