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Loneliness is not a rare and curious phenomenon. It is at the centre of every person’s ordinary experience. It is most dangerous when it is not recognised, accepted and worked through creatively. Conversely, it is a tremendously creative and humanising force when it is recognised and lived correctly. (RONALD ROLHEISER) (=Kesendirian bukanlah hal aneh. Kesendirian sering dialami oleh banyak orang dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Kesendirian akan menjadi sangat berbahaya apabila tidak mampu dikenali, diterima dan diatasi secara kreatif. Sebaliknya, kesendirian akan menjadi kekuatan kreatif dan "memanusiakan" apabila kita mampu mengenali dan "hidup" didalamnya secara benar.)

In order to become myself I must cease to be what I always thought I wanted to be, and in order to find myself I must go out of myself, and in order to live I have to die. The reason for this is that I am born in selfishness and therefore my natural efforts to make myself more real and more myself, make me less real and less myself, because they revolve around a lie. (THOMAS MERTON)

When ...... prayer is a routine "mechanical" activity When ...... prayer is not well-prepared When ...... prayer is not "inviting" When ...... prayer is "too creative" When ...... prayer is oftenly modified (NN)

Kids are the same on their ages. They are very active and keen to move around with their activities. Some are playing with their partner. They tend to be more partner-looking. Looking for partner to share with. On the contrary, some enjoy doing with their own. Partners are just competitor who are considered as threats. Sense of competitor is very dominant in the matter of tendency to defeat each other. There is winner and losser. Sense of heroism could be found when they select TV channel. Cartoon film is one of their favorite channels. It is about funny things, colourful character of the actors, and .....heroism. Becoming a hero seems to be their ideal object. Dream that they always have..... (KUYA CENTER - MANILA / May 26, 2009)