Kamis, 08 Mei 2014

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Bingung Lebay

Dia adalah orang yang membuatku nyaman dan bahagia. Selalu bersama dengan ceria. Tetapi rasa ini sungguh menyiksaku, menunggu kepastian tanpa balasan.

Dia adalah sahabatku, Marsini namanya. Sejak pertama kali aku mengenalnya, tatapan matanya itu masih teringat jelas di dalam ingatanku, membuatku selalu ceria dan bahagia. Senyumannya membuatku tenang dan damai, setiap aku merasa jatuh, jika bersamanya dia seperti membuatku bangkit kembali.

Mungkin aku terlalu egois karena terlalu berharap untuk memilikinya, tapi aku tak pernah bisa untuk berpura-pura tidak mencintainya. Tapi disisi lain, jika akhirnya aku dan dia bisa bersatu, aku merasa TAKUT, aku sangat takut kehilangan dirinya, aku tak ingin dia menghilang dari mata dan hatiku. Tapi di sisi lain, aku sangat ingin memiliki dia, agar semua orang tau, dia itu milik ku. Hanya aku dan bukan milik orang lain.

Aku selalu menahan rasa sakit ini ketika teman-temanku menanyakan kedekatan ku dengan Marsini selama ini. Aku sakit ketika aku harus mengatakan, “Bukan, dia hanya temanku.”

Tapi perlahan masalah itu sudah menjadi hal yang biasa untukku. Karna Marsini mengajarkanku untuk bertindak dan bersikap dewasa. Aku tak berani mengatakan Marsini adalah segalanya untukku, karena aku takut jika kehilangan dia aku akan kehilangan segala yang kupunya.

Aku berusaha menjadi lelaki dewasa yang selalu berfikir positif. Terkadang aku berfikir tentang hubunganku dengan Marsini sekarang. Aku takut jika kami berpacaran dan akhirnya putus, aku tak akan bahagia karena tak bisa berada di dekatnya lagi. Mungkin lebih baik berteman seperti sekarang ini karena dia tak akan meninggalkan aku, walaupun dia menemukan cintanya.

Marsini adalah salah satu orang yang berharga bagiku setelah keluargaku sekarang. Andai saja aku mampu mengatakan kepadanya bahwa aku menyayanginya, mungkin aku akan jauh lebih tenang. Sudah beberapa kali aku mencoba untuk mengatakannya, tapi yang ada hanya gemetar, gemetar sekujur badan. Mungkin, belum saatnya aku berkata seperti itu.

Tawa dan candanya adalah salah satu warna di hidupku, aku tak ingin semuanya berlalu begitu cepat. Marsini juga adalah salah satu alasan yang membuatku betah di masa sekarang ini yang membuatku lelah. Saat ini aku masih duduk manis di sampingnya, menjadi temannya, entah akankah posisi itu berubah atau tidak, tak ada yang bisa memastikannya. Tetapi harapan itu tetap akan selalu ada.

causative verb



Causative verb

Causative Verbs
Causative verbs show that somebody/something is indirectly responsible for an action. The subject doesn't perform the action itself, but causes someone/something else to do it instead. For example:
- Yesterday I had my hair cut.
I didn't cut my own hair, but I made someone else do it for me instead - I "caused" them to cut my hair.
Have
Have is a common causative verb. Instead of doing something ourselves, we "have" someone else do it instead. It has the following form:
The verb "to have" + object + past participle. For example:
- I had my jacket cleaned yesterday.
- Did you have your computer fixed?
Sometimes we use have as a causative verb when we intend to perform the action ourselves. For example:
- When will the report be ready? I'll do it by tomorrow morning. >>
- When will the report be ready? I'll have it done by tomorrow morning.
By using the causative the second sentence takes attention away from the doer of the action, and gives more attention to the action being done. It sounds polite and professional.
Get
Get is often used instead of have. For example:
- I got my computer fixed - I had my computer fixed. These two sentences mean the same thing.
- I got my jacket cleane. - I had my jacket cleaned. These two sentences mean the same thing.
Causative verbs are often used with negative experiences. In these situations it's more common to use have. For example:
- I had my wallet stolen. (I didn't actually cause my wallet to be stolen - someone stole my wallet from me)
- She had her window smashed.


Let / Make / Have / Get
The following is a mini-tutorial on the use of the causative verbs "let," "make," "have," and "get." After you have studied the tutorial, complete the associated exercises. If you already know how to use these verbs, you can skip the explanation and go directly to the exercises.
Let
FORM
[let + person + verb]
USE
This construction means "to allow someone to do something."
Examples:
  • John let me drive his new car.
  • Will your parents let you go to the party?
  • I don't know if my boss will let me take the day off.
Make
FORM
[make + person + verb]
USE
This construction means "to force someone to do something."
Examples:
  • My teacher made me apologize for what I had said.
  • Did somebody make you wear that ugly hat?
  • She made her children do their homework.
Have
FORM
[have + person + verb]
USE
This construction means "to give someone the responsibility to do something."
Examples:
  • Dr. Smith had his nurse take the patient's temperature.
  • Please have your secretary fax me the information.
  • I had the mechanic check the brakes.
Get
FORM
[get + person + to + verb]
USE
This construction usually means "to convince to do something" or "to trick someone into doing something."
Examples:
  • Susie got her son to take the medicine even though it tasted terrible.
  • How can parents get their children to read more?
  • The government TV commercials are trying to get people to stop smoking.
Get vs. Have
Sometimes "get someone to do something" is interchangeable with "have someone do something," but these expressions do not mean exactly the same thing.
Examples:
  • I got the mechanic to check my brakes.
    At first the mechanic didn't think it was necessary, but I convinced him to check the brakes.
  • I had the mechanic check my brakes.
    I asked the mechanic to check the brakes.