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Friday, November 10, 2006

It's complicated.

Life is simple, but not that simple. Love is wonderful, yet sometimes painful. To live a life with love is a liberty, but to live a love in life is not always be an eternity. The point is, love and life depends on fate and destiny with a bit of luck and… sacrifice.


Anyway, well, this must be a little sensitive though (let me repeat: SENSITIVE, so, I apologize), but here I would share some stories about this never ending sensitive case of love and life.

She’s a Muslim, and he’s a Christian. They’ve been together for a very long time and will get married soon. She will always be a Muslim, and he will always be a Christian. End of story, yet still complicated.
She’s a Muslim, and he’s a Christian. They’ve been together even much longer than the first couple. She will always be a Muslim, and he will always be a Christian. The story still goes and not yet ended. Clashes and contradictions between both of their family still disturb their future.

NO, I don’t and never ever mean to be rude- it is none of my business. Yes, it is NONE of my business. But…

Been there. Almost done that. It’s complicated.

The freedom of faith is absolutely a self authorization, yet still be- sometimes and even mostly- a family ‘prerogative thing’ of principle life beliefs. Yet, it IS also an absolute principle thing for each person to be committed directly to God though. Hummm…

End of story. It's complicated..

9 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

betul. jgn maen api lah ma, pusing sendiri tar lo

6:15 PM, November 10, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Interesting topik, Ma :)

Btw, udh pernah liat ini?

One Chinese Boy
One Malay Girl
One unforgettable love story

A Yasmin Ahmad film

SEPET
(bahasa indonya; sipit)

trailernya ada di sini


tell me what you think :)

2:21 AM, November 11, 2006  
Blogger Nadine-Zaki said...

I'm sure you know the answer exactly, sweety... :)

9:47 AM, November 13, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

kalo lo been there almost done that .... gue mustinya bisa bilang forsaken in beetwen ...

well jujurnya after all said and done, I'd say you might be right about Don't mind someone else is business.. that's and important lesson, kecuali memang ini negara komunis dan agama sudah dilarang.. huehheeeee..

6:24 PM, November 13, 2006  
Blogger Chad McMillan said...

Ilma Girl...this is a story playing out around the globe. Strip away the idea of religion, and it will be something else. No matter what-even from the same background, there will be differences. Maturity-understanding-and openness make a big difference in helping "accept" the differences--and more than that-to "celebrate" the differences, which make us all beautiful and unique individuals. Your should read "Love" by Kahlil Gibran...he speaks on the subject like no-one else. Let me attach it...here:

Kahlil Gibran on Love

When love beckons to you, follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.

For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.
Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun,
So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.

Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself.
He threshes you to make you naked.
He sifts you to free you from your husks.
He grinds you to whiteness.
He kneads you until you are pliant;
And then he assigns you to his sacred fire, that you may become sacred bread for God's sacred feast.

All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life's heart.

But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure,
Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing-floor,
Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.
Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.

When you love you should not say, "God is in my heart," but rather, "I am in the heart of God."
And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.

Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy;
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.



Okay--hope you liked it. Talk to you soon--chad

8:15 AM, November 15, 2006  
Blogger Neng Asti said...

Follow your heart but use your head. Yes we live in a world full of differences. And we'll never stop asking why for that.

But you'll stop asking when you finally realize who is your True Love.. The One who gives you everything you have in your life..

5:36 PM, November 15, 2006  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

solat! solat!!! hehehe

1:03 PM, November 16, 2006  
Blogger Iman Brotoseno said...

I like you notes...Life is simple, but not that simple. Love is wonderful, yet sometimes painful. To live a life with love is a liberty, but to live a love in life is not always be an eternity. The point is, love and life depends on fate and destiny with a bit of luck and… sacrifice...
To me depend on the person, if they make complicated, and so complicated they have...

10:56 PM, November 17, 2006  
Blogger ilmaffectional said...

> boogie_hoogie, yg maen api tuh sapaaaa.. haha, kpn curhat2 lagi gie?
> chibi, thx :) tapi gw blom nemu tuh trailernya... nyarinya dimana nih?
nadine-zaki, what answer nih? ;p
> joesoef13, hmm, kayaknya deja vu deh, hhehehe..
> cherokee, thanks, it was soooo inspiring!!!! nice quotes ever!
> neng_asti, thx, let's chat and discuss again :)
kill_lennon, insya allah, selalu itu mah :) elu juga dong ndre, gmn sih lo.. hehe..
> iman_brotoseno, makasih pak :).. tp balik lagi, dibikin simpel jg gak bisa sesimpel itu..

11:07 AM, November 23, 2006  

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