Put Your Affairs In Order

Membereskan Segala Urusan Anda
Setelah memeriksa dengan seksama, seorang dokter akhirnya mengeluh dan berkata, "Saya akan sampaikan kabar buruk. Anda terkena kanker, dan lebih baik Anda bereskan segala urusan Anda." Wanita itu sangat kaget, namun berusaha menguasai dirinya dan berjalan ke arah ruang tunggu dimana anak perempuannya sedang menunggu.

"Nah, anakku, kita para wanita berpesta ketika segala hal baik-baik saja, dan kita juga berpesta ketika ada hal-hal yang buruk terjadi. Dalam hal ini, terjadi hal yang buruk. Aku terkena kanker. Jadi, marilah kita pergi ke klub malam dan minum-minum Martini."

Setelah tiga atau empat sloki Martini, kedua wanita itu merasa agak mabuk. Mereka banyak tertawa dan makin banyak minum lagi. Akhirnya, mereka didekati oleh beberapa teman sang ibu, yang penasaran apa yang membuat mereka berpesta begitu. Sang ibu berkata kepada teman-teman wanitanya bahwa mereka sedang merayakan hari kematiannya. "Aku sudah didiagnosa terkena penyakit AIDS!"

Teman-temannya sangat terkejut. Setelah mengatakan turut berdukacita, mereka segera kabur dari situ. Setelah mereka pergi, anak perempuannya bertanya, "Mama, bukankah mama sedang menderita kanker? Mengapa mama katakan kepada mereka bahwa mama terkena AIDS?"

"Aku berkata seperti itu karena aku tidak mau wanita-wanita brengsek itu akan tidur dengan ayahmu setelah aku mati!" Itulah yang dilakukan wanita itu dalam rangka membereskan segala urusannya. Email dari Ibu Shirley K, diterjemahkan oleh Hadi Kristadi untuk Pentas Kesaksian, http://pentas-kesaksian.blogspot.com pada tanggal 12 Juni 2009.

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The doctor, after an examination, sighed and said, "I've got some bad news. You have cancer, and you'd best put your affairs in order." The woman was shocked, but managed to compose herself and walk into the waiting room where her daughter had been waiting.

"Well, daughter, we women celebrate when things are good, and we celebrate when things don't go so well. In this case, things aren't well. I have cancer. So, let's head to the club and have a martini."

After 3 or 4 martinis, the two were feeling a little less somber. There were some laughs and more martinis. They were eventually approached by some of the woman's old friends, who were curious as to what the two were celebrating. The woman told her friends they were drinking to her impending end, 'I've been diagnosed with AIDS.'

The friends were aghast, gave the woman their condolences and beat a hasty retreat.
After the friends left, the woman's daughter leaned over and whispered,
"Momma, I thought you said you were dying of cancer, and you just told your friends you were dying of AIDS! Why did you do that?"

"Because I don't want any of those bastards sleeping with your father after I'm gone." And THAT, my friends, is what is called, 'Putting Your Affairs In Order.'

Diposting oleh Hadi Kristadi untuk PENTAS KESAKSIAN
http://pentas-kesaksian.blogspot.com