“Aku untuk kamu, kamu untuk aku
Namun semua apa mungkin, iman kita yang berbeda
Tuhan memang satu, kita yang tak sama
Haruskah aku lantas pergi, mesti cinta tak kan bisa pergi”
Cuplikan lagu Peri Cintaku-nya Marcell lagi saya dengerin terus dan terus.
Perbedaan biasanya membuat hidup lebih berwarna. Membuat kita semakin kaya. Tapi yang ini, perbedaan yang membawa kesedihan. Jujur, lagu ini selalu mampu bikin saya meneteskan air mata.
Bagaimana dengan kamu? What song(s) drains your tears?
day 12:
on saturday i brought the kids to an orphanage. it was good for them to see other children who are not as fortunate as they are. it brings ordinary daily things into a different perspective. they can appreciate the little things more. love and affection from family can now mean a lot more to my children. i also learn to view things differently. i will never again take the little things in live for granted. thank you children. you bring more meanings into my life.
day 13:
yesterday was again another prayer answered. yesterday was the first day that my father drove again after his second stroke. it was like a miracle. i am so grateful for this beautiful progress in my father’s recovery. i hope he will continue to get better.
dian: but… what is this for?
raka: it’s a thank you gift. thank you.
<a gaze>
dian: i wonder what might’ve i done… because GOD must be thanking me right now, for HE’s sending me you as a gift…
<a kiss>
from the song ‘you’ by basil valdez
you give me hope, the strength, the will to keep on
no one else can make me feel this way
and only you can bring out all the best i can do
i believe you turn the tide and make me feel real good insideyou push me up when i’m about to give up
you’re on my side when no one seems to listen
and if you go you know that tears can help but show
you’ll break this heart and tear it apart then suddenly the madness startit’s your smile, you face, your lips that i’ll miss
those sweet little eyes that stare at me and make me say
“i’m with you through all the way”
cause it’s you who fills the emptiness in me
it changes everything you see, when i know i’ve got you with me
…..
breaking your heart has never been and will never be my intention, for when you heart breaks, so does mine. when your tears fall, then you can be sure that i’ll have a river full of mine. your sadness will be my sadness, for i share even every little emotion that you feel.
we’ve been through so much, together and apart. our lives are abundant of memories, sweet and bitter. every single one will only enrich the love of me. the life of me.
you’ve been the uplifter of my so many mornings. you’ve been the soother of my so many evenings. i can never thank you enough. i’ve walked a long path, some has been shared with you, brightened and made wonderful. i can only wish that somehow somewhere along the way i may have given you a bit of those great music of life you’ve given so much.
thank you. for the gift of time. for the gift of joy. for the gift of music. for the gift of friendship. for the gift of love. for the gift of you. the greatest gift of all.
notes from friends