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Alasan Untuk Bersyukur

Seorang anak duduk bersila di sebuah tangga pintu masuk pada sebuah supermarket. Anak itu buta dan mengenakan baju yang lusuh. Dia duduk sambil mengharapkan belas kasihan dari para pengunjung yang berlalu lalang di depannya. Sebuah kaleng bekas berdiri tegak di depan anak itu dengan hanya beberapa keping uang receh di dalamnya, sedangkan kedua tangannya memegang sebuah papan yang bertuliskan “Saya buta, kasihanilah saya.”

Seorang pria kebetulan lewat di depan anak kecil itu. Ia merogoh sakunya, mengeluarkan beberapa keping uang receh, lalu memasukkannya ke dalam kaleng anak itu. Sejenak, pria itu memandang dan memperhatikan tulisan yang terpampang pada papan. Seperti sedang memikirkan sesuatu, dahinya mulai bergerak-gerak. Lalu pria itu meminta papan yang dibawa anak itu, membaliknya, dan menuliskan beberapa kata di atasnya. Sambil tersenyum, priaitu kemudian mengembalikan papan tersebut, dan berkata "semoga sukses" lalu pergi meninggalkannya.

Sepeninggal pria itu, uang recehan pengunjung supermarket mulai mengalir lebih deras ke dalam kaleng anak itu. Kurang dari satu jam, kaleng anak itu sudah hampir penuh. Sebuah rejeki yang luar biasa bagi anak itu. Beberapa waktu kemudian pria itu kembali menemui si anak lalu menyapanya. Si anak berterima kasih kepada pria itu, lalu menanyakan apa yang ditulis sang pria di papan miliknya. Pria itu menjawab, “Saya menulis, ‘Hari yang sangat indah, tetapi saya tidak bisa melihatnya.’  Saya hanya ingin mengutarakan betapa beruntungnya orang masih bisa melihat. Saya tidak ingin pengunjung memberikan uangnya hanya sekedar kasihan kepada kamu. Saya ingin mereka memberi atas dasar terima kasih karena telah diingatkan untuk selalu bersyukur."

Seburuk apapun, selalu lihatlah suatu keadaan atau peristiwa yang terjadi di dalam kehidupan kita dari sisi baiknya. Karena di setiap titik kehidupan yang paling buruk sekalipun, pasti ada secercah cahaya di sana. Karena itu, ketika hidup memberimu 100 alasan untuk menangis, tunjukkanlah bahwa masih ada 1000 alasan untuk membuatmu tersenyum.

"Kita tahu sekarang, bahwa Allah turut bekerja dalam segala sesuatu untuk mendatangkan kebaikan bagi mereka yang mengasihi Dia, yaitu bagi mereka yang terpanggil sesuai dengan rencana Allah." (Roma 8:28)

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