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PRODI D3 KEBIDANAN
2011
WIND AND WATER
Ho Da-ming couldn’t figure out why his restaurant was failing. He had set it up on a busy
street. His chef was famous. He had laid out a fortune for interior design. But customers
rarely came back. Why? Mr. Ho called in a feng shui consultant to find out. Feng shui
(meaning “wind and water” and pronounced FUNG SHWAY) is the ancient Chinese art of
placing things in the environment. According to this art, the arrangement of furniture,
doors, and windows affects our health, wealth, and happiness.
The consultant told Mr. Ho that the restaurant entrance was letting prosperity out. The
desperate owner tore down the old entrance and put up a new one. His action paid off.
Soon business picked up, and Mr. Ho became rich.
Feng shui has caught on with modern architects and homeowners everywhere. Although the
complex charts of feng shui are hard to work out, the theory is simple: we are part of
nature, and we must adjust to its natural energies. To be healthy and prosperous, we must
lay out our homes and workplaces to allow chi (good energy) to circulate gently and to cut
off sha (harmful energy).
Try this activity out in your home or dorm room. First sit down and think about how you feel
in this room. Now look around. Try to pick out the things that make you feel good or bad. To
find our more, go to your library or bookstore and pick up a book on basic feng shui. You’ll
be surprised at what you learn.
Feng shui telah tertangkap dengan arsitek modern dan pemilik rumah di mana-mana.
Meskipun grafik kompleks feng shui sulit untuk bekerja keluar, teori yang sederhana: kita
adalah bagian dari alam, dan kita harus menyesuaikan diri dengan energi alam. Agar sehat
dan makmur, kita harus mengeluarkan rumah kita dan tempat kerja untuk memungkinkan
chi (energi yang baik) untuk mengedarkan lembut dan untuk memotong sha (energi
berbahaya).
Coba kegiatan ini di rumah atau kamar asrama. Pertama duduk dan memikirkan tentang
bagaimana Anda merasa di ruangan ini. Sekarang lihat sekeliling. Cobalah untuk memilih
hal-hal yang membuat Anda merasa baik atau buruk. Untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut, pergi
ke perpustakaan atau toko buku dan mengambil sebuah buku tentang feng shui dasar. Anda
akan terkejut dengan apa yang Anda pelajari.
EVERYDAY FENG SHUI
Have you noticed that some spaces cheer you up and give you energy, while others bring
you down? This feng shui diagram uses mythical animals to explain why. Look it over, and
then imagine yourself in the center. A phoenix takes off in front of you and gives you
inspiration. Behind you, a tortoise guards you from things you cannot see. On your left and
right, a dragon and a tiger balance each other. The dragon floats above the floor and helps
you take in the big picture, not just small details. The tiger’s energy gives you courage.
These symbols can be important in setting up a work environment. Dana, for example,
needed ideas and energy in order to get ahead. Unfortunately, her undecorated,
windowless cubicle took away moat of her powers. After she hung up a scenic poster in the
phoenix area in front of her desk, she began to feel more inspired. She gave her tiger some
power by picking out plants to put on the file cabinet to her right, and she hung a cheerful
mobile from the top of her left cubicle wall for her dragon. Try these ideas out in your own
workplace and see what happens!
Simbol-simbol ini dapat menjadi penting dalam mendirikan sebuah lingkungan kerja. Dana,
misalnya, diperlukan ide dan energi untuk maju. Sayangnya, dia tidak menghiasnya, bilik
berjendela mengambil parit kekuatannya. Setelah dia menutup telepon poster
pemandangan di daerah phoenix di depan meja, dia mulai merasa lebih terinspirasi. Dia
memberikan dia kekuatan beberapa harimau dengan memilih keluar tanaman untuk
menempatkan di lemari arsip di sebelah kanannya, dan ia menggantungkan ponsel ceria dari
atas dinding kiri bilik nya untuk naga nya. Cobalah ide-ide ini di tempat kerja Anda sendiri
dan lihat apa yang terjadi!
PERTANYAAN
6. she removed a poster from the area in front of her desk. (True)