Tenaga Surya untuk Bumi Nyiur Melambai

Lokasi Kota Manado

Hembusan angin terasa jelas ketika saya tiba di sini, kota yang disebut-sebut sebagai Bumi Nyiur Melambai, Manado, disebut demikian karena kota ini terletak di tepi pantai. Kota ini juga dikelilingi oleh perbukitan dan barisan pegunungan. Wilayah daratannya didominasi oleh kawasan berbukit dengan sebagian dataran rendah di daerah pantai. Manado terletak di ujung jazirah utara pulau Sulawesi, pada posisi geografis 124°40' - 124°50' BT dan 1°30' - 1°40' LU. Iklim di kota ini adalah iklim tropis dengan suhu rata-rata 24° - 27° C. Luas wilayah daratan adalah 15.726 hektare. Manado juga merupakan kota pantai yang memiliki garis pantai sepanjang 18,7 kilometer.

How BIG are you?

Lets see, this is really fascinating. This image shows the size of Earth compared to some other planets in our solar system.

Lessons on Life

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each on a journey, in return, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. Each of his son will journey in different season. The first went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted. The second son said no it was covered with green buds and full of promise. The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall. Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don't judge life by one difficult season. Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time or later. That is the lesson on life.

Musang Berbulu Ayam

Oleh: Daoed Joesoef 

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Penyebab Bencana

Begitu banyak bencana yg terjadi pada diri dan sekitar kita. Perzinahan, Kekeringan, Wabah Penyakit, Kemiskinan, Pemimpin Zalim, Penguasa Kufur, Permusuhan sesama Muslim dan lain sebagainya.

Adapun penyebab bencana berdasarkan Hadist Nabi sebagai berikut :

Air Panas

Sore itu seorang Ibu sedang didapur memasak air mempersiapkan minuman kesukaan suaminya secangkir kopi panas serta telur setengah matang. Tidak lama berselang, anak perempuannya yang baru dua minggu bekerja setelah lulus dari perguruan tinggi terlihat pulang dengan wajah agak muram. Setelah memberi salam, Sang Gadis langsung masuk kamar. Terdengar suara anak gadisnya dari dalam kamar dengan suara agak sedikit keras.