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Not Everything That Ends Disappears

“We do not remember days, we remember moments.” Cesare Pavese   Tidak lama kemudian Daigo melanjutkan langkahnya dan kerumunan perlahan ikut bergerak menjauh. Suara-suara yang tadi memenuhi lorong mulai memudar.   Namun suasana di sekitarnya belum...

Joy Has a Way of Finding New Faces

“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle and the life of the candle will not be shortened.” Gautama Buddha   Kerumunan itu bertahan lebih lama daripada yang saya perkirakan. Sesekali terdengar seseorang memanggil nama yang sama dari arah yang...

A Smile is Contagious

“Smile and the world smiles with you.” Ella Wheeler Wilcox   Melihat hampir semua orang mengangkat ponsel, saya akhirnya ikut mengambil ponsel yang tadi terletak di dalam laci.   Awalnya saya hanya mengambil satu photo namun kerumunan itu belum juga bergerak...
Some Care Chooses Silence Over Spotlight

Some Care Chooses Silence Over Spotlight

“Sometimes the kindest hearts are those we never know by name, yet feel through their quiet care.”   Matahari mulai meninggi, walau langit belum sepenuhnya biru. Di sudut jalan, setelah melewati rumah tua yang di selimuti bougenville, aroma kue khas Thailand...

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A Simple Glance Can Pull the Heart Home

A Simple Glance Can Pull the Heart Home

"Sometimes it only takes a breath of something known to carry us all the way home."   Langkah saya dan Chloe terus beriringan melewati deretan kios kecil yang mulai membuka tirai. Wangi manis menguar dari kios roti, seperti jejak gula halus yang melayang lembut...

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Quiet Beauty Knows When to Leave

Quiet Beauty Knows When to Leave

"Even in stillness, a petal speaks of beauty and purpose."   Saya dan Chloe melanjutkan langkah, melewati pohon kamboja yang dahannya menjuntai rendah ke arah trotoar. Beberapa bunganya gugur, tergeletak tenang di antara sela batu bata.   Chloe memungut satu...

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In Every Glow, There is Someone Holding the Mirror

In Every Glow, There is Someone Holding the Mirror

"Real love knows when to shine, and when to hold the light for someone else to be seen."   Chloe masih menatap bougenville itu lama, seperti sedang membaca sesuatu yang tidak tertulis. Lalu, dengan suara pelan hampir seperti gumaman, ia berkata, “Mama, kalau...

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Love is Knowing When To Be The Stage, Not The Star

Love is Knowing When To Be The Stage, Not The Star

"Sometimes the most beautiful colors are there just to help something smaller shine."   Chloe menunduk, lalu memungut satu kelopak yang jatuh di trotoar. Ia membolak-baliknya di telapak tangan, seolah sedang menyelidiki rahasia kecil yang tersembunyi di sana....

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Sisters Turn Colors Into a Language of Love

Sisters Turn Colors Into a Language of Love

"Sisters share colors that only their hearts understand"   Pagi itu di Hat Yai, kami berhenti di depan pagar rumah tua yang dipeluk lebatnya bougenville. Kelopaknya bertumpuk-tumpuk, seperti helaian kain sutra yang dijemur oleh cahaya pagi, memantulkan gradasi...

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Only In Stillness Do We See The Softest Hues

Only In Stillness Do We See The Softest Hues

“Morning light doesn’t change what we see, only how softly the world reveals itself.”   Di sisi jalan, pohon-pohon yang belum terlalu tinggi menggoyangkan daunnya pelan. Beberapa bunga bougenville merambat diam-diam di pagar rumah-rumah tua dengan nuansa pink,...

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Peace Lives In Each Step

Peace Lives In Each Step

“Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.”  Thich Nhat Hanh,   Saya dan Chloe sudah melangkah agak jauh setelah turun dari songthaew. Trotoar masih basah oleh sisa embun, sementara suara klakson samar bergema di kejauhan. Namun di antara kami, dunia...

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Love Doesn’t Always Arrive. Sometimes, It Stays

Love Doesn’t Always Arrive. Sometimes, It Stays

“In a world that rushes on, the one who pauses beside you becomes a quiet kind of home.”   “I need you, Mama.” Kalimat itu masih menggema, bukan hanya di selasar sunyi antara Chloe dan saya, tapi juga jauh menelusup ke lorong-lorong waktu. Ia menyentuh setiap...

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Love Feels Warm, But Being Needed Gives Meaning

Love Feels Warm, But Being Needed Gives Meaning

“Sometimes we want to be told ‘I need you’ more than we do ‘I love you,’ because we want to feel that our lives have a purpose. So, be brave and say honestly, ‘I need you.’” Haemin Sunim   Pagi itu, langit Hat Yai membentang lembut seperti kain biru pudar yang...

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