I took my daughter out for Chinese food last weekend, she’s 16, old enough to know better.
We sat down, and when the waiter came to take our order, she made a comment, A racist one, directed at him, to his face.
The waiter kept his composure, took our order, and walked away.
I put my menu down and looked at her.
She could tell from my face that something was coming, I called the waiter back over, told my daughter to stand up.
She looked at me like I had lost my mind, i told her again, she stood up.
I told her to apologize to this man properly.
She started with a weak “sorry.”
I told her that wasn’t good enough, i told her to get on her knees and apologize like she meant it.
The restaurant went quiet.
She looked around at the other tables.
Then she looked at me.
Got on her knees, and apologized.
The waiter was gracious about it. He told her he appreciated it, then briefly explained what it felt like to deal with comments like that while just trying to do his job.
She was crying before he finished talking.
We ate our meal mostly in silence.
When we got home, I grounded her for a whole month.
No phone. No going out. Nothing.
Some people told me I went too far.
That kneeling was too much, I disagree.
She embarrassed a man in his place of work in front of strangers.
The least she could do was feel a fraction of that discomfort.
I’m not raising a child who thinks people are beneath her.
Not on my watch.
Was I too harsh, or did my daughter get exactly what she needed?
Saya punya teman yang anaknya kuliah di Universitas Binus. Dia cerita kalau di Binus ada aturan: ketahuan mencontek, mahasiswa di-DO.
Wow! Saya terkesima.
Lalu dia menambahkan: jika ada alumni Binus tertangkap korupsi, maka namanya akan dihapus dari daftar alumni Binus.
Wow! Wow! Wow! Saya triple terkesima.
Saya jadi mikir, kenapa kampus PTN tidak mengajarkan integritas seperti itu ke mahasiswanya?
Itu adalah sebuah aturan, sekaligus pelajaran, yang menurut saya sangat penting untuk "memperbaiki" bangsa ini. Sebuah langkah dasar dalam membentuk mental anak didik mereka.
Kenapa cuma Binus yang melakukan kebaikan itu? Kenapa cuma Binus yang punya niat untuk membina nusantara ini menjadi lebih baik?
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Catatan: silakan share jika ada kampus lain juga yang mengajarkan integritas seperti itu.
Terima kasih Tuhan Yesus, Terima kasih Bunda Maria atas terkabulnya doa Rosario anakmu didepan Kantor BNI Aek Nabara, terima kasih Mgr. Antonius Subianto, terima kasih Bang @bang_dasco terima kasih seluruh masyarakat Indonesia & Nitizen yang sudah ikut kawal kasus ini🙏
Kalian tau apa yang bakal bikin BNI ketakutan dan bertekuk lutut buat ganti semua uang Gereja ini yang dimalingin manajemen mereka sendiri, bikin seruan supaya semua umat katolik Indonesia untuk memindahkan dananya ke Bank selain BNI atas nama solidaritas.
Gw yakin dgn seruan itu manajemennya ketakutan pasti.
"Tolong Saya, Tolong Jemaat Saya..."
Saya Suster Natalia. Hari ini, saya berdiri dengan hati yang hancur, bukan karena harta saya hilang, tapi karena amanah 1.900 jemaat yang saya jaga selama puluhan tahun telah sirna. 28 Miliar uang keringat petani dan rakyat kecil raib, dan saya merasa sangat sendirian memperjuangkan keadilan ini.
Saya memohon bantuan saudara-saudaraku di seluruh Indonesia. Saya tidak punya kekuatan besar, saya hanya punya doa dan harapan. Tolong viralkan kisah kami. Bantu saya agar suara tangis jemaat di Aek Nabara ini sampai ke telinga Bapak Presiden, Bapak Kapolri, dan para petinggi negeri. Jangan biarkan mereka yang sudah bekerja keras seumur hidup harus kehilangan masa depannya begitu saja.
Satu share dari kalian adalah napas baru bagi perjuangan kami. Terima kasih atas ketulusan hati kalian.
#KeadilanUntukSusterNataliaDanWongCilik#
(Catatan: StrategiNews: dana Rp28 miliar belum kembali seluruhnya dan baru sekitar Rp7 miliar yang berhasil dipulihkan. Artinya, sekitar 75% dana belum kembali).
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1.900 jemaat kehilangan masa depan! 28 miliar lenyap! Jangan biarkan doa mereka berakhir tanpa jawaban. Jawaban doa itu bisa lewat negara yang bertelinga. Pertanyaannya cuma satu: "Apakah negara mau membuka telinganya atau tidak?"
(Wahai yang bertelinga, hendaknya kalian mendengar!)
By: HT
Mbangun Greja susah bener ijin è
Wes ono ijin didemo kanan kiri...
Ibadah diganggu...
Sekarang punya duwit ditipu oknum bank yang mengatas namakan institusi... dan negara gak serius ngurusi...
X ... do your magic 😭
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Muslim: You Christians don’t fast. Your religion is weak. No prayer, no fasting, just sin everywhere: prostitution and clubs.
Me: Let’s start with the fasting first. We’ll get to the other accusations later. Did you say Christians don’t fast?
Muslim: Yes. Christians don’t fast. Look around, Muslims are fasting right now.
Me: Oh, Christians fast. We just don’t make noise about it like you all do.
Muslim: What do you mean “make noise”? Who told you Muslims make noise?
Me: Literally the whole world knows Muslims are fasting. It’s on TV, radio, social media, newspapers, everyone knows.
Muslim: Yes, we announce it so people won’t provoke us.
Me: Provoke you how?
Muslim: Like eating in public or eating in front of us.
Me: Wait… so because you’re fasting, hungry people shouldn’t eat?
Muslim: It’s about respect. When Christians fast, we wouldn’t eat in front of them either.
Me: Hold on. I thought you just said Christians don’t fast.
Muslim: Well… I’ve never seen any Christian fasting in my life.
Me: Exactly. That’s because they don’t announce it. They don’t even tell their family or friends. Jesus taught us that, fasting should be done quietly. The only time people know is during a church-wide fast, and even then it’s just the church members, not the whole public.
Muslim: Hmm… how can someone fast and not show it? Look at me, I’m fasting now. I’m weak. Anyone who sees me will know.
Me: That’s the difference. And funny enough, many Christians don’t eat anything at all until the time they break their fast.
Muslim: What do you mean?
Me: You Muslims eat early in the morning and just skip lunch. To us, that’s not really fasting. In Christianity, someone might fast for a whole week, breaking each day at 6 p.m., no food all day, and you still wouldn’t know they were fasting.
Muslim: Why are the authors of the Bible anonymous, and why didn’t Jesus write the gospel?
Me: That’s not the topic. Please stay on the subject.
Muslim: I knew you wouldn’t answer. You people don’t even have the original Bible. Sorry for you.
Me: Hello… stay on topic. We were talking about fasting.
Muslim: Christians don’t fast. You people like freedom too much.
Me: Alright… take care. 😅
"Dan inilah kata pertama yang aku harap bisa kukatakan kepadamu: bergembiralah! Jangan menjadi lelaki dan perempuan yang penuh kesedihan."
Pope Francis meninggal dunia hari ini. Sosok dengan kisah hidup, pilihan sikap, kesederhanaan, dan pemikiran yg luar biasa.
Orang Latin pertama yang menjadi Paus. Sosok dari Ordo Jesuit pertama yang menjadi Paus. Pria welas asih yang membuat gereja Katolik menjadi lebih inklusif.
Terima kasih atas kehadiran dan sumbangan engkau untuk dunia Bapak Jorge Mario Bergoglio.
RIP.