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The sound of mother's eggbeater drew
me to the kitchen. There I found her at
work, and began to watch. This was my
chance to find out
what she put into
that chocolate cake
of hers that made it
so good.
There was baking
chocolate, of course.
I reached for a crumb
that had fallen off the
bar and put it on my
tongue to dissolve. It
was bitter!
Bunyi mesin pengocok telur milik ibu
menarikku ke dapur. Di sana aku
mendapati ibu sedang bekerja, dan aku
mulai memperhatikannya.
Inilah kesempatan untuk
mengetahui apa saja
bahan-bahan kue coklat
ibu yang lezat itu.
Tentu saja ada coklat
batangan. Aku memungut
remah-remah yang
terjatuh dari batangannya
dan memasukkannya ke
dalam mulutku. Rasanya
pahit!
Pengamatanku berpindah ke bahan yang
lainnya yang ada di meja. Ada secangkir susu
asam. Ugh! Pastinya ibu tidak akan
memasukkannya ke dalam adonan kue! Tetapi
ibu memasukkannya, beserta soda kue yang ibu
berikan kepadaku sewaktu aku sakit perut. Kue
apa yang ibu buat dari bahan-bahan seperti itu?
Ibu tersenyum dan menyuruhku untuk
memperhatikan dan menunggu.
I surveyed the other things on the table. There was
a cupful of sour milk. Yuck! Surely Mother wasn't
going to put that in the cake! But she did, along
with some of that awful baking soda she had given
me the last time I had a stomachache. What kind of
cake could she possibly make out of such things?
Mother smiled and told me to wait and see.
Mother served the cake that evening
after dinner. It looked as good as
usual, but I was going to be careful. I
tasted a little crumb, then a larger
crumb, and finally a whole bite. It
couldn't have been better! I forgot all
about the sour milk and baking soda,
and asked for another piece.
Malam itu ibu menghidangkan kue
tadi sebagai hidangan pencuci mulut.
Kelihatannya sama memikatnya,
tetapi aku akan berhati-hati. Aku
mencicipi remah-remahnya,
kemudian sedikit lebih banyak,
akhirnya aku melahap kue itu
sepotong.
Life is not all sweetness. There is
much that is bitter, and we often
cannot believe that anything good
could come from it. Certainly all
things are not good, but God’s
Word promises that “all that
happens to us is working for our
good if we love God and are fitting
into his plans.” (Romans 8:28).
Hidup tidak selalu penuh dengan yang manis-
manis. Ada banyak yang pahit, dan seringkali
kita sulit percaya bahwa sesuatu yang baik
bisa muncul daripadanya. Memang benar
tidak semua hal baik, tetapi Firman Allah
menjanjikan bahwa “Allah turut bekerja
dalam segala sesuatu untuk mendatangkan
kebaikan bagi mereka yang mengasihi Dia,
yaitu bagi mereka yang terpanggil sesuai
dengan rencana Allah.”
Featured on www.freekidstories.org Art by S. Drummond. Story © Activated magazine.

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Pahit Jadi Manis - Bitter for Sweet

  • 1. The sound of mother's eggbeater drew me to the kitchen. There I found her at work, and began to watch. This was my chance to find out what she put into that chocolate cake of hers that made it so good. There was baking chocolate, of course. I reached for a crumb that had fallen off the bar and put it on my tongue to dissolve. It was bitter! Bunyi mesin pengocok telur milik ibu menarikku ke dapur. Di sana aku mendapati ibu sedang bekerja, dan aku mulai memperhatikannya. Inilah kesempatan untuk mengetahui apa saja bahan-bahan kue coklat ibu yang lezat itu. Tentu saja ada coklat batangan. Aku memungut remah-remah yang terjatuh dari batangannya dan memasukkannya ke dalam mulutku. Rasanya pahit!
  • 2. Pengamatanku berpindah ke bahan yang lainnya yang ada di meja. Ada secangkir susu asam. Ugh! Pastinya ibu tidak akan memasukkannya ke dalam adonan kue! Tetapi ibu memasukkannya, beserta soda kue yang ibu berikan kepadaku sewaktu aku sakit perut. Kue apa yang ibu buat dari bahan-bahan seperti itu? Ibu tersenyum dan menyuruhku untuk memperhatikan dan menunggu. I surveyed the other things on the table. There was a cupful of sour milk. Yuck! Surely Mother wasn't going to put that in the cake! But she did, along with some of that awful baking soda she had given me the last time I had a stomachache. What kind of cake could she possibly make out of such things? Mother smiled and told me to wait and see.
  • 3. Mother served the cake that evening after dinner. It looked as good as usual, but I was going to be careful. I tasted a little crumb, then a larger crumb, and finally a whole bite. It couldn't have been better! I forgot all about the sour milk and baking soda, and asked for another piece. Malam itu ibu menghidangkan kue tadi sebagai hidangan pencuci mulut. Kelihatannya sama memikatnya, tetapi aku akan berhati-hati. Aku mencicipi remah-remahnya, kemudian sedikit lebih banyak, akhirnya aku melahap kue itu sepotong.
  • 4. Life is not all sweetness. There is much that is bitter, and we often cannot believe that anything good could come from it. Certainly all things are not good, but God’s Word promises that “all that happens to us is working for our good if we love God and are fitting into his plans.” (Romans 8:28). Hidup tidak selalu penuh dengan yang manis- manis. Ada banyak yang pahit, dan seringkali kita sulit percaya bahwa sesuatu yang baik bisa muncul daripadanya. Memang benar tidak semua hal baik, tetapi Firman Allah menjanjikan bahwa “Allah turut bekerja dalam segala sesuatu untuk mendatangkan kebaikan bagi mereka yang mengasihi Dia, yaitu bagi mereka yang terpanggil sesuai dengan rencana Allah.” Featured on www.freekidstories.org Art by S. Drummond. Story © Activated magazine.