King Types - Fz

This scene is taken from one of my favorite anime, Fate/Zero. The story is about seven Master (human) are chosen to fight for the Holy Grail (it can fulfill whatever your wish is), these Masters can summon seven Servant (Heroic Spirit, usually someone that's great in the past) that are divided to 7 classes: Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, Caster, Assassin, Berserker.

This scene is taken from episode 11 "The Grail Dialogue"

From left: Saber, Archer, Rider

Rider (Iskander a.k.a Alexander the Great, King of Conquerors) was inviting Saber (King Arthur, King of Knights -although in the anime Saber is a woman) and Archer (Gilgamesh, King of Heroes) to a dialogue of which king suits the Holy Grail best.

My treasury houses only the finest drinks and the finest of swords. This alone should indicate which among us is the greatest of kings.

Archer. Your finest drink is, indeed, worthy of the finest vessel. Unfortunately, the Holy Grail is not a drinking cup. First, we must hear what wish you would have the Grail grant.

You are not ruler here, pretender. Already, you violate the rules dictating that we must fight for the Grail. To begin with, the Grail should already be mine. All of this world's treasures, without exception, trace their origin to my treasure house.

Then once you held the Grail? You would know it by sight?

No. Do not consider me as you would some lesser being. The amount of my wealth in my treasury long ago surpassed my own knowledge. But that is a treasure also means that it belongs to me. And any who would take it for themselves is naught but a thief.

Your words are no different than Caster's insane rants. It appears he isn't the only Servant to have gone mad.

Come, let's not go that far... I believe I've got a clue to what his real name is. But Archer, you surely have no true interest in the Grail itself, do you?

Of course not. But I must administer my judgement to those who would steal treasure from me. It's a matter of principle.

Huh. So then, Archer... Of what manner of duty and rules do you speak?

Of the law. The law I set down as king. you break the law, and I punish you. There is no place for discussion.

Which means, that all we have left to us is combat.

King of Conquest, you agreed that the Grail's rightful ownership lies with another, so will you take it by force? What makes the Holy Grail so important to you?

I wish for true incarnation.

Huh?

(Rider's Master) Hey, wasn't you goal supposed to be world conquest-

Idiot. Even if magic lends us form in this world, ultimately, we remain Servants. I wish for rebirth, as a human, to live within the world in which I've arrived. And with nothing but my body, I shall defy both heaven and earth. The is the meaning of conquest. Thus it begins, then proceeds, and it finished. Such is the path of my conquest.

That is hardly fitting of how a king should be.

Then let us hear what you would say.

I wish for my homeland's salvation. With the omnipotent wish-granting device, I shall avert Britain's fate of destruction.

Hey, King of Knights. Did you just say that you would change fate? Does that mean you wish to change the past?

Indeed. Even if it is a wish that a miracle alone cannot fulfill, if the Holy Grail is truly omnipotent, it will

*laughs*

Emm, Saber... Surely you do not mean that you would erase the marks you, yourself, have left on history?

Indeed. Why should that bother you? Why do you laugh? The country that gave me my blade, to which I offered my life, was destroyed. Why should it be strange for me to find that sad?

Did you hear that, Rider? What that little girl, who names herself King of Knights, said? "To which I offered my life..." *laughs again*

Why is that humorous?! To ensure their country's prosperity, a king should make any sacrifice.

No. The king does not make offerings. The nation and the people, offer themselves to the king. not the reverse.

What? Those are a tyrant's words!

Just so. We are heroes because we are tyrants. However, Saber, if a king regrets their rule or its conclusion, that king is nothing but a fool. Even worse than a tyrant.

Iskandar, your reign ended with your heirs slain, and your empire dissolved into three parts. You have no regrets about that end?

None. Not if it came to pass by my judgement and my retainers' sacrifices... its destruction was inevitable. I shall grieve and I shall weep, but I shall never regret.

You...

Let alone undo it! Such an act would be a mockery of all who fought with me!

Only warriors can find glory in destruction! Of what worth is a king who fails to protect the powerless? A just rule, with just laws... Those are the true duties of a king!

So you, the king, are a slave to what is right?

That is acceptable. A king is a martyr to their ideals.

That is not how a person should live.

If I rule the nation as a king, I cannot ask to live as a person. King of Conquerors, you seek the grail merely for your own benefit. you could never understand... You who became a ruler only to satisfy your endless greed.

A king without greed is even worse than a figurehead! Saber. You said you would martyr yourself for your ideals. In life, you must have been a pure saint. A proud and noble figure, certainly. But who can truly admire the martyr's thorny path? Who dreams of such an ending? A king... The king must be greedier than any other. He must laugh more loudly and rage for longer. He must exemplify the extreme of all things, good and evil. That is why his retainers envy and adore him. And why the flames of aspiration, to be as the king is, can burn within his people. Proud king of chivalry... The righteousness and ideals you bore may indeed have saved your nation once. However, I'm certain you know what became of those who were saved, but left to themselves.

What?

You saved them, but you never led them. You never showed them what a king should be. You abandoned your men when they lost their way. Then, alone and untroubled, you followed your own pretty little ideals. Thus, you are no true king. you are only a little girl, enraptured by a false idol of the king who serves others, but not themselves.

I...

Saber! Archer! Here is our banquet's final question. Must the king be alone?

The king must indeed be alone!

No, you don't understand at all. I suppose I'll have to show you exactly what a real king is. A king must live a grander life than any other's and embody his people's image of admiration! He who is worthy of all heroes' envy, and he who leads the way, is the king! Therefore, the king is not alone. For his will equals that of all his followers together!

***

So, which king do you prefer to be your king? Or which king do you prefer if you are the king?

Pancasila... Belongs to whom?

Last Tuesday, we, 3rd grade senior high school students from IPEKA Puri Indah started our study tour to a village in Jogja, Turgo Village. We left Jakarta at 6 am and arrived at the village around 10 pm. The village was cold and dark. We lived in the villagers' house for two nights and did lots of activities there. I lived in Mr. Bambang's house, his wife is Mrs. Tuti and they have 2 children, Beti and Wawan. The food was very delicious, especially the spicy tomato sauce. I  talked with Mrs. Tuti quite a lot, she told me stories about the village. How they live simply and very close to each other. Even with the diversity between them, their religions, their job, etc. but their bonds are stronger. Once Mrs. Tuti told me that villagers helped other villagers with different religion build their worship places.

Sounded like the foundation of the lovely country, Pancasila, is in the villagers heart and mindset:

1. Ketuhanan yang Maha Esa. (Belief in the divinity of God)

2. Kemanusiaan yang adil dan beradab. (Just and civilized humanity)

3. Persatuan Indonesia. (The unity of Indonesia)

4. Kerakyatan yang dipimpin oleh hikmat kebijaksanaan dalam permusyawaratan perwakilan. (Democracy guided by the inner wisdom in the unanimity arising out of deliberations amongst representatives)

5. Keadilan sosial bagi seluruh rakyat Indonesia. (Social justice for all of the people of Indonesia)

Then, I remember about the town I've lived in. Jakarta. It's like the contrary of Mrs. Tuti's story. Just a few know another, people are so passive and insensitive. What's worse is people can't accept diversities between them, some against others. Helping people from other religion build worship places?? Oh what happened is some people burned worship places from other religion. Everyone focus only to themselves. Such a grief.

Why? Jakarta is still in Indonesia, right?

Why can't I see Pancasila as the foundation for people especially in Jakarta?

Pancasila...

Belongs to Indonesia? 

Belongs to some part of Indonesia? 

Belongs to whom?

My Bucket List

Have you ever seen the movie "Bucket List"?
Well, at school we watched it and was assigned to make our own bucket list before we finish high school.

So, here is my bucket list:
1. Create a new song
2. Make scores for the songs created
3. Open a bank account
4. Around Jakarta by TransJakarta with friends
5. Travel by train
6. Go to Salatiga, swim and see the sunrise from the top of the hill
7. Learn to ride motorcycle
8. Teach music
9. Teach school lessons to children
10. Try my best to enter UI, Universitas Indonesia (Indonesia University)
11. Finish at least one book given
12. Make jacket for peer group
13. Tattooed

We are we

A lot things has happened since I got into the second grade of senior high school
Things I didn't imagine would ever come to me,
They just happened
And I thought they made who I am now
Today, I realize that it's wrong

I become very aware of what I'm interested in lately
What I think, what I feel
are oriented to that which I'm interested in
I thought it is the reaction of the things happened

This morning, I looked back at the psychotest I had when I'm in the first grade of senior high school
And to my surprise, the result was really me
I thought I wasn't like me until those things since last year happened
But now I know
That I am who I am right from the beginning

And I think all of us are the same
When we think things around us make who we are
Maybe they don't
We are who we are
Things happen just to make us realize who we are

Living the History

I never get really interested in history since little

I was so excited first, but then...

For  years, it's always the same

What we've learned, what we've known

That's all..

I've never wanted to know more

Because I thought it'd be boring

But that's the past

Now I know much more, and am excited to know much more

I've never known about the world's history

Hearing and seeing others know about it

Kinda made me envy, but also interested

The Century Trilogy by Ken Follet

Has been recommended for a quite long time

I thought I could never read it or even buy it

And now I just finished the first novel, Fall of Giants

It's a bit unbelievable to see it in my school's library -the first novel, that is-

And surprisingly they have 2 books of it -usually, there's only one book for this kind of book-

I tried to borrow the book 2 weeks ago

Unfortunately I have to wait until this Monday since I had mid-term test last week

And yes I learned history, and much more, of course

The life of people from many countries

Lots of point views from many sides

Ken Follet has nailed it into an incredible novel

Everything is felt by just reading

My imagination goes wild with all of the details

Many lessons I get from this book

Some which made my brain can't stop thinking about are..

This feeling I've felt

I guess every student in this world feel it too

The feeling that history lessons are being made up

For the sake of their own country

Only tells the good part and makes us blind to the bad part

Will it continue?

And what lessons had civilization for me? I learned that it ruled by creating classes and dividing people, by making some better than others.

-Virginia Dare, The Enchantress by Michael Scott p 80

It's taken from another book, but I believe that it's so true

I could see it clearly in FoG

Eventhough from a social democratic party like Bolshevik

A fundamentalism of any kind of belief is not good

I believe in it strongly

And so many more from reading this book

So many to think and to tell

I haven't get the right words for it

So I'll continue to the second book, Winter of The World

Now with many unpredictable things have happened in my life, I don't regret buying the second book without hesitation

And I hope I could tell more after finishing this one :)

PS: And I'm terribly excited about the third book that I just known the title, Edge of Eternity, and will be published toward the end of 2014

Giving

Wednesday, 4 Sep 2013

I had Character Building class

The topic is giving

We're given questions about it

Why do you give something to people?

What do you feel when you give something to people?

Do you believe that you'll be given more when you give something to people?

And so on...

And the end of the class, my friends and I were discussing about the questions given

That day, I didn't know I'd be hearing the answers the next Sunday

Sunday, 8 Sep 2013

I was in youth Sunday service

The sermon were answering those questions and it's real good

The topic is actually "Manage Your Money"

But it was more than just that

First of all, he said

Half truth is a whole lie. Half Gospel is not true gospel.
-JA

He read from the bible

"Sowing Generously"

2 Corinthians 9 : 6-11

6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

7 Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

9 As it is written: "He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever."

10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.

11 You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.

Briefly, he said that all our money -etc.- are from God

We are not the owner of ours

God is

That's why we have to give it all back to God

By giving it to others

And, will we be given more if we give more?

Of course not, it's all God's not ours

What about verse 6?

John 4 : 37 gives the answer

Thus the saying 'One sows and another reaps' is true.

The context in 2 Corinthians is this

Corinthians were rich, Jerusalem needed help

So Paul wanted Corinthians to help Jerusalem

When Corinthians sowed generously -give more-

Jerusalem would reap generously -get more-

It opened my eyes

I've never known the context behind that passage

All I know is who gives more will get more, vice versa

It's all going back to the top

Half truth is a whole lie. Half Gospel is not true gospel.

Independence

Do you know the greatest gift a parent can give to a child?
Independence. To allow them go out into the world and make their own decisions, travel their own paths.
-Hekate, The Enchantress be Michael Scott, p 212

I believe that my parents is one of the protective parents
They were kind of a dictator when I was in Primary School -they still are, but just sometimes now-
They started to negotiate with us -me and my big brother- when I was in Junior High School
And now, I'm still in Senior High School btw, I could feel a bit of that independence

I also believe that my parents are approaching the ideal parents
Yes, they often make mistakes
But they're working real hard on it
Eventually, I really adore them as parents

I like cars, eventhough I don't like to know how it works or it's machines
I like to drive, I started to hold the wheels when I'm in third grade primary school and started to drive for real when I'm in the sixth grade
I made my car -my dad's car- hurt twice
Because of the second time, I stopped driving for almost 2 years
But then I drove again

I'm 17 and I've had a driving license
Until now, I've drove the car 5 times alone -well, I'm not really alone, but my dad weren't there so I count it as alone-
Maybe it seems natural
But for me, it's like a signal they've started to give me that independence