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Inspirasi Story - Once upon a time, in Konoha there is a village high above the clouds, there stood a school on a freezing mountain peak. The main duty of this school was to guard the "Eternal Fire" so the village would never freeze. Every year, the headmaster gave the highest award to the student who built the biggest flame. The students competed fiercely, throwing in oils and chemicals randomly. All that mattered to them was making the fire reach the sky so they could be praised on the big stage.
Until one day, a massive blizzard struck. Those huge fires suddenly went out in an instant because they burned without a true foundation. The village began to freeze in panic. In the middle of the chaos, there was one student whose fire was small, yet it stayed perfectly stable, radiating warmth in the corner of the room. The headmaster noticed this student used no oil, but firewood gathered with absolute patience and stacked with deep respect.
This student had never been given the stage because their fire never reached the sky. But when the storm came, it was their fire that saved the village. The headmaster wept, finally realizing his mistake after all those years of ignoring the true essence of warmth.
Melalui sepenggal cerita di atas, maka sebagai serang pendidik bisa dijadikan bahan renungan bersama. Di sekolah, siapakah figur sukses yang sedang kita rayakan dan beri panggung? Apakah kita hanya merayakan siswa yang paling pintar secara akademik, atau kita juga memberikan apresiasi besar bagi siswa yang paling jujur, paling gigih berjuang, dan paling beradab kepada gurunya?
Sebab, ke arah mana panggung kita berikan, ke sanalah karakter generasi masa depan akan bergerak.
Ada sebuah nasihat mendalam: "العلم بلا أدب كالنار بلا Øطب" Ilmu tanpa adab itu seperti api tanpa kayu bakar. Kepintaran yang menyala tanpa moralitas akan cepat padam dan merusak tanpa arah. Jadi, mari kita didik mereka dengan penuh kesadaran dan rencana.
*disampaikan oleh Silmi Amin, S.S.