kisah Samson-Delilah, bukanlah cerita tentang wanita mengalahkan lelaki, atau lelaki takhluk pada kelembutan wanita.
akan tetapi apabila mendalami sungguh-sungguh inti cerita ini, anda akan mengerti bahwa cinta Samson kepada Delilah sungguh-sungguh tulus, dan sekalipun setelah ia dikhianati dan mengakibatkan ia dihina musuhnya sendiri, sepertinya saya tidak pernah mengingat bahwa Samson pernah mengutuki Delilah (correct me if im wrong)
bahkan saat Samson ditangkap, sepertinya ia tidak langsung menuding atau marah pada Delilah, dan lantas mendendam
saya harap bagi mereka yang menilik thread ini dan mau membacanya baik-baik, mereka dapat memahami arti cinta sejati yang sesungguhnya, dengan memahami perasaan Samson kepada Delilah..
4 those who had taste the bittest piece of love, be brave as Samson.
Dedicated especcialy 4 those who in the Deep Broken Heart (i hope you will survive soon)
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banyak kisah cinta dunia yang sudah populer, tapi terkadang kita melewatkan beberapa point yang membuat kisah tersebut menjadi populer.
berikut ini adalah cuplikan dari wikipedia
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Later, Samson goes to Gaza, where he stays at a harlot's house. His enemies wait at the gate of the city to ambush him, but he rips the gate up and carries it to "the hill that is in front of Hebron."
He then falls in love with a woman, Delilah, at the Brook of Sorek.The Philistines approach Delilah and induce her (with 1100 silver coins each) to try to find the secret of Samson's strength. Samson obviously does not want to tell the secret, so at first he teases her, telling her that he can be bound with fresh bowstrings. She does so while he sleeps, but when he wakes up he snaps the strings. She persists, and he tells her he can be bound with new ropes. She binds him with new ropes while he sleeps, and he snaps them, too. She asks again, and he says he can be bound if his locks are woven together. She weaves them together, but he undoes them when he wakes. Eventually Samson tells Delilah that he will lose his strength with the loss of his hair. Delilah calls for a servant to shave Samson's seven locks. Since that breaks the Nazarite oath, God leaves him, and Samson is captured by the Philistines. They burn out his eyes by holding a hot poker near them. After being blinded, Samson is brought to Gaza, imprisoned, and put to work grinding grain.
One day the Philistine leaders assemble in a temple for a religious sacrifice to Dagon, one of their most important gods, for having delivered Samson into their hands. They summon Samson so that he may entertain them. Three thousand more men and women gather on the roof to watch. Once inside the temple, Samson, his hair having grown long again, asks the servant who is leading him to the temple's central pillars if he may lean against them (referring to the pillars).
"Then Samson prayed to the Lord, 'O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.' (Judges 16:28)." "Samson said, 'Let me die with the Philistines!' (Judges 16:30) Down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more as he died than while he lived." (Judges 16:30).
After his death, Samson's family recovers his body from the rubble and buries him near the tomb of his father Manoah.
The fate of Delilah is never mentioned
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He then falls in love with a woman, Delilah, at the Brook of Sorek.The Philistines approach Delilah and induce her (with 1100 silver coins each) to try to find the secret of Samson's strength. Samson obviously does not want to tell the secret, so at first he teases her, telling her that he can be bound with fresh bowstrings. She does so while he sleeps, but when he wakes up he snaps the strings. She persists, and he tells her he can be bound with new ropes. She binds him with new ropes while he sleeps, and he snaps them, too. She asks again, and he says he can be bound if his locks are woven together. She weaves them together, but he undoes them when he wakes. Eventually Samson tells Delilah that he will lose his strength with the loss of his hair. Delilah calls for a servant to shave Samson's seven locks. Since that breaks the Nazarite oath, God leaves him, and Samson is captured by the Philistines. They burn out his eyes by holding a hot poker near them. After being blinded, Samson is brought to Gaza, imprisoned, and put to work grinding grain.
menurut cerita di bagian ini, Samson berulangkali ngasi tau ke Delilah tentang rahasia kekuatannya.
point di sini adalah, dia bohongin Delilah
sampai akhirnya dia jujur beneran ngasi tau kelemahannya.
point kedua di sini adalah, berulangkali
anda tentunya pernah mendengar pepatah "keledai takkan terperosok di lubang yang sama untuk kedua kalinya"
mungkin Samson orang bodoh lah, ga berpendidikan, all out strengh.
tapi sebodoh-bodohnya orang, dia pasti nyadar lah klo ada yang bermaksud jahat ke dia.
mungkinkah Samson sudah sadar Delilah begitu menginginkan kematiannya?
tapi di Alkitab atau dimanapun, ga diceritakan kalau Samson pernah mengutuki Delilah.
apakah disini berarti dia sudah siap untuk mati demi Delilah?
One day the Philistine leaders assemble in a temple for a religious sacrifice to Dagon, one of their most important gods, for having delivered Samson into their hands. They summon Samson so that he may entertain them. Three thousand more men and women gather on the roof to watch. Once inside the temple, Samson, his hair having grown long again, asks the servant who is leading him to the temple's central pillars if he may lean against them (referring to the pillars).
"Then Samson prayed to the Lord, 'O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.' (Judges 16:28)." "Samson said, 'Let me die with the Philistines!' (Judges 16:30) Down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more as he died than while he lived." (Judges 16:30).
After his death, Samson's family recovers his body from the rubble and buries him near the tomb of his father Manoah.
The fate of Delilah is never mentioned
dalam doa terakhir Samson sebelum kematiannya, dia sama sekali tidak menyebutkan tentang Delilah.
dengan begini saya tarik kesimpulan bahwa Samson ikhlas.
kenapa Samson begitu mencintai Delilah yang sudah mengkhianati dia?
bahkan sejak Samson ditangkap, Delilah sama sekali ga kedengeran lagi kabarnya
sama sekali tidak diceritakan apakah Delilah menyesali perbuatannya terhadap Samson atau tidak. dan sama sekali tidak disebutkan Delilah tertawa melihat kebodohan Samson atau tidak.
yang saya tahu, Delilah terpaksa mendesak Samson karena dia telah diancam oleh orang2 Filistin untuk memberitahukan kelemahan Samson, atau keluarganya akan dibunuh.
pertanyaannya : apa yang membuat Samson selalu kembali kepada Delilah?
berulang kali ia dikhianati, berulangkali dia ditipu oleh Delilah, dikerjai,
namun ia tak pernah tercatat, marah pada Delilah, memberinya pelajaran.
ia selalu kembali untuk bercinta dengan Delilah.
kenapa?
apa yang membuat seseorang begitu mencintai wanita yang selalu berusaha membunuhnya?
mengapa ia selalu kembali pada wanita yang seakan hanya memberikan kepalsuan saja, dan ingin mencelakakannya? menyerahkannya kepada maut?
apa yang menarik dari Delilah sehingga ia begitu dicintai Samson?
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