SPIRIT OF HOPE

Saturday afternoon , June 12th, 2010 , I was in the crowd watching the opening ceremony of Bali Art Festival 2010. This was a cultural event that not only attended by artists from all regions of Bali , but also attended by several delegations from other islands in Indonesia and some representatives from other countries .

As a Balinese , I admired this event. When the camera aimed at the attraction of Baris dancers , knights Bali, I could feel the powerfull spirit behind it . Agility , loyalty and triumph are three values that wrapped inside of the life's challenges .

However , there is one thing that can not be forgotten. It is a hope , even when only a small chance remains. A hope often makes people stay in an uncomfortable situation for a certain time while waiting for an answer. Then, faith , as the spiritual motivation , stays behind the expectation. Without faith, a hope was empty . In fact , good faith and good hope will be very meaningful in a work of love.

Values above, are universal and basically became a part of family traditions in achieving peace . This certainly has been widely shown by our parents and ancestors in achieving their goals.


This spirit should make us more excited again within reaching the ideals, which actually had been done already by our predecessors. So that, we just need to give thanks and pass them even better as we could.

Psalm 126 : 5
Let those who wept as they planted their crops, gather the harvest with joy!