Life Lessons #1 ~ On the Brink Of Death

January 13th, 2009 § 46

I had my lessons in my life, it was good, harsh, some of it are unexpected or overrated, But
still it is a lesson of life which is priceless.

Many years I learn about it, and one day.. when I’m on a verge of death… suddenly it come into
my mind and I want to write about it…

[EDUCATION AND FAMILY]

When I was a kid, my teacher ask me to fill a form with one simple question “what was your father education level?”.

What do you know! I was too small to understand what is “education level”, and the-old-man never told me about it. So I just write what others write.. “University”. Then Many years later when I know what is the meaning of “Educational level” in a harsh way, I found out that my father educational level was “high-school”

I was bullied because of it that time, I never told the old-man about it because it will make him sad. I dislike the condition that time, but who is to blame?

The lesson on this is “Education” and “Family”…

Many-many years after that, I found out about the story..

He was born in a year where people think “education” is something unimportant, but he was determined to continue and reach out. But one day on his “high-school” graduation day, he realize that he have brothers and sisters to take care of (since he is the oldest son) and those years were a harsh time for the families.

So he decide to pass the “Education” baton to his sister and step down from the podium… and go straight to real world and work.

I never heard the story from him, i heard it from my grandma. he never teach me directly about “Education” and “Family”, but the story reach out to me.

So That was first lesson for me about “Education” and “Family”, that the old man is my role model on
how to treat my family.

That “Family” do such thing as “torn dream of self” for each-other.

[GOD ARE HUMOROUS, BUT GOD EXISTS]

When I was a kid, I was runaway from home.. Well.. not in particular reason,
but you know how weird I am, when I want to runaway so I runaway :) I just want it..

So there I am, can you imagine some 9 years old walking to “nowhere”, broke, hungry and confused. at that time I ask God

Do You exists? if you are, then give me some money so I can go home

You know, God never give me the money.. or if God work indirectly, God never let me found some :) so I was “lost” until 11 at night.

In short, I was returned to home by some good-fellow that found me and ask me where is my home, that day I never realized that “God answers my prayer”.

Not until many-many years after that…

I was 19 years old that day… on a shitty day, so broken, so sad, and even though I have the money to hire a cab but I choose to walk 3-km on the side of the road at midnight.

I walk on the same road when I was runaway from home, and when I realize the “irony” of it, I ask the same question

Do you exists? but I have the money… so for now I don’t have anything to ask

Suddenly a stranger with a bike stop in front of me, and he was offering me to take a ride, well it was 2005 and almost midnight. SO someone so nice to a stranger at that particular time is impossible, either he is a bad-guy (who want my money or my ass?!) or a ghost.

Both are dangerous :)

But I was too broken to consider about the danger, so I accept his offer. He was asking me “what I am doing walking alone that late?”.. I don’t want to go into details so I answer “I just want to walk.. looking for fresh air”, he laugh and said “It would be better if you use that time to pray to God”..

In short, I don’t know who he is. I never know his name, but he is not a bad-guy (my money are there, my ass are still intact). He delivered me to somewhere near my home, and I was so stunned that on 2005 there was a man who offering a ride to some stranger that he found on the side of the road without wanting “money” or “ass”.

Did you found the “Irony”, if you not.. here it is the same pray on the same road when I was 9 and 19 years old are all answered.

You are a very funny God. . .

that was my word that nigh before I start to wept.

Ah well, that is the end of the lessons that I can remember for now… and ok..ok I’m not literally on the brink of death :) but TOOTHACHE is so pain-full you know :((

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46 Responses to “Life Lessons #1 ~ On the Brink Of Death”

  • nai says:

    you are so lucky…to have an awesome father like him.. :heart:

    life has a funny way
    sneaking up on you…
    life has a funny way..
    helping you out..
    helping you out…

    :D

  • rei says:

    :| *a little bit confuse*

    buka kamus.net waktu baca postingan ini

  • ansella says:

    well its a luxurious experience to know your father rite

    and yes indeed i agree that God works with His misterious way, that mean funny is include:))

    ‘ngeloyor pulang sambil getokin panci’

  • TamaGO says:

    [EDUCATION AND FAMILY]
    Bullied because of that? well, my father don’t reach high school in his educational level but i never get bullied because of that (or maybe i’m too stupid to know that :tongue: )

    [GOD ARE HUMOROUS, BUT GOD ARE EXISTS]
    very interesting, you have the money but you still walk home in the middle of the night (and with your sense of direction, i doubt it you walk to the right direction). And even when you think that stranger might want your money or your ass you still accept his offer. Maybe deep inside your heart you just want him to get your ass gyahaha :devil: (crazy way to lose your virginity huh)

    just ask and you shall be given. you just need to say ‘Hey mister, i have money. do you want my ass’ :whistle:

    *kabur sebelum dibacok*

  • phi.21st says:

    lebih baik sakit hati, daripada sakit gigi. ouwouoh…

  • carra says:

    my ass are still intact

    :ermm: where…???

    :D

    *kabur

  • Humm, u said your last words would be “Oh s**t!!”

    :whistle:

  • Eru reed says:

    @nai:
    Nai Ajiiib Nai Ajiiib wkwkw

    @rei:
    confused? probably because of my garbled english :D

    @ansella:
    luxurious for some, depend on how you think..

    Yep..

    @TamaGo:
    Hmm yeah, somehow it was a harsh environment back there :D

    I wonder why people remember the ass part, hope you didn’t miss
    the grand message wkwkw

    @Phi:
    Totally Agree, we can redeem broken heart by ourself…
    while tooth-ache.. shitte

    @Carra:
    Where it belong laaa…

    @SashaCleerri:
    It was,
    (this one is diferent rite :D)

  • mimi says:

    *terharu*
    :((

  • astri says:

    it nearly made me cry :(( u can write something’s so touching from your own experience
    but…tamago was right. the ass part in your post is so eye-catching hahahaha….

  • tanti says:

    touchy… :((

    and lucky you to have such experience and ability to compile it into a nice and touching story :happy:

    *oh ya, hasil jepretannya bagus2 :cheerful: *

  • road says:

    i don’t wanna imagine what happens to the guys that bullied u.. did u beat them to a pulp?? poor for them.. wkwkwkw..

    well.. life is mysterious.. as always.. so does God..

  • Eru reed says:

    @mimi:
    Why? why?

    @astri:
    Touching? *clueless* :blink:

    @tanti:
    :D

    @road:
    Naah, I’m not in the age of try to kill someone,
    not until many-many years later :devil:

  • Rian Xavier says:

    That “Family” do such thing as “torn dream of self” for each-other.

    Ini yang gw suka. =)

  • cK says:

    lebay karena sakit gigi. cih! :getlost:

  • mimi says:

    Sbenernya pengen komen gitu mbak chik, hahahah :)) Stojooo aja deh

  • rei says:

    of course not.

    itu ya gara2 aku soalnya ga lancar inggris

  • nana says:

    wahhh..??!!
    :blink:
    ini beneran?
    GOD ARE HUMOROUS, BUT GOD ARE EXISTS
    yeahh..

  • Eru reed says:

    @Rian:
    Yeah, i learn about that somehow

    @cK:
    You’ll find more about it when you HAVE IT,
    it’s painfull you know :D

    @mimi:
    Yee.. berarti koment pertama adalah koment buaya hehehe…

    @Rei:
    Wkwkw, mine garbled for sure, jadi kalo rei baca2
    yang garbled makin jago ntar :ninja:

    @nana:
    beneran apa na?

    Yep

  • Gelandangan says:

    wahhh enggak bisa bahasa inggris nih jadi enggak ngerti

  • Fairuz says:

    Oalaah… “when I’m on a verge of death” itu sakit gigi toh… :blink:

    Tapi terharu euy… sama cerita pertama… >_<

  • 1nd1r4 says:

    The greatest school that u can learn many things with an expectation to get the degree of “wiser person” is the school of life :) .

  • 1nd1r4 says:

    Mmmmm….one more thing, my old man couldn’t finish his study at uni for the same reason as ur old man and I’m very proud of him….without that uni degree he can send all his kids to uni :)

  • Novi~Atrix says:

    inggris semua….

    dulu waktu masih SD, saya juga ada ditanya gitu ama Guru.. cuma pertama malu soalnya mami w cuma tamat SMP, trs papiku SMA :D tapi setelah dipikir2 ngapain juga malu…, wong dulu mereka putus sekolah gara2 kena reformasi ama presiden haiyahhh jadinya gitu deh..
    tapi waktu w SD kelas 6 tamatan orang tua murid rata2 gitu.. gak ada SMP ya.. SMA.cuma 1 org murid aja yg ampe sarjana :))

  • silly says:

    hi ru,

    belum baca tulisan ini… nanti aku balik lagi baca lagi.

    Just wanna say hi first… makasih udah mampir terus selama hampir sebulan aku bolak balik dirawat… Yes, I learn many things in life tooo… nanti aku baca dulu baru komentar ahhh… gak seru kalo asal nyablak doang… gak nyambung ama posting kamu ntar.

    This is jsut a simple ‘hi’ to show my gratitude feelings of having a nice friend like you…. and all of our friends here.

    Makasih yah :) I’ll be back soon… wish me luck, ok?

  • Ries says:

    Yes, God is funny indeed.
    Live my life everyday with that :grin:

    There’s bad-guy want “ass” in Bandung? OMG! :shock:

  • nanaa says:

    mas erurururururu…
    headernya lucu sekaliiiiiiiiiiii

    mauuuuuuuuuuuu
    aduuu..awan2nya..

    (katrok banget sih gw??)

    hehehehehe

    :blink:

  • nanaa says:

    aku jadi rajin deh dateng kesini bisa maenan awan…

    (katrok yang kedua kali ye..) (s_dance)

  • The Bitch says:

    HUAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!

    makasih udah boleh ketawa pagi2.

    *ngeloyor*

  • The Bitch says:

    wahiya lupa…

    TANSIL DI RUMAHSAKIT? yaowohhhhhhhhh….. maabhhhhhhhhh…… ekeu nda tawuuuuuuu….

    cepet sembuh ya tansilllllllll

  • babe | goth says:

    hai hai … babe | goth was here
    its too brigth for me here, but i like ur site (s_dance)
    specially the clouds :w00t:

  • star says:

    Hi friend.. Nice and interesting post.. Good work.. Do visit my blog and post your comments.. take care mate.. Cheers!!!

  • Eru reed says:

    @gelandangan:
    *smirk*

    @Fairuz:
    Haha… sakit gigi bisa dihitung sebagai verge-of-death ;)

    @Iin:
    Life… indeed, it will grade you in the best and worst grading possible out there,
    you should very proud ;)

    @Novi:
    :)

    @Silly:
    Cepet sembuh ya mbak, wish you the best of luck

    @Ries:
    Yep, God are the best director and producer indeed,

    @nanaa:
    Monggo… banyak yang dateng kesini untuk
    maen awan kok hehe, so ga katrok kok na

    @Mbak Pito:
    Ur welcome, ur writing too always makes me feel something in the morning

    TANSIL? kaya nama obat :)

    @babe | goth:
    If it’s too bright, U should visit this blog at night then ;)

    @star:
    I will, I will

  • stey says:

    ampuuuunnn..guwa pikir lu kenapa gitu Ru..lebaaayyy…hahaha

  • marshmallow says:

    amazing story, eru.
    amazing life journey of yours.
    so now that you’ve had money and been away from home as you’ve ever wished, what do you ask for?

    one thing: always be careful what you wish for.

  • marshmallow says:

    ah! i think i get it.
    you wish for another tooth, no?

  • Eru says:

    @marshmallow:
    For now? I wish all the best happiness to them I dear so much ;)

    Tooth, Nope, hahaha… ain’t afraid of toothache *karena suda sembuh, entah kalo sakit lagi.. lebay lagi paling* :ninja:

  • carra says:

    :getlost: ga pernah apdet lagi ni anak kaenya…

  • silly says:

    As I said before, I’ll be back and read this post again.

    And here I am now, reading this post and finding it so much interesting… Gosh!!! Somehow I tend to feel the way you feel about how does HE answer our prayer.

    HE is humorous… and he always answers our prayer in a STRANGE way. Kadang kita malah berfikir kok doa kita gak dijawab2… sampai kemudian dia mengijinkan lagi kita mengalami satu kejadian yang membuat kita belajar membuka mata dan merasakan betapa sebetulnya dia sedang menjawab doa kita.

    Ahhh, posting ini sungguh menarik… jadi terinspirasi untuk menulis ini juga… Ijin link ke sini yah cinnnnn…. :)

    Takecare… you are not on the brink of death right now, are you???

    Semoga enggak. I’m starting to worry about you… because there is no updated since the last post…. :)

    semoga gak ada apa2… kalo pun ada, I believe you are in GOOD HANDS :)

  • ansella says:

    RURU!!! ‘Pentung pentung’ apdet woi apdettttt….. kalo gak…

    [is] siyapin lipestik baru buat si mama cona (mama pepsi kekecilan) :whistle:

    [is] siyapin mama cona kasih cipokan poison ivy buat ruru

    ‘menunggu hasilnya’ :silly:

  • novi says:

    wedew… ente lagi sibuk,.. ato lagi males update kayak ane ya??? :blink:
    soalnya gak diupdate2 blognya hahahahahha :w00t:

  • marshmallow says:

    eru, bangun! udah kelamaan tidurnya.

  • The Bitch says:

    the sky has blackened, I presume? love the new layout! :P

  • sentinelcore says:

    Nice story bro… Yes GOD is always answered in a funny way (and sometimes in a harsh way)…

    I hate GOD for once, that’s before he answered… But when he answered in a harsh (and maybe in brutal way)… Now i understand why HE did that, and now i miss GOD so much, and regret that i’ve hate HIM once…

    :angel:

  • Eru reed says:

    @carra:
    Nee update mbak :D

    @silly:
    Monggo ngelink mbak Silly,
    I am alive, thank you for asking

    @ansella:
    Haih, hasilnya delay lama tuh haha
    metodamu tidak berhasil wkwkw

    @novi:
    super-duper-sibuk nov

    @marshmallow:
    Iya, sampe ga sempet blogwalking nih

    @Mbak Pit:
    It will dark at night,
    and bright at day ;)

    @sentinelcore:
    Hmm, curious to hear your story :)

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