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Zidan Namanya

Zidan namanya. Pertama ketemu Zidan di tukang sempol ayam, dekat entrance 7 alun-alun Kota Bogor, tadi malam. Dia menawarkan donat, 1 pak isi 2 seharga Rp.5.000. Saya beli 1 pak dan menawarkan sempol ayam. Zidan mengangguk. Tadi pagi, di dalam alun-alun, saya bertemu Zidan lagi. Kali ini, dia tidak membawa donat, melainkan beberapa pak tissue. Saya tegur dia, "Hey, tadi malam jualan donat kan ya?" "Iya Bu, donat punya orang. Sekarang saya bawa tissue, ini juga punya orang. Ibu mau tissue?" Jawabnya. "Boleh deh satu", kata saya. Saya bayar tissuenya, " Ya Allah, makasih banyak Bu". Suara Zidan lirih. Hati saya teriris. Tiba-tiba seorang Ibu lewat sambil membentak, "Jangan di jalan dong!" Sorry, salah kami, ngobrolnya di jalur jalanan dalam alun-alun. Saya gandeng Zidan ke arah pilar taman, dan kemudian kami duduk ngobrol berdua. Kata Zidan ibunya sudah meninggal, ayahnya ngamen di alun-alun, dan kadang di Terminal Loji. "Bapak ngame...

Time

TIME IS PRECIOUS

To realize the value of ONE YEAR
Ask a student who has failed in his exam

To realize the value of ONE MONTH
Ask a mother who has given birth to a pre-mature baby

To realize the value of ONE WEEK
Ask an editor of a weekly

To realize the value of ONE DAY
Ask a daily wage labour

To realize the value of ONE HOUR
Ask the lovers who are waiting to meet

To realize the value of ONE MINUTE
Ask a person who missed the train

To realize the value of ONE SECOND
Ask the person who has survived an accident

To realize the value of ONE MILLI SECOND
Ask the person who has won the Silver Medal in Olympics

(Taken from CHANDRAKANT M. JOSHI, Indian Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys’ Booklet)

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