AS A BAMBOO

A beautiful piece of bamboo grows in a farmer's yard, this bamboo stem grows tall towering among other bamboo stems, one day the farmer who owned the bamboo pohan came. He said to the bamboo stick: O bamboo, would you use me to be a very useful drain pipe for irrigating my rice fields? "The bamboo stem answered," Oh sure I want it to be useful to you sir, but tell me what you will do to make me being the drain pipe "The farmer replied," First, I will cut you down to separate you from your beautiful family, then I will throw away your branches which can hurt the person who holds you, after that I will divide you according to my needs , finally I will throw the barriers that are in your trunk so that the water can flow smoothly ".

" When I finish with My work, you will become a pipe that will drain water to irrigate the fields so that the planted rice can thrive. "

Hearing this, the old bamboo stick was silent, then he said to the farmer, "Sir, of course I will feel very sick when you cut me down, it will also hurt when you throw away my branches, even more pain when you divide my beautiful shells this and must have been unbearable when you rummaged through the inside of my body to get rid of the barriers of the barrier ".

"Will I be strong through all the processes, sir?" The farmer answered, "O bamboo, you must be strong through all of this because I chose you precisely because you are the strongest of all the stems in this family, so be glad". Finally the bamboo stick gave up, "All right, sir, I want to be more useful than the other bamboo sticks, here I am, cut me down, do it according to what you want."

After the farmer finishes the work, the beautiful bamboo stems that used to be the only decorator of the farmer's yard, have now turned into water pipes that irrigate the fields so that rice can flourish and bear fruit. Have we ever thought that with responsibility and problems laden, maybe God is processing us to be beautiful before Him? Just like the bamboo stick, we are being forged.

But don't worry we must be strong because God will not give a burden that we cannot bear, so will we surrender to God's will, let Him freely work within us to make us useful tools for Him? Like the bamboo stick, let's say, "Here I am, God do what you want."