Inspiration is like Birds

For me, Jakarta is a city boasting unparalleled spur creativity in the writing. Two days in Pontianak, a fact not produce any posts is probably reasonable to beloved posted in this blog. But another case in Jakarta. In the city of Metropilitan this, sometimes there is only inspiration that appears. He berlompat-jump on the head, sometimes no matter the time: when I are eating, like sleep, wake up sleeping, running, when the fun bath, and also (sorry) while nongkrong in the toilet (of course you already know what activities the kumaksudkan).

Inspiration. It would not have better things to bind this inspiration than immediately writes. Because if not, the inspiration that will be valuable evaporate and fly casually. Like a bird that we can be new, the inspiration like a wild animal is winged. Birds want to always free, as well as inspiration. But entahlah, whether the actual relationship between inspiration and birds, akupun not know. Suddenly this analogy only perch in the head.

Recognized or not, may at any time we have always inspired. But sometimes we are too lazy to mengikatnya, so it was wild to fly everywhere. Can be the inspiration of the new aircraft from the head and then we descend on the head of others. If other people are more creative and more patient than us, may be inspired to become something that will be valuable.

Will not painstaking and patient, care and do not care, memoriku suddenly descend on the course a few years ago. Only because of passivity and ketidakseriusan region of a country to manage the rather broad, so when there is a certain region close to neighboring countries and become the country's neighbors.

Why can so? Because the neighboring countries are more concerned with the region, while the country that he said have a wide region that do not care, do not consider that a wide area. The geographical area of the country is only concerned to build a center of power, while the areas outside the center of power left stranded, left to remain poor, not to be built. Later then known, was taken by the neighboring countries that have a lot of natural wealth, but also beautiful and captivating natural. How like more, rice has become porridge, rue mindless.

Until nearly the end of this paper, is still a lot of inspiration that will descend on the head. But keep in mind, not too greedily the inspiration with the new perch. As the new birds that we may only catch we can hold a. Can do two tails, but making enough to touch. Not how many we get the inspiration that we all want to catch it and we are not edge-edge into anything, but how our creative process so that inspiration into something valuable. [Hanafi Mohan; Ciputat, 4 Dec 2008]

"The Da Vinci Code" Not only the Christian Faith

I may include a late read novel "The Da Vinci Code" works of Dan Brown, because the novel is published for the first time in 2003 (English edition). Then rise in Indonesia (Indonesian edition) in 2004 and 2005. Now already in 2008. So can be said, is that I am the person who read the novels of late this interesting. But for me, no word too late to share what kumengerti the contents of the novel kubaca it. Because for me, it's possible that everyone has a different view after reading the content of the novel, I am no exception.

Now, I have finished reading the novel "The Da Vinci Code." When in the process of reading it, I always make estimates-estimates (suspicion-suspicion), like a detective. And in fact, suspicion-persangkaanku that so many of decline. At the end of the novel, I can smile and interesting breath relieved, after so many tensions in this novel.

To make it more interesting, read this novel in a sequence from the beginning to the end. Make a note of foreboding, we suspicion, which suspicion-suspicion that we will fall apart when we read the next page. Write the new findings. And possibly, our suspicion suspicion-based new findings also will collapse when we read the next page. Note continue the development of novel. Do not forget to record things that interest us, such as puzzles, passwords, codes, and symbols that terpecahkan, the puzzles, passwords, codes, and symbols of inter-related and have a lot of sense. Note also other things that we consider interesting, such as history and facts about the doctrines of religion. In the novel is about the Christian doctrine.

For readers who are in addition to Christian, this novel is also interesting to see us, so that we can delve back confidence in us for this, that so many metaphorical-a metaphorical metaphorical metaphorical-we consider it as a truth itself, that can be said that the metaphor-metaphor that has become dogma and doctrine that is very difficult to sued.

At the end of the page novel, I am surprised how. In fact Captain Bezu Fache was not a professional police duties in the run (because persangkaanku before, that Captain Bezu Fache including conspiracy to murder in this, namely that the plot is perkiraanku Opus Dei). Because berkatnyalah later, the mysterious murder case can be revealed, with tertangkapnya Sir Leigh Teabing (Teacher), and Prof.. Langdon and Sophie Neveu be saved.

Bishop Aringarosa not only a Bishop in the Opus Dei (The highest in the Opus Dei) who are having difficulties, and he did not know at all "Teacher." Bids from the "Teacher" acceptance, because he wanted to come out of these difficulties. But he can finally realize that he has no more tricked by the "Guru". Silas and turns, the child didiknya that, not only is a former criminals, who run with a mysterious task that he hopes to redeem his sin. Finally, Silas (Menurutku) seem to go back into the good (at the end of the story, Silas likely to die, because tertembak by police). And Opus Dei is not involved in this case, as Bishop Aringarosa only dijebak by Sir Leigh Teabing (Teacher).

And last, Langdon and Sophie Neveu after the existence of the Holy Grail, Holy Grail, which is likely only parables. Because the Holy Grail is no place in accordance with the instructions Sauniere password. That there is then, Sophie Neveu can meet with her grandmother and younger brother lakinya men, during which he is aware of Her grandfather (Sauniere) that the grandmother and sister-lakinya men also become victims of a car accident along with both parents.

That makes me confused, this incident in the novel only held overnight, resumed the morning to afternoon and then (may be just around the approximately 20 hours, or may be shorter than that), the terbunuhnya Sauniere from 10:46 hours on the night in Paris, Teachers to tertangkapnya (Sir Leigh Teabing) in London (in the novel, time tertangkapnya not explained, but can be estimated at a glance, may be next day afternoon).

Sequentially short chronology:
From 10 at night until about 6 am in Paris.
1) 10:46 pm (Louvre Museum, Paris): Sauniere killed.
2) 12.32 dinihari (Hotel Ritz, Paris): Langdon was in the Hotel Ritz, Paris.
3) Then, Langdon is in the Louvre Museum (jamnya not mentioned).
4) Langdon and Sophie Neveu to the Railway Station (not mentioned jamnya)
5) Langdon and Sophie Neveu in the Zurich-Saving Bank Branch Paris.
6) Midnight (jamnya not mentioned): Villette is located in Puri Leigh Teabing-owned Paris.
7) Conduct flight from Paris to London (jamnya not mentioned).

6:30 am to London in the Afternoon
1) 6.30: landing in London
2) 7.30 in the Temple Church, London
3) in the King's College Library (morning-time details, not written).
4) Biara Westminster, London (the time is not written)
5) Tertangkapnya Teachers (Sir Leigh Teabing), probably around the afternoon.

Create a more bizarre, background-position switch is moved, even from Paris to London (where the distance that may not be able to close it is said). With a story that mencekam indeed, can only in the short time (about 20 minutes more or less) all of that happening? Entahlah. But I certainly, this novel so interesting, and worthy to read.

If the comment said that the novel "The Da Vinci Code" has been rock Christian faith. So for me, after I finish reading the novel, the comment was indeed correct. I even want to add, that the novel, if read carefully and not just literally, by anyone, by any believer, the novel is also likely will shake the faith of anyone any religion. For example I am now (I is "Islam"), the more the doctrines and dogma-dogma held and believed by Muslims during this story as a glimpse cartoons. As Muslims believe in this story of Adam and Eve as the first man who was living in Heaven, which was then thrown to the ground because it has to do sin. In the story of the Prophet Muhammad received a revelation (which is a confidence during this Islamic nation), the Prophet Muhammad said that face-to-face with the Angel Gabriel is like two people who are in dialogue. In the other story that is believed Muslims also mentioned that a time when the Prophet Muhammad received a revelation, he saw the Angel Gabriel as a mediator penyampai revelation is very visible with huge wings that cover the sky. And the most controversial of confidence for Muslims this is the story of Isra 'Mi'raj, the events of the Prophet Muhammad during a trip in the night (only possible in a few hours) from Masjidil Haram (Makkah, Saudi Arabia) to the Masjidil Aqsa (Jerusalem - Palestine), and then resumed from Masjidil Aqsa to "Sidratul Muntaha" which is located on the "seventh heaven", and then met with the Lord (also said to meet previous prophets, like Jesus, Prophet Moses, Abraham and the Prophet). Indeed the mysterious journey, supranatural, suprahuman, and tend to not make sense. Do not things like this in many religions (including Islam), the stories that are not reasonable, and we continue up to now with the faithful (forced or not forced) to believe that the events actually occurred in "real" .

I think that the commentator (Amirah Latifah, Sidnan Al-Faruqi, Ain Muhammadi, and Adian Husaini - their comments published by Humanities Magazine, April 2005) not only have to see the novel "The Da Vinci Code" is in relation to the Christian faith, but how well they are also more aware that in the Islamic religion is also a lot of doctrines and dogma-dogma that we must also pertanyakan, such as Dan Brown is a doubt about the doctrines of the Christian. So that we as Muslims will not continue to say that Islam is the most-net and the right, while other religions are dirty and wrong.

I think that Dan Brown did not just shoot the target to the Christians. However, because he the Christian, the goal is to understand he is dituju Christians. But nonetheless, I believe, as a writer, Dan Brown still put in a universal message that can be understood by people of any religion. Namely that the controversy about teaching religion is not only override the Christian religion, but also to override the other religions (eg Islam). And it can be clearly we read in the novel "The Da Vinci Code" is. However, because we see only the errors on other religions (especially the novel is about the Christian doctrine), then we forget that in our religion (Islam) is actually a lot of teaching, confidence, and the doctrine and the controversy. However, because we already terlanjur hate Christianity, the to-be said that our Christian religion is the error. But I still believe (and if readers want to read more carefully and not just literally), that the novel "The Da Vinci Code" is not also put in a little message, that any religion in the world certainly has the dogma and doctrine may be almost similar to the that occurred in the Christian community, that if there is against the dogma and doctrine are (or have academic or confidence that is different from the majority of the people), then he will be seen as a misguided and unbelievers. Is not this for us as Muslims also experience this?

In the novel is written, that Bishop Aringarosa and Silas is the Christian fanatics, which is told in the novel could easily be used by teachers and diperalat (Sir Leigh Teabing). If Silas is people new to the Christian Religion, the Bishop Aringarosa are already old Christian Religion recognize, moreover, it is a supreme leader and the Bishop of Opus Dei. Islam is not in itself so many people like this? Namely that it seems very loyal and fanatical of the confidence that he was religious, and then the fanatical follower of Islam that this will be very easy diperalat and used by people (or institutions) who have a hidden interest. And strange, of the Islamic fanatics who are not aware that he diperalat and used. They know that what they do for this is for defending "religious" (defend the "God").

Ciputat, Saturday, 19 January 2008 At 18:22 WIB

Hanafi Mohan
The Searchers

Reading from the Rear

This is the most personal experience of myself, that is read from the back page (the end), contrary to the habits we in for, that is read from the front page (page). Weird maybe, but you try to read like this fellow, you will certainly get the sensation other than usual. Oh yes, for while this may only be suitable to read the novel, for reading the other I have never try.

Imagine, when reading the novel, then you know the first endingnya, then go for the pieces you will know the story first. This is sensasinya Menurutku. The author of novels may be preparing the novel is the story with logikanya that was very special for each author. But as readers we do not have to follow the logic the author's novel. When the novel is already in the hands of our readers, we are free sebebas-free for the mengapresiasi novel.

This is the turn back, to be the beginning of the end, be the end of the beginning. Or, still the early beginning, the end still end, but we read the first, while we will initially see the end. If the author of the novel has its own logikanya braided story in writing, so harmless, we also have a distinctive logic, and the distinctive way of reading the paper the author's novel.

The more we do not want to follow the logic of the novel's author. The more we do not want to fall by way of approach the author of the novel is the story that he created. Readers have logikanya own, have their own independence, has a distinctive way, ....

This is the revolution of the readers, this is the resistance of the readers, ...

"Edan," said friends.

Kujawab ago, "No one is more ridiculous than the author of the story, friends. Try you think, is there any more ridiculous than the people who mengkonstruksi story to a long-beratus many hundred pages. Then a more ridiculous is we, as would have followed the logic of the author only to find out what ending story, as told what braided. Because of that, so we do not fall with the logic of the author is, how well we read more endingnya first. If endingnya good, then we read his work lanjutkanlah it. But if endingnya ugly, then no one we decided not to read the novel. Done, right? "

With the face of such folded-fold, pluck friends, "Truly, wacky, eccentric alias bin sableng you that," and friends itupun pass from hadapanku. While I chortle see the faces of friends such as paper out diremas-remas it, such as clothing or may never disetrika, if Malay Pontianak called "ronyok," if the Jakarta might call "creased". You know that I mean this, friends? [Hanafi Mohan]

Ciputat, Sunday - 29 June 2008 17:07 - 17:32 WIB

Writing with Emotion

Excerpt from a lecture Doctor, that writing is one of the media to channel our emotions. In addition to writing, art is also a media distribution emotions so effectively. People who have the spirit of art is also a possibility that people have a soft heart. Well, then how emotions, art, and writing activities into one unit? Of course, the works that will be so incredible, such as novels, short story, poetry, lyric, song lyrics, music composition, and the papers are similar in which a combination of emotion, art, and writing.

So, for anyone who has the difficult emotions are controlled, then try channel emotions through writing. Curahkanlah grief, distress, disappointment, anger, and any emotions that through writing. When tersadar of these emotions, that we have any posts berlembar-many pieces. Then we are aware, the emotions we have recorded so in the form of writing. Or can also serve as the emotions are triggered in writing. That is, can we any posts that are not related to our emotions, but emotions are only made for you in writing. When this is done, this will continue to hand engrave a pen on paper, fingers will continue to dance on the keyboard keys, only the sleepy eyes that will stop it.

The note is accompanied by the emotions usually does not become dry, the language flows like a river that flows to the sea: slow, sometimes swift, rarely or never stop to collect the energy. The note is accompanied by the emotions usually very nice to read. Believe, if there are any posts that are not well read, may not have any posts written with emotion.

He explosives, confuse-blue, formations of the highway, strikes, brilliance, brights, light and bright-in of the highway. Writing with emotion is a beautiful time for the author, the time to give satisfaction for the author in the climb to reach the top of the mind. Sensation of writing like this so terrible, not only for the author, but readers also felt the sensation of the extraordinary in any posts.

Writing with emotion, has you try? [Hanafi Mohan]

Ciputat, Thursday, July 24 2008 At: 20.43-21.54 WIB