I cry,
but You can make me smile.
I fall down to the ground,
but You will help me to stand up again.
I break my heart,
but You want to share Your heart
I want to give up,
but You come to me and whisper to me: "Keep going."

God, I will not ask something from You.
This time I just want to say:
Thank you for my life.
Thank you for what happened in my life.
Thank you for the sickness and the health.
Thank you for the happiness and sad moments.
Thank you for the laughter and the pain.
Thank you for the smile and the tears.
Thank you for creating me into this world.
Thank you for my past, present, and future.
Thank you for the family and friends.
Thank you for not letting go of me.
Thank you for making me tough.
Thank you because I can stand on this peak.
Thank you for making me this way.

The winner of life is...
A person who always think straight although he/ she in a complicated condition.
A person who always sweet even though he/ she went through bitterness.
A person who always down to earth although he/ she on the highest peak.
A person who always stay calm when facing the storm.
And a person who always put God first upon everything.

By Leonard Peiter Pesik.
Edited and translated into English by Rut Arsari.

If you like rose, then you have to love its thorn!
If you like snow, then you have to love its coldness!

I do believe that true love does exist.
I believe that there is faithfulness.
I believe that God created someone for each of us.
I believe that we will find that person someday.
But,
I doubt what I believe.

I feel like a dirty and ugly fly.
Although you put butterfly wings on my back,
I'm still a fly.
I can never be a beautiful butterfly.
There's no point in having beautiful wings,
They will always see me as a fly.
Nothing can be done.
It's just another give up.

The fly:

I'm a fly.
A dirty fly.
I'm nothing but pest.
You never know my feelings.
Because you are a butterfly.
You have beautiful wings.
You only eat sweet nectar, unlike me.
People catch you because they are mesmerized by your good looking.

The butterfly:

I'm a butterfly.
I don't eat dirty food like you.
I have beautiful wings.
People like me because my beautiful wings.
But do you know what I was going through?
Do you know the feeling of waiting?
Or do you know the feeling of being an ugly caterpillar?
You don't know anything.
You are just a poor creature that never be grateful of your life.
We have our role in this world.
God created you with purpose.
Don't you think so?
Your job is to find that purpose.
Not to envy other and whining about useless things.

I told you that I'm not good.
I told you that I wasn't born for you.
I told you that we have different way.
I told you to stay away from me.
Do you see that narrow and thorny path?
That's my path.
I don't want you to walk with me.
Don't! Don't go with me!
Do you think you'll be happy if we walk together?
Do you think I can make you happy?
I can't guarantee that.
I can't guarantee you anything.
I can't give you love.
There's nothing left in my heart.
That's why I push you away.
Stay away from me.
I'm nothing but a shooting star in your night sky.
I can't stay longer.
I'll leave you alone.
Treasure the stars that stay with you.

I miss my Indonesia.
I miss its differences.
I miss its prosperity.
I miss its honesty.
I miss its justice.
I miss its equality.
I miss its beauty.
I miss its peacefulness.
Where is my Indonesia?

The ugly duckling saw its reflection on the water,
And gasped in surprise,
The old ugly duckling...
Suddenly...
Transformed...
Into a beautiful swan.
But, that because the ugly duckling was originally a swan.
But even after many springs,
A real ugly duckling can only continue to be a duckling.
And can never become a swan.

(Quoted from Ahiru no Oujisama)

Different year.
Different season.
Different day.
Different time.
Different minute.
Different second.
But still the same heart...
The same heart that waits for you.
The same heart that misses you.
The same heart that will always love you.
The same heart that hardly reach yours.

Don't tell me about love, because you're not my lover!
Don't tell me about friendship, because you're not even my friend!
Don't teach me about life, because for me you're dead!

If you can't run, then walk!
If you can't laugh, then smile!
If you can't love, then care!
If you can't talk, then whisper!
If you can't see, then feel!
If you think you can't continue to live on,
Then ask God to take your life.
When God doesn't answer your prayer,
Then continue to live.
Because life is an option.
If you don't want to choose A,
You still have B, C, D, until Z.

Learn from bamboo trees,
Although struck by strong wind but not easy to fall.
Imitate the stars,
Although it shines dim but not borrow moonlight or sunlight.
Keep persistent like hair,
Although it is cut continuously but never tired to grow.
Be strong like a reef,
Although hit by the waves each second, but still stand upright.
Live your life like trains,
That always goes forward and never backwards 

Belajarlah dari pohon bambu,
Yang walaupun diterpa angin kencang tapi tak mudah tumbang.
Contohlah bintang,
Walaupun sinarnya redup tapi tak meminjam sinar bulan atau matahari.
Gigihlah seperti helai- helai rambut,
Walaupun terus dipotong tapi tak pernah lelah tumbuh.
Kuatlah seperti batu karang,
Walau diterpa ombak tiap detik tapi tetap berdiri tegak.
Jalanilah hidupmu sepert kereta api,
Yang selalu berjalan ke depan dan tak pernah mundur sekalipun.