Hadapi Dengan Senyuman

*From my old Friendster Blog site written on August 25, 2007.

I previously wrote about the importance of differentiating what we can actually control from what we can't whenever we're tested with difficult situations. Well, an Indonesian band got it figured right on the bullseye. Read the lyrics below and if you have the song in your computer, try listening to it carefully this time.

Artist: Dewa
Song: Hadapi Dengan Senyuman

Hadapi dengan senyuman
Semua yang terjadi, biar terjadi
Hadapi dengan tenang jiwa
Semua kan baik baik saja

Bila ketetapan Tuhan sudah ditetapkan
Tetaplah sudah
Tak ada yang bisa merubah
Dan takkan bisa berubah

Relakan saja ini
Bahwa (Bahawa) semua yang terbaik
Terbaik untuk kita semua
Menyerahlah untuk menang

The lyrics is really simple but it holds truly important messages regarding life realities. And I really like this song for a few other reasons:

1. It tells us to face difficult situations (hadapi)
2. On top of that, it also reminds us to face those difficult situations POSITIVELY and CALMLY (dengan senyuman, dengan tenang jiwa)
3. It helps us assure ourselves that everything's gonna be just fine (semua kan baik-baik saja)
4. The song says that some things just purely CAN'T be changed and can't be controlled no matter what (tak ada yang bisa merubah, dan takkan bisa berubah)
5. It teaches us to accept fate (relakanlah saja ini, bahwa semua yang terbaik)
6. It introduces the concept of "giving in to win" (menyerahlah untuk menang)

So, props to Dewa for doing a great job. To my friends out there, I strongly recommend you listen to this song whenever you face hardships or whenever you're feeling down - because it helps. Well, I don't know if it'll help you guys, but at least it's helped me before that's for sure ;)