Journal Sastera - Cerita Kami

Acknowledge (v) as being defined in the Oxford Dictionary are: to accept or admit the existence or truth of to recognize the importance or quality of to show that one has noticed or recognized (someone) by making a gesture or greeting. to confirm (receipt of something) In teaching children about acknowledge is to make them understand the important of showing awareness or express gratitude for someone's behaviours. Being an adult, we know how pleasant it is to be acknowledged. The same goes to the children too. Acknowledging the children when they accomplished something, behaving righteously, or just by acknowledging their new dress would definitely one of the way to boost a child's positive behaviours. By providing them positive feedback an encouragement is crucial in developing their social-emotional learning. Acknowledge shows presence. As much as we are aware, children as young as babies up to the teenagers, do crave attention. Take this word by heart. Acknowledg...

Can we imagine life without words? Even the deaf find their own ways with words. Sometimes, I do envy them for I'm sure their words are so discrete and intimate that could actually make us, with vocal words speechless, just watching their body language and responses. Deep, indeed! 'No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world'- Robin Williams Words have power. Words create humans, relations, cultures, worlds and all. And that's why, we just to be extra careful with words, our words. We won't know when we will have to 'eat' them, with our without our wills. From the Oxford Dictionaries site, states that "In the Second Edition of the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary, published in 1989, contains full entries for 171,476 words in current use, and 47,156 obsolete words. To this may be added around 9,500 derivative words included as sub-entries." O my words! In my religion, words have its own values and significance to...

Keliru … Entahlah, mereka atau aku Bila hilang di mata, bernista menipu Angkuh menuduh ini itu Ntahkan sahih ntahkan tidak, tak tahu Lancar meluah bertalu-talu Bila bersua mula kaku Diajak bicara katanya tak mahu Belum pergi berundur lalu Terus sakanya diseru Mula meroyan menjerit sekuat mampu … Dan aku, masih tak tahu sebab mereka masih membisu katanya mengungkit itu tak perlu tapi mereka yang pendek akal itu lupa, yang mengungkit, bukan ke mereka dulu? … - ع says - 9.12.18 -

GURINDAM DUA BELAS Raja Ali Haji SATU Barang siapa tiada memegang agama, Sekali-kali tiada boleh dibilangkan nama. Barang siapa mengenal yang empat, Maka ia itulah orang yang ma’rifat Barang siapa mengenal Allah, Suruh dan tegahnya tiada ia menyalah. Barang siapa mengenal diri, Maka telah mengenal akan Tuhan yang bahri. Barang siapa mengenal dunia, Tahulah ia barang yang teperdaya. Barang siapa mengenal akhirat, Tahulah ia dunia mudarat. DUA Barang siapa mengenal yang tersebut, Tahulah ia makna takut. Barang siapa meninggalkan sembahyang, Seperti rumah tiada bertiang. Barang siapa meninggalkan puasa, Tidaklah mendapat dua termasa. Barang siapa meninggalkan zakat, Tiadalah hartanya beroleh berkat. Barang siapa meninggalkan haji, Tiadalah ia menyempurnakan janji. TIGA Apabila terpelihara mata, Sedikitlah cita-cita. Apabila terpelihara kuping, Khabar yang jahat tiadaiah damping. Apabila terpelihara lidah, Niscaya dapat daripadanya paedah. ...