This Sure puts things in perspective "Fwd: This Sure puts things in perspective
This is my sermon for the day! Let it minister to you in person, and when
it has; endeavor to share with others!
You will enjoy the new insights that Rick Warren has, with his wife now
having cancer and him having 'wealth' from the book sales. This is an
absolutely incredible short interview with Rick Warren, 'Purpose Driven Life
' author and pastor of Saddleback Church in California.
In the interview by Paul Bradshaw with Rick Warren, Rick said:
People ask me, What is the purpose of life?
And I respond: In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity. We were not
made to last forever, and God wants us to be with Him in Heaven.
One day my heart is going to stop, and that will be the end of my body--
but not the end of me.
I may live 60 to 100 years on earth, but I am going to spend trillions of
years in eternity. This is the warm-up act - the dress rehearsal. God wants
us to practice on earth what we will do forever in eternity..
We were made by God and for God, and until you figure that out, life isn't
going to make sense.
Life is a series of problems: Either you are in one now, you're just coming
out of one, or you're getting ready to go into another one.
The reason for this is that God is more interested in your character than
your comfort; God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in
making your life happy.
We can be reasonably happy here on earth, but that's not the goal of life.
The goal is to grow in character, in Christ likeness.
This past year has been the greatest year of my life but also the toughest,
with my wife, Kay, getting cancer.
I used to think that life was hills and valleys - you go through a dark
time, then you go to the mountaintop, back and forth. I don't believe that
anymore.
Rather than life being hills and valleys, I believe that it's kind of like
two rails on a railroad track, and at all times you have something good and
something bad in your life.
No matter how good things are in your life, there is always something bad
that needs to be worked on.
And no matter how bad things are in your life, there is always something
good you can thank God for.
You can focus on your purposes, or you can focus on your problems:
If you focus on your problems, you're going into self-centeredness, which
is my problem, my issues, my pain.' But one of the easiest ways to get rid
of pain is to get your focus off yourself and onto God and others.
We discovered quickly that in spite of the prayers of hundreds of thousands
of people, God was not going to heal Kay or make it easy for her- It has
been very difficult for her, and yet God has strengthened her character,
given her a ministry of helping other people, given her a testimony, drawn
her closer to Him and to people.
You have to learn to deal with both the good and the bad of life.
Actually, sometimes learning to deal with the good is harder. For instance,
this past year, all of a sudden, when the book sold 15 million copies, it
made me instantly very wealthy.
It also brought a lot of notoriety that I had never had to deal with
before. I don't think God gives you money or notoriety for your own ego or
for you to live a life of ease.
So I began to ask God what He wanted me to do with this money, notoriety
and influence. He gave me two different passages that helped me decide what
to do, II Corinthians 9 and Psalm 72.
First, in spite of all the money coming in, we would not change our
lifestyle one bit.. We made no major purchases.
Second, about midway through last year, I stopped taking a salary from the
church.
Third, we set up foundations to fund an initiative we call The Peace Plan
to plant churches, equip leaders, assist the poor, care for the sick, and
educate the next generation.
Fourth, I added up all that the church had paid me in the 24 years since I
started the church, and I gave it all back. It was liberating to be able to
serve God for free.
We need to ask ourselves: Am I going to live for possessions? Popularity?
Am I going to be driven by pressures? Guilt? Bitterness? Materialism? Or am
I going to be driven by God's purposes (for my life)?
When I get up in the morning, I sit on the side of my bed and say, God, if
I don't get anything else done today, I want to know You more and love You
better. God didn't put me on earth just to fulfill a to-do list. He's more
interested in what I am than what I do.
That's why we're called human beings, not human doings.
Happy moments, PRAISE GOD.
Difficult moments, SEEK GOD.
Quiet moments, WORSHIP GOD.
Painful moments, TRUST GOD.
Every moment, THANK GOD..
*HE ARRIVED THIS MORNING, WE HAD PRAYER; SPENT SOME TIME JUST TALKING, AND**
**HE HELD ME FOR AWHILE BECAUSE I WAS HAVING A BAD MORNING**..** THEN, HE
WAS ON HIS WAY TO YOUR PLACE.**
*
Sunday, February 7, 2010
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PONDERABLES - kfinau@gmail.com: "Ponderables
=========
The following is something to ponder:
If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a
roof overhead and a place to sleep ...
you are richer than 75% of this world.
If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change
in a dish someplace ...
you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness ...
you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this
week.
If you have never experienced the danger of battle,
the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture,
or the pangs of starvation...
you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.
If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment,
arrest, torture, or death...
you are more blessed than three billion people in the
world.
If your parents are still alive and still married ...
you are very rare, even in the United States.
If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly
thankful...
you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.
If you can hold someone's hand, hug them or even touch them on
the shoulder...
you are blessed because you can offer healing touch.
If you can read this message, you just received a double
blessing in that someone was thinking of you, you are wealthy
enough to have an internet connection and power on, and
furthermore, you are more blessed than over
two billion people in the world that cannot read at all.
Have a good day, count your blessings, and pass this along to
remind everyone else how blessed we all are.
~Author Unknown~"
=========
The following is something to ponder:
If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a
roof overhead and a place to sleep ...
you are richer than 75% of this world.
If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change
in a dish someplace ...
you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.
If you woke up this morning with more health than illness ...
you are more blessed than the million who will not survive this
week.
If you have never experienced the danger of battle,
the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture,
or the pangs of starvation...
you are ahead of 500 million people in the world.
If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment,
arrest, torture, or death...
you are more blessed than three billion people in the
world.
If your parents are still alive and still married ...
you are very rare, even in the United States.
If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly
thankful...
you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.
If you can hold someone's hand, hug them or even touch them on
the shoulder...
you are blessed because you can offer healing touch.
If you can read this message, you just received a double
blessing in that someone was thinking of you, you are wealthy
enough to have an internet connection and power on, and
furthermore, you are more blessed than over
two billion people in the world that cannot read at all.
Have a good day, count your blessings, and pass this along to
remind everyone else how blessed we all are.
~Author Unknown~"
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Fw: your diet - kfinau@gmail.com: "Q: Doctor, I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise.
Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer;
that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster.
Want to live longer? Take a nap.
Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn.
And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient
mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken.
Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable).
And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.
Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine,
that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more
of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!
Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one.
If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.
Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good!
Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!! ..... Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil.
In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?
Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger.
You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.
Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans ! Another vegetable!!!
It's the best feel-good food around!
Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.
Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!
Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.
And remember:
'Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention
of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways -
Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other -
body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and
screaming 'WOO HOO, What a Ride'
AND.....
For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health.
It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies.
1. The Japanese eat very little fat
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
3. The Chinese drink very little red wine
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
CONCLUSION
Eat and drink what you like.
Speaking English is apparently what kills you.
'Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present.'"
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise.
Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer;
that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster.
Want to live longer? Take a nap.
Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn.
And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient
mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken.
Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable).
And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.
Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine,
that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more
of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!
Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one.
If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.
Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good!
Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!! ..... Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil.
In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?
Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger.
You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.
Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans ! Another vegetable!!!
It's the best feel-good food around!
Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.
Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!
Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.
And remember:
'Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention
of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways -
Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other -
body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and
screaming 'WOO HOO, What a Ride'
AND.....
For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health.
It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies.
1. The Japanese eat very little fat
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
3. The Chinese drink very little red wine
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats
and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.
CONCLUSION
Eat and drink what you like.
Speaking English is apparently what kills you.
'Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present.'"
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Gmail - Fwd: Can You Believe A Teenager Did This - kfinau@gmail.com: "I can't believe this was done by a teenager!
There is a huge rock near a gravel pit on Hwy. 25 in rural Iowa. For generations, kids have painted slogans, names, and obscenities on this rock, changing its character many times. A few months back, the rock received its latest paint job, and since then it has been left completely undisturbed.
It's quite an impressive sight. Be sure to scroll down and check out the multiple photos.(all angles) of the rock.
I thought the flag was draped over the rock, but it's not. It's actually painted on the rock too.
Here's the artist:
Ray 'Bubba' Sorensen.
AWESOME Work, RAY .
Thank you!
Pass it on.
You may be only one person in the world,
but you may also be the world to one person."
There is a huge rock near a gravel pit on Hwy. 25 in rural Iowa. For generations, kids have painted slogans, names, and obscenities on this rock, changing its character many times. A few months back, the rock received its latest paint job, and since then it has been left completely undisturbed.
It's quite an impressive sight. Be sure to scroll down and check out the multiple photos.(all angles) of the rock.
I thought the flag was draped over the rock, but it's not. It's actually painted on the rock too.
Here's the artist:
Ray 'Bubba' Sorensen.
AWESOME Work, RAY .
Thank you!
Pass it on.
You may be only one person in the world,
but you may also be the world to one person."
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Fw: Fifty Bucks is Fifty Bucks........ - kfinau@gmail.com: "Buddy and his wife Edna went to the state fair every year,
And every year Buddy would say,
'Edna,I'd like to ride in that helicopter'
Edna always replied,
'I know Buddy, but that helicopter ride is fifty bucks,
And fifty bucks is fifty bucks'
One year Buddy and Edna went to the fair, and Buddy said,
'Edna, I'm 85 years old.
If I don't ride that helicopter, I might never get another chance'
To this, Edna replied,
'Buddy that helicopter ride is fifty bucks, and fifty bucks is fifty bucks'
The pilot overheard the couple and said,
'Folks I'll make you a deal. I'll take the both of you for a ride. If you can stay quiet for the entire ride and don't say a word I won't charge you a penny!
But if you say one word it's fifty dollars.'
Buddy and Edna agreed and up they went.
The pilot did all kinds of fancy maneuvers, but not a word was heard.
He did his daredevil tricks over and over again,
But still not a word...
When they landed, the pilot turned to Buddy and said,
'By golly, I did everything I could to get you to yell out, but you didn't.
I'm impressed!'
Buddy replied,
'Well, to tell you the truth,
I almost said something when Edna fell out,
But you know,
'Fifty bucks is fifty bucks!'"
And every year Buddy would say,
'Edna,I'd like to ride in that helicopter'
Edna always replied,
'I know Buddy, but that helicopter ride is fifty bucks,
And fifty bucks is fifty bucks'
One year Buddy and Edna went to the fair, and Buddy said,
'Edna, I'm 85 years old.
If I don't ride that helicopter, I might never get another chance'
To this, Edna replied,
'Buddy that helicopter ride is fifty bucks, and fifty bucks is fifty bucks'
The pilot overheard the couple and said,
'Folks I'll make you a deal. I'll take the both of you for a ride. If you can stay quiet for the entire ride and don't say a word I won't charge you a penny!
But if you say one word it's fifty dollars.'
Buddy and Edna agreed and up they went.
The pilot did all kinds of fancy maneuvers, but not a word was heard.
He did his daredevil tricks over and over again,
But still not a word...
When they landed, the pilot turned to Buddy and said,
'By golly, I did everything I could to get you to yell out, but you didn't.
I'm impressed!'
Buddy replied,
'Well, to tell you the truth,
I almost said something when Edna fell out,
But you know,
'Fifty bucks is fifty bucks!'"
Gmail - [tasilisili] Ko e Tala Mei Poufitu - kfinau@gmail.com
[tasilisili] Ko e Tala Mei Poufitu -;Koe TALA MEI POUFITU
Koe hiva 'eni nau ma'u 'aki 'a e sivihiva 'o e ta'u 1978
1. Hufanga he misiteli taetaea
Ko e hinisi 'o e 'ofa he lalo la'a.
Mo'unga 'o Tonga kei vilingia.
Pata 'I he la pea pata 'I he fa.
Tau. Mou ha'u ke tau faka'uhinga'i,
'A e ongoonngo fakalotolangi,
Koe le'o e mei (Sufisafi),
Ko Tonga e 'oku ne kei 'o'ofaki.
2 Ne u fiu fifili 'I he 'aho mo e po,
Ki hono 'uhinga e me'a fakaofo,
Pea komiti kakato 'a hoku loto,
Ko e hauhau koluse 'o moheofo.
Tau. Ka e tala'ehai 'e lava ke lea,
'A e fu'u 'ovava ko 'uhinga me'a,
Ke vete 'a e ha'i 'a e palopalema,
He kuo 'ikai ha Taniela.
3 'Amusia pe pea 'amusia mu'a,
'One'one ma'a 'o e fangailifuka,
Kuo fakakoloa 'e he 'ofa tupu'a
Ko e fakapapau 'o e (Palasema) koula
Tau. 'Otu anga'ofa puke 'a fufula,
'a Ho ta maka taufatungamotu'a,
Koe 'ofa he'ikai ke 'au'auha,
He na'e fetongitoto ko hota mo'ua.
4 Koe ha ha'o lau 'au kalisitiani,
He ko ho'o loea (lutinifalasi),
Kolosi 'o e helo 'o e ngaahi mamahi,
Ko ia hota fakatau'olunga'i.
Tau. 'Ofa he tohomape 'a e toutai,
Kuo taulanga ū ai hota fonua ni,
Tama Tonga tu'u 'ali'aliaki,
'O lotu mo ngaue ka e 'amanaki.
(KOE PUIPUITU'A 'O E TALA MEI POUFITU)
'Oku 'uhinga he koe poto,(tufunga) 'oku ne langa hono fale, 'oku ne tā
hono ngaahi pou ke fitu.[palov.9:1]. 'e vete fakapunake ia. Te u toki
lave mahino kiai 'anai. Na'e fa'u 'a e fo'I hiva ni, kihe kolosi na'e
hā 'I 'api 'o e S.U.T.T. 'I Pangai Ha'apai 26 Oct. 1975. Na'e 'ikai
teu fu'u ofo 'I he'eku fanongo mei T.T. Ka koe me'a fakaofo taha kia
au 'a e hangē kuo kii'I 'a e 'atamai fie'ilo 'o e kau punake 'I he
me'a fakaofo ni, talu hono fusi hotau fonua. Pea 'e laungā me'a
mahu'inga ki he hā mai 'a e māfimafi 'o e 'Otua ke tau fifili ki ai.
'Oku mo'oni pē 'a e kau punake, he koe fu'u misiteli ia, ke vavanga'I
'e he fakangatangata 'a e 'atamai fakaētangata. Pea neongo ko e fonua
lotu 'eni, ka 'oku kei kilukilua ke ma'u ha Taniela ke ne vete 'a e
ha'I 'o e misiteli ni.
Ka neongo 'a e fakangatangata ho tau 'atamai, ka 'oku ngofua ke tau
hakule me'a he'ene fufū me'a,(me'a fakapunake ia) He ko hono
'ulungaanga tupu'a ia. Pea ne ongo 'ene fili ha me'a ka ko hono
finangalo ia ke tau fifili ki he'ene ngaahi me'a fufū he'e faifai pē
pea tau 'ilo'i, pea 'I he 'etau 'ilo ha me'a si'I, he'e nifi koā 'ene
hoifua mai he ko 'ene fakatupu 'I hono tatau ('imisi). Ka tau foki
angē ki Pangai na'e hā ai 'a e kolosi 'I he pongipongi Sāpate' 'E kau
'eni 'I he me'a mahu'inga tetau lave kiai .
Lolotonga 'oku langa 'a e falelotu fakamanatu 'o Tupou. Ka e hā 'a e
kolosi ia 'I he musie 'I he tu'afale fakahihifo 'oe falelotu,'a ia
na'e mu'a mai 'a e kolosi pea toki hoko 'a e senituli 'o e
konisitutone he 'aho fā ia 'o Nōvema. Ka 'oku tau 'ilo foki , 'oku kei
'ai tauanga'a pē 'a e konisitutone 'I hono fakamonuka'I ia 'I he 1971.
Kae 'atā pē 'a e 'aho Sapate ke kumi ai 'a e lolo. Manatu ko e lao
Sapate 'oku 'ikai ko ha 'ilo fo'ou 'a Tupou 1. Ka koe to'o totonu mai
pe mei he fekau 'a e 'Otua 'e 10 , koe fakamo'oni 'ene tali 'a e
kolosi ko hono fakamo'ui. Koe me'a mahu'inga heni, ko e toe tanaki atu
'e he helo ni 'a e fo'I lea koe 'Tapu 'o Ta'engata'. Koe lika 'eni ki
hono kau mui mai,(tu'i) ke tapuhā na'a fakamonuka e kupu'I lao ni. 'I
he 1971 ne malohi 'a e 'ekonomika mo e mafai 'ihe konisitutone. 'ihe
1971 na'e ikai ola 'a e kumi lolo.kae ha mai foki 'a e kolosi 'ihe
1975 kae puna fakalaka e vili lolo ia ki he 1978 'I he 'api S.U.T.T.
ia 'I Nuku'alofa (manatu foki na'e ha e kolosi ia 'I Ha'apai 'ihe 'aho
Sapate) fakafehoanaki ange pea moe fakamonuka 'oe lao 'oe 'aho Sapate,
'a e kalanga mai 'ae kau malanga mei Saione 'I he 'aho Sapate kae
kalanga atu 'ae fu'u misini vili lolo 'ihe 'aho tatau pe (koe fifili
ia). Ka tau faka'osi ia, na'e 'ikai ha ola ia, ko hono ola pe ko 'etau
kei ongona 'a e hikuhikule'o 'a e fafangu 'o saione [ng-ng-ū, ng-ng-ū,
ng-ng-ū ] ta 'oku mo'oni e lau 'ae palofita, 'koe me'a iho'o
fakangalongalo'I au ka e tu'u ho falala 'I he loi teu huke'I ho kāuni
ke pulou ho mata kae ha ho mā'anga.
Ko e 'api na'e ha ai 'ae kolosi 'I Ha'apai 'a ē kuo tau lave kiai. Ko
e konga kelekele koula ia. He ko ia na'e papitaiso ai 'a Tupou 1 'e
Misa Tomasi 'I he 1831 hono tali 'e he helo ni 'a Sisu Kalaisi ko hono
Tu'I mo'oni, mo hono 'eiki mo huhu'I, ne toki hanga ai 'e he helo ni
'o faka'auha 'a e ngaahi 'Otua 'o e Fonua ni, kae toe 'a e kau
Tangaloa 'I langi, mo e kau Maui mo Hikule'o 'I Pulotu. Na'a ne toki
fakakakato kinautolu ki Pouono 'a ē na'e fai ai 'ae polepole he koe
fakatata ia 'e tau lotu faka-tevolo. Ka koe anga eni hono fakangata.
Na'e ha'ele 'a Tupou 1 ki Vava'u 'o fai ai 'ene fuakava hono tuku e
fonua kihe langi, ki he 'Otua 'oku mo'oni. Sai, kae tuku hifo 'a e Kau
Tangaloa ki he langi 'I mu'a pea mo Hikule'o mo e kau Maui mo
kinautolu 'I Pulotu. 'oku pehe foki koe 'Api ko Pouono koe tau hingoa
ki he fale na'e langa 'I Pulotu 'e he fanau 'a Hikule'o , na'a nau
toko ono, 'i Pouono ko honau fakamanatu, kae ngalo 'a Hikule'o ke
Poufitu'aki . ka koe me'a pe ke ngalo 'a Hikule'o 'I hono fale'alo.
Kae 'oua koā ke hopo 'a e la'a tanungapopo. 'o huhulu 'I he
Fangafalikipako. Tuputupulefanua ki he 'otua te'eki 'ilo. Ūē, Pouono ē
ke fakakakato, ke fakafitu hono ngaahi pou ki Selō. He koe malu'anga
ia 'o 'etau nofo. Pea koe maama ia ke ulo mei he mui'I tanolo( 'oku
kei toe pe, ka ke toki hoko atu 'e koe he kou lava au, ko e 'uhinga
ena na'e fa'u'aki 'a e kolosi faka-misiteli na'e ha 'I Ha'apai pea
hange ko 'eku lau 'I mu'a koe tufunga poto 'oku langa hono fale, 'oku
ne ta hono ngaahi pou ke fitu.
Faka'apa'apa Atu
Nausaimone
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
malo Naia[Nyah] ee poupou ki he lao 'o e Sapate, pea pehee foki ki he laulau ta'anga 'a e tamasi'i ko Nausaimone...
ko e ongo ki'i konga si'i pe 'oku ou fk'amu na'a lava fai mai ai ha ki'i
'tau fau' ki he 'etau nofo he ngaahi 'aho nii mo e LOTU...???
1.) veesi 1 pe?... Ko e hinisi 'o e 'ofa he lalo La'aa!
Hangehangee masi'i nyah? 'oku meimei sio pe ki he Pekia moe toe Tu'u na'e faii...[tapu mo iA] Kuo nE 'hae2'[tulou] 'a fa'itoka(pulotu?) kae Toe Tu'u mai ko 'enE(Sisu) 'ofa 'ia Koe mo aU ee... uehe! kuou malanga koaa au ia...
2.) hange ko 'eku lau 'I mu'a koe tufunga poto 'oku langa hono fale, 'oku ne ta hono ngaahi
pou ke fitu.
Faka'apa'apa Atu
Nausaimone
>===== 'oku pehee tokua ko e ngaahi 'pou' hotau ngaahi falee, ko e ngaahi tuliki ia 'oe falee? 'aia 'oku tau fa'a ui ko e ngaahi 'tapa'i' fale?...e.g:- pou3... tapa3, pou4...tapa4, aia ka pou7 'e tapa7?
ko e ki'i feinga vune2 pe... moe fkongo2"
Koe hiva 'eni nau ma'u 'aki 'a e sivihiva 'o e ta'u 1978
1. Hufanga he misiteli taetaea
Ko e hinisi 'o e 'ofa he lalo la'a.
Mo'unga 'o Tonga kei vilingia.
Pata 'I he la pea pata 'I he fa.
Tau. Mou ha'u ke tau faka'uhinga'i,
'A e ongoonngo fakalotolangi,
Koe le'o e mei (Sufisafi),
Ko Tonga e 'oku ne kei 'o'ofaki.
2 Ne u fiu fifili 'I he 'aho mo e po,
Ki hono 'uhinga e me'a fakaofo,
Pea komiti kakato 'a hoku loto,
Ko e hauhau koluse 'o moheofo.
Tau. Ka e tala'ehai 'e lava ke lea,
'A e fu'u 'ovava ko 'uhinga me'a,
Ke vete 'a e ha'i 'a e palopalema,
He kuo 'ikai ha Taniela.
3 'Amusia pe pea 'amusia mu'a,
'One'one ma'a 'o e fangailifuka,
Kuo fakakoloa 'e he 'ofa tupu'a
Ko e fakapapau 'o e (Palasema) koula
Tau. 'Otu anga'ofa puke 'a fufula,
'a Ho ta maka taufatungamotu'a,
Koe 'ofa he'ikai ke 'au'auha,
He na'e fetongitoto ko hota mo'ua.
4 Koe ha ha'o lau 'au kalisitiani,
He ko ho'o loea (lutinifalasi),
Kolosi 'o e helo 'o e ngaahi mamahi,
Ko ia hota fakatau'olunga'i.
Tau. 'Ofa he tohomape 'a e toutai,
Kuo taulanga ū ai hota fonua ni,
Tama Tonga tu'u 'ali'aliaki,
'O lotu mo ngaue ka e 'amanaki.
(KOE PUIPUITU'A 'O E TALA MEI POUFITU)
'Oku 'uhinga he koe poto,(tufunga) 'oku ne langa hono fale, 'oku ne tā
hono ngaahi pou ke fitu.[palov.9:1]. 'e vete fakapunake ia. Te u toki
lave mahino kiai 'anai. Na'e fa'u 'a e fo'I hiva ni, kihe kolosi na'e
hā 'I 'api 'o e S.U.T.T. 'I Pangai Ha'apai 26 Oct. 1975. Na'e 'ikai
teu fu'u ofo 'I he'eku fanongo mei T.T. Ka koe me'a fakaofo taha kia
au 'a e hangē kuo kii'I 'a e 'atamai fie'ilo 'o e kau punake 'I he
me'a fakaofo ni, talu hono fusi hotau fonua. Pea 'e laungā me'a
mahu'inga ki he hā mai 'a e māfimafi 'o e 'Otua ke tau fifili ki ai.
'Oku mo'oni pē 'a e kau punake, he koe fu'u misiteli ia, ke vavanga'I
'e he fakangatangata 'a e 'atamai fakaētangata. Pea neongo ko e fonua
lotu 'eni, ka 'oku kei kilukilua ke ma'u ha Taniela ke ne vete 'a e
ha'I 'o e misiteli ni.
Ka neongo 'a e fakangatangata ho tau 'atamai, ka 'oku ngofua ke tau
hakule me'a he'ene fufū me'a,(me'a fakapunake ia) He ko hono
'ulungaanga tupu'a ia. Pea ne ongo 'ene fili ha me'a ka ko hono
finangalo ia ke tau fifili ki he'ene ngaahi me'a fufū he'e faifai pē
pea tau 'ilo'i, pea 'I he 'etau 'ilo ha me'a si'I, he'e nifi koā 'ene
hoifua mai he ko 'ene fakatupu 'I hono tatau ('imisi). Ka tau foki
angē ki Pangai na'e hā ai 'a e kolosi 'I he pongipongi Sāpate' 'E kau
'eni 'I he me'a mahu'inga tetau lave kiai .
Lolotonga 'oku langa 'a e falelotu fakamanatu 'o Tupou. Ka e hā 'a e
kolosi ia 'I he musie 'I he tu'afale fakahihifo 'oe falelotu,'a ia
na'e mu'a mai 'a e kolosi pea toki hoko 'a e senituli 'o e
konisitutone he 'aho fā ia 'o Nōvema. Ka 'oku tau 'ilo foki , 'oku kei
'ai tauanga'a pē 'a e konisitutone 'I hono fakamonuka'I ia 'I he 1971.
Kae 'atā pē 'a e 'aho Sapate ke kumi ai 'a e lolo. Manatu ko e lao
Sapate 'oku 'ikai ko ha 'ilo fo'ou 'a Tupou 1. Ka koe to'o totonu mai
pe mei he fekau 'a e 'Otua 'e 10 , koe fakamo'oni 'ene tali 'a e
kolosi ko hono fakamo'ui. Koe me'a mahu'inga heni, ko e toe tanaki atu
'e he helo ni 'a e fo'I lea koe 'Tapu 'o Ta'engata'. Koe lika 'eni ki
hono kau mui mai,(tu'i) ke tapuhā na'a fakamonuka e kupu'I lao ni. 'I
he 1971 ne malohi 'a e 'ekonomika mo e mafai 'ihe konisitutone. 'ihe
1971 na'e ikai ola 'a e kumi lolo.kae ha mai foki 'a e kolosi 'ihe
1975 kae puna fakalaka e vili lolo ia ki he 1978 'I he 'api S.U.T.T.
ia 'I Nuku'alofa (manatu foki na'e ha e kolosi ia 'I Ha'apai 'ihe 'aho
Sapate) fakafehoanaki ange pea moe fakamonuka 'oe lao 'oe 'aho Sapate,
'a e kalanga mai 'ae kau malanga mei Saione 'I he 'aho Sapate kae
kalanga atu 'ae fu'u misini vili lolo 'ihe 'aho tatau pe (koe fifili
ia). Ka tau faka'osi ia, na'e 'ikai ha ola ia, ko hono ola pe ko 'etau
kei ongona 'a e hikuhikule'o 'a e fafangu 'o saione [ng-ng-ū, ng-ng-ū,
ng-ng-ū ] ta 'oku mo'oni e lau 'ae palofita, 'koe me'a iho'o
fakangalongalo'I au ka e tu'u ho falala 'I he loi teu huke'I ho kāuni
ke pulou ho mata kae ha ho mā'anga.
Ko e 'api na'e ha ai 'ae kolosi 'I Ha'apai 'a ē kuo tau lave kiai. Ko
e konga kelekele koula ia. He ko ia na'e papitaiso ai 'a Tupou 1 'e
Misa Tomasi 'I he 1831 hono tali 'e he helo ni 'a Sisu Kalaisi ko hono
Tu'I mo'oni, mo hono 'eiki mo huhu'I, ne toki hanga ai 'e he helo ni
'o faka'auha 'a e ngaahi 'Otua 'o e Fonua ni, kae toe 'a e kau
Tangaloa 'I langi, mo e kau Maui mo Hikule'o 'I Pulotu. Na'a ne toki
fakakakato kinautolu ki Pouono 'a ē na'e fai ai 'ae polepole he koe
fakatata ia 'e tau lotu faka-tevolo. Ka koe anga eni hono fakangata.
Na'e ha'ele 'a Tupou 1 ki Vava'u 'o fai ai 'ene fuakava hono tuku e
fonua kihe langi, ki he 'Otua 'oku mo'oni. Sai, kae tuku hifo 'a e Kau
Tangaloa ki he langi 'I mu'a pea mo Hikule'o mo e kau Maui mo
kinautolu 'I Pulotu. 'oku pehe foki koe 'Api ko Pouono koe tau hingoa
ki he fale na'e langa 'I Pulotu 'e he fanau 'a Hikule'o , na'a nau
toko ono, 'i Pouono ko honau fakamanatu, kae ngalo 'a Hikule'o ke
Poufitu'aki . ka koe me'a pe ke ngalo 'a Hikule'o 'I hono fale'alo.
Kae 'oua koā ke hopo 'a e la'a tanungapopo. 'o huhulu 'I he
Fangafalikipako. Tuputupulefanua ki he 'otua te'eki 'ilo. Ūē, Pouono ē
ke fakakakato, ke fakafitu hono ngaahi pou ki Selō. He koe malu'anga
ia 'o 'etau nofo. Pea koe maama ia ke ulo mei he mui'I tanolo( 'oku
kei toe pe, ka ke toki hoko atu 'e koe he kou lava au, ko e 'uhinga
ena na'e fa'u'aki 'a e kolosi faka-misiteli na'e ha 'I Ha'apai pea
hange ko 'eku lau 'I mu'a koe tufunga poto 'oku langa hono fale, 'oku
ne ta hono ngaahi pou ke fitu.
Faka'apa'apa Atu
Nausaimone
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
malo Naia[Nyah] ee poupou ki he lao 'o e Sapate, pea pehee foki ki he laulau ta'anga 'a e tamasi'i ko Nausaimone...
ko e ongo ki'i konga si'i pe 'oku ou fk'amu na'a lava fai mai ai ha ki'i
'tau fau' ki he 'etau nofo he ngaahi 'aho nii mo e LOTU...???
1.) veesi 1 pe?... Ko e hinisi 'o e 'ofa he lalo La'aa!
Hangehangee masi'i nyah? 'oku meimei sio pe ki he Pekia moe toe Tu'u na'e faii...[tapu mo iA] Kuo nE 'hae2'[tulou] 'a fa'itoka(pulotu?) kae Toe Tu'u mai ko 'enE(Sisu) 'ofa 'ia Koe mo aU ee... uehe! kuou malanga koaa au ia...
2.) hange ko 'eku lau 'I mu'a koe tufunga poto 'oku langa hono fale, 'oku ne ta hono ngaahi
pou ke fitu.
Faka'apa'apa Atu
Nausaimone
>===== 'oku pehee tokua ko e ngaahi 'pou' hotau ngaahi falee, ko e ngaahi tuliki ia 'oe falee? 'aia 'oku tau fa'a ui ko e ngaahi 'tapa'i' fale?...e.g:- pou3... tapa3, pou4...tapa4, aia ka pou7 'e tapa7?
ko e ki'i feinga vune2 pe... moe fkongo2"
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