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Melangkah 14 - Berbicara tentang Cinta

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  Berbicara tentang cinta pasti akan bermakna yang sangat luas dari hal-hal yang paling kecil yaitu mencintai diri sendiri hingga hal yang transenden yakni mencintai Sang Pencipta Rasa Cinta. Akan tetapi kita akan membahas tentang yang lebih sempit yakni cinta antara dua orang manusia sebagai pasangan. Kodratnya manusia diciptakan berpasang-pasangan. Bukan hanya untuk menjaga keberlangsungan kehidupannya, namun berpasangan juga berarti saling mengisi satu sama lain. Bagaikan sepasang sepatu, untuk mencapai suatu tujuan keduanya mesti berjalan secara harmonis dan beriringan. Begitulah manusia, berjalan sendiri mungkin bisa. Berjalan sendiri mungkin akan lebih cepat, namun diri kita mempunyai batasan secara fisik maupun   emosional. Lain halnya berjalan bersama akan mencapai suatu tujuan dengan lebih pasti karena bisa saling bahu membahu satu sama lain serta berbagi yang tak bisa dilakukan sendiri. Menjadi pasangan yang berjalan beriringan membutuhkan energi seperti kendar...

How to Acquire a New Language Effectively

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  Recently, I watched a fascinating video about the secrets of learning a new language by Lydia Machova. Well I got a new insight about how polyglot could acquire new languages quickly. For instance Lydia said that she could master a new language in two years. Brilliant! I was wondering how could it be? Firstly learning a new language is about process just like the other learning. Basically without enjoying the process then learning is no longer fun. For instance when we were in childhood, we kept learning many things such how to eat, walk, run, and so on. Moreover, we frequently made mistakes when we were learning some basics. Similarly, learning a new language is about enjoying the process. I would say that we should draw in our mind that learning a new language is much fun by creating whatever amazing imaginations. For instance we could create imaginations such as travelling around the world and speaking to native with the language which we have learned. Secondly finding out...