Happy New Year 2008, It's Time for Exotic Quest

In many cultures (Javanese, Chinese, Balinese,etc), old and new event ( transition time to face New Year) is the time for people to do contemplate, to evaluate the past and prepare to live better for the future.In many ancient tradition, it's the time for meditation; 'meditation' comes from the term "meditate" or to set mid point betwent two event ( in the case, between evaluation of the past and planning for better life in the future).Past is the past, we cannot change it ( without time machine-- just kidding). However, the recent situation can be developed. People have freewill and power to change the recent situation that they can change, and serenity to accept the past situation that they cannot change.

2008 is the time to visit one of the largest exotic country, It's the time for Visit Indonesian Year 2008.In ancient time, Indonesia was called 'Nusantara" ( come from the word 'Nusa' = Country/ Island; 'Antara' = Between). So, Nusantara is the country covering many islands. Yes, Indonesia is beutiful archipelago country.We have various cultures, traditions, arts, tribes, and tourism spots ( one of them is Bali).

With Tantularism, you will see the beauty of diversity. If you love ethnomusicology, you will hear beautiful traditional musics, such as: angklung orchestra, campur sari, and gending. If you love foods, you will enjoy traditional foods from spicy islands, such as Rendang and Rica-Rica. If you love dancing, you will see many exotic dances (Jaipong, Reog, Cakalele).If you visit Mid Java and Jogja, Don't forget to visit Borobudur ( Budhist Pyramid with Stupas) and Prambanan temple (ancient Hindu temple). If you love to learn martial art, you can get info of exotic martial arts, called Pencak Silat.

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Dedicated to Visit Indonesia Year 2008 Program

The Way of Patience at Work and Ninja Art

Patience is heart of flower, let it grow at work to win with others.


Sometimes we hears 'I hate my work', 'My working situation is getting worse", "Everyone blame me and scold me and make me a loser". Another says, "I was patient and have tried to be patient, but I cannot resist anymore with work situation" of "my patience is limited, and I won't be patient anymore."

The word patience and bad working situation remind me about something interesting me when my brother in Indonesia learned shodo (Japanese Caligraphy). It was the character of "Nin". This character is also related to the word "Ninja", "Ninpo" and "Ninjutsu". Ninja were really not assassins sure they had to do that occassionally but a true ninja was and is a person of endurance and perserverence."The first priority of the ninja was and is to win without fighting", according to Essence of Ninjutsu By: Masaakai Hatsumi.

The Japanese "Nin" character represents the ancient martial art of Ninjutsu and it's higher form of Ninpo, the Arts of the Ninja. The "Nin" symbol translates into Endurance, Perserverence, Patience In many people's image, Ninja (person who masters art of preserverence, and patience) is hero. So, are preserverence and patience heroic acts? You can decide by yourself by considering role of patience and preserverence in peace, harmony, and achiving success. We should change our mindset, stating that patience and perserverence are actions of weak person. Instead, patience and perserverence were possed by the persons who knows 'The Secret'.

The Japanese character for Nin consists of two parts or radicals. The upper radical is called yaiba which refers to the cutting edge of a blade. The lower radical can be read either as kokoro or shin, both of which mean heart. One, who consider patience weakness, translates "Nin"as "heart stabbed by blade", meaning to say "he saves anger". Ancient saying says, "Patience, or preserverence (Nin) is not heart stabbed by blade, but it is heart of flower, instead" So, to manifest patience, we should develop heart of flower. We should choose to develop happiness, joy, and gratitude, instead of fighting against hate, stress, anger.

At work, sometimes, we work under pressure. Many things, we should finish. Some people ( customer or colleague or our boss) scold us. The bad situation at work that we feel make us difficult to take breath. Sometimes, it also happen in our relationship and social life. Then, we try to be patient, but we translate patience as "heart stabbed by blade" or we just let bad situation happen and save the anger and sadness in our mind. The situation can be worse, we can get into more stress because we attract worse situation, worse work climate, worse relationship. We try to fight againts jealousy, anger, sadness in our heart, but they grow bigger and bigger because we think about them. It is law of attraction, according to "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne.

So what should we do, when in bad work situation? Remember 'Nin', 'the heart of flower', being patience means that you choose to feel joy and gratitude. Remember a happy moment, the beloved one who inspiring you, a momment when you are in love, a momment when achieving something. Visualize and imagine that you have achieved best situation (perhaps work performance achievement, happy momment, good relationship) and be grateful! Feel the joy, happiness, and grattitude and smile. Feel and the flower in your heart grow. That is patience. Spread it to all people.

The change within can attract better situation at work, in relationship, and in social life. You will be hero who posses way of patience and perseverance.

The writer is a copy writer for www.e-jobz.com, a Human Resource, Outsourcing and Recruitment Service company in Indonesia.

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