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Cukup Itu Berapa?

Alkisah seorang petani menemukan sebuah mata air ajaib. Mata air itu bisa mengeluarkan kepingan uang emas yang tak terhingga banyaknya. Mata air itu bisa membuat si petani menjadi kaya raya, seberapapun yang diinginkannya, sebab kucuran uang emas itu baru akan berhenti, bila si petani mengucapkan kata “cukup”.

Si petani terperangah melihat kepingan uang emas berjatuhan di depan matanya. Diambilnya beberapa ember untuk menampungnya.  Setelah semuanya penuh, dibawanya ke gubuk mungilnya untuk disimpan di sana. Kucuran uang terus mengalir, sementara si petani mengisi semua karungnya, seluruh tempayannya, bahkan mengisi penuh rumahnya.

Masih kurang.

Dia menggali sebuah lubang besar untuk menimbun emasnya.

Belum cukup.

Dia membiarkan mata air itu terus mengalir, hingga akhirnya petani itu mati tertimbun.

Petani itu mati tertimbun bersama ketamakannya, karena dia tak pernah bisa berkata “cukup”.

Kata yang paling sulit diucapkan oleh manusia, adalah "cukup". Kapankah kita bisa berkata cukup ?

Hampir semua pegawai, merasa gajinya belum bisa dikatakan sepadan dengan kerja kerasnya. Pengusaha, selalu merasa pendapatan perusahaannya masih di bawah target. Istri mengeluh suaminya kurang perhatian. Suami berpendapat istrinya kurang pengertian. Anak-anak menganggap orang tuanya kurang murah hati.

Semua merasa kurang, kurang dan kurang.

Kapankah kita bisa berkata “cukup” ?

Cukup, bukanlah soal berapa jumlahnya. Cukup, adalah persoalan kepuasan hati. Cukup, hanya bisa diucapkan oleh orang yang bisa bersyukur.

Tak perlu takut berkata cukup. Mengucapkan kata cukup, bukan berarti kita berhenti berusaha dan berkarya.

Belajarlah mencukupkan diri dengan apa yang ada pada diri kita hari ini, maka kita akan menjadi manusia yg berbahagia.

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