A friend told me his admiration of a grandmother who hung in front of the Market Godean, Sleman, Yogyakarta. When the day Sunday, when he and his family to go home after Silahturahmi with relatives, they passed Godean Market. The mother of my friend was tempted to buy fried chicken at the market for serving dinner. Incidentally it was getting dark.
In addition to the fried chicken stall was a ragged old beggar tub, sitting bare knees, putting his arm three bunches of broom fibers. The situation looks hopeless, weak, and helpless. After paying fried chicken, my friend's mother intended to give Rp 1000, - for pity and thought the old woman beggar. When this bill passed, not even suspected the old woman bent down and shook his head slowly. Once again given the money, once again the old woman refused.
Fried chicken seller who happened to see it and then explained that the grandmother was not a beggar, but the seller broom fibers. Understand the purpose of existence is actually the grandmother, my friend's mother finally decided to buy three precious broom USD 1500, - per bundle. Although rare ijuknya and not good, even a loose knot.
Receiving money Rp 5000, -, the grandmother was grumbling own. Apparently he did not have change. "Keep the change," said my friend's mother. However, the grandmother insisted his change for USD 500, -. He then got up and struggled to exchange money at the nearest shop.
My friend's mother stared at the doings of his grandmother. Arriving in the car, he still kept thinking, how can today still have someone so honest, independent, and self-esteem so high.
(Ricky Taufan, the Holy). Essence, August 2004
Summary sources, Fanny Gumay
Hopefully we can take a lesson
In addition to the fried chicken stall was a ragged old beggar tub, sitting bare knees, putting his arm three bunches of broom fibers. The situation looks hopeless, weak, and helpless. After paying fried chicken, my friend's mother intended to give Rp 1000, - for pity and thought the old woman beggar. When this bill passed, not even suspected the old woman bent down and shook his head slowly. Once again given the money, once again the old woman refused.
Fried chicken seller who happened to see it and then explained that the grandmother was not a beggar, but the seller broom fibers. Understand the purpose of existence is actually the grandmother, my friend's mother finally decided to buy three precious broom USD 1500, - per bundle. Although rare ijuknya and not good, even a loose knot.
Receiving money Rp 5000, -, the grandmother was grumbling own. Apparently he did not have change. "Keep the change," said my friend's mother. However, the grandmother insisted his change for USD 500, -. He then got up and struggled to exchange money at the nearest shop.
My friend's mother stared at the doings of his grandmother. Arriving in the car, he still kept thinking, how can today still have someone so honest, independent, and self-esteem so high.
(Ricky Taufan, the Holy). Essence, August 2004
Summary sources, Fanny Gumay
Hopefully we can take a lesson
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