"Gossip" by Father Flynn in Doubt

A woman was gossiping with her friend about a man whom they hardly knew - I know none of you have ever done this. That night, she had a dream: a great hand appeared over her and pointed down on her. She was immediately seized with an overwhelming sense of guilt. The next day she went to confession. She got the old parish priest, Father O' Rourke, and she told him the whole thing. 'Is gossiping a sin?' she asked the old man. 'Was that God All Mighty's hand pointing down at me? Should I ask for your absolution? Father, have I done something wrong?' 'Yes,' Father O' Rourke answered her. 'Yes, you ignorant, badly-brought-up female. You have blamed false witness on your neighbor. You played fast and loose with his reputation, and you should be heartily ashamed.' So, the woman said she was sorry, and asked for forgiveness. 'Not so fast,' says O' Rourke. 'I want you to go home, take a pillow upon your roof, cut it open with a knife, and return here to me.' So, the woman went home: took a pillow off her bed, a knife from the drawer, went up the fire escape to her roof, and stabbed the pillow. Then she went back to the old parish priest as instructed. 'Did you cut the pillow with a knife?' he says. 'Yes, Father.' 'And what were the results?' 'Feathers,' she said. 'Feathers?' he repeated. 'Feathers; everywhere, Father.' 'Now I want you to go back and gather up every last feather that flew out onto the wind,' 'Well,' she said, 'it can't be done. I don't know where they went. The wind took them all over.' 'And that,' said Father O' Rourke, 'is gossip!'

I just watch the movie. I thought the sermon brought by Father Flynn in the movie was great. That's why I copy-and-paste the sermon here.
copied from IMDB.com

I wonder whether I should had told Teman Gue about Temanku that had a crush on Teman Saya though Temanku asked me to not tell anyone.

Tidak Ada

Aku hanya mau menulis: "tidak ada".

Penting tidak?

KGJ
24 November 2009
23:22

Random Thought

This is a random thought.

I'm sleepy. Why? I slept at about 12.26 am and woke up this morning at about 4.47 am. I don't know why I woke up that early in the morning though it was a very tiring day the day before.

Oh, let me tell my story about yesterday. Yesterday surprisingly I read the writing that had to be read for the quiz today. It was also a writing for the group that have to present their presentation today. I read the writing with Yesie, Yonea, and Debora. And sotoyly, while we were reading the writing and trying to comprehend it, I spoke in English to them. Namanya juga sotoy.

Is there any other thing that I have to write here?

Ah, I guess it's enough for now. I'm really sleepy. My head is not clear enough to think.

Perpustakaan STT Jakarta, Meja 10, Laptop Irmanda
20 November 2009
13:47

Face It!

"..dia ingin bilang.. aku ga suka kamu. Itu aja. Face it.. there's nothing we can do about it."

-from a friend in Soest, Germany.

That simple?

Iklan "Epilepsi"

"Epilepsi" dibuat oleh Panitia Malam Gembira Dies Natalis 75 STT Jakarta untuk ditayangkan sebagai iklan di acara Malam Gembira tanggal 30 Oktober 2009

Aku Makan II

(aku melanjutkan tulisan ini setelah menyantap makanan gratisan, sisa makanan di acara Sertifikasi Guru-guru Agama yang diselenggarakan di Aula STT Jakarta)

...lanjutan dari tulisan sebelumnya.

Makan saat sakit tentunya menjadi masalah buat kebanyakan orang. Dari masalah tidak selera, atau bahkan karena masalah perut yang menolak makanan. Saat sariawan atau ada gangguan di mulut pun kebanyakan orang akan terganggu dalam menyantap makanan. Hal itu tidak atau kurang berlaku padaku. Ini mungkin karena memang sudah sejak kecil aku tidak boleh tidak makan (kecuali dianjurkan demikian, misalnya pada waktu aku baru mengalami kecelakaan pada tanggal 26 Mei 1999) walaupun sedang sakit. Memuntahkan makanan pun sepertinya bukan pilihan buatku, karena aku harus makan lagi (bukan yang aku muntahkan tentunya) supaya perut jangan sampai kosong. Begitulah adanya sehingga dalam keadaan sakit seperti apapun aku pasti bisa menghabiskan makanan yang sudah menjadi jatahku. Sariawan, penyakit yang pernah aku tuliskan di blog ini sebagai penyakit bulananku, pun tidak pernah menghalangiku untuk makan dengan normal.

Soal sakit dan makan, aku punya cerita bodoh. Aku termasuk orang yang tidak terlalu mau merepotkan orang lain. Suatu waktu di tahun 2006, aku sakit demam biasa. Sepertinya begitu. Walaupun tubuhku sudah lemas, aku membeli sendiri makananku dengan berjalan cukup jauh ke warteg atau warung penjual makanan terdekat. Sakit tidak sembuh, aku malah menjadi tambah sakit karena kurang terawat. Aku bahkan sampai divonis gejala tifus karena sakitku yang akhirnya cukup lama sembuh itu. Sejak itu, aku mulai tidak ragu untuk merepotkan orang lain untuk membelikanku makanan bila aku sakit.

Ah, aku mentok. Aku hanya bisa menulis seri "Aku Makan" ini hanya sampai di sini.

Perpustakaan STT Jakarta, Meja 2
3 November 2009
19:40