GRASSHOPPER IN A BOX

It is said that there is a box, where the box turns out to have a grasshopper in it. It turns out that the grasshopper has been in the box for a long time.

One day the grasshopper has managed to get out. Because it has come out of the box that has been confining it. The grasshopper felt full of happiness, finally what he had been waiting for was also achieved.

The happiness that the grasshopper had was expressed through the jumps he made here and there. the jump was as if he wanted to show nature that so great he had broken free and became free thanks to the efforts he had made, but instantly his happy, happy and carefree expression instantly turned into an expression of shock, surprise, amazement and even questions as if he could not believe what he saw.

The moment of expression occurred when he met with another swarm of locusts. Where the grasshopper he met turned out to be able to jump much higher and longer.

The grasshopper who was once in the box was curious what the secret was of the high and long jumps of other grasshoppers. Full of curiosity and courage, the grasshopper in the box finally asked the other flock.

"What makes you able to jump higher and farther than me, even though when viewed from the age and size of our bodies are still the same, what is the secret,?" Asked the grasshopper with curiosity. With these words, the other grasshoppers were astonished and began to answer.

"Where have you been all this time, it is only natural that grasshoppers who are in the wild can do what I do," replied the grasshopper with a long jump earlier. Instantly the answer made the grasshopper who was free from the box begin to realize, he felt too long to give up with the situation, waste time, not confident and full of fear to try.

Do you know if the condition of the grasshopper in the box is also often experienced by us.

Where we often experience failures, remarks, ridicule, without the support of others and many more. We often limit ourselves and dare not try because there is no support from outside.

We are too fixated and confined to the "BOX" of other people's words and begin to change our mindset as if what we have not tried will definitely get bad results. So that when someone else can, we start to wonder what the secret is, how he can do it, why I can't be like him, and so on.

Whereas courage, never giving up, efforts and prayers that are istiqomah, patience and enthusiasm in any situation are some of the factors that can make us closer to the gates of success, you know.

Let's change our mindset to be more courageous in taking the first step closer to the word success, and Success itself is not only an indicator of "Material", friends, Make sure what we do is a process that will make our lives better than before, and of course not only success in the world, but also success in the Hereafter, InshaAllah Aamiin.

This inspiring story teaches us to stay focused on our goals and not waste time. There is no point in procrastinating and listening to the gossip of others. So don't be afraid to take risks. Sometimes if we don't try, we don't know what the outcome will be.

"HOPEFULLY USEFUL"

Indonesia, 26 June 2023