What is the meaning of Credo?

Hari ini saat menuju ke kantor sepulang makan siang dari kantin AA di Sekeloa (iya, aku ga puasa) terjadi perbincangan ini:

"Eh, nama Credo tu artinya apa?", Mbak Silvie bertanya.
"Umm, itu dr bahasa Latin, artinya 'Aku percaya'"

Dan saat udah membuka Yahoo! Messenger di kantor, ada pop up sebuah window dr Marcos..

Marcos: Ndy
Marcos: credo artinya apa?
Marcos:
Credo: hee.. kenapa tiba2?
Credo: hmm, bisa berarti "Aku percaya"
Credo: klo di konteks theologi -> pengakuan iman
Credo: klo bisnis & korporasi gitu -> filosofi

Akhirnya aku jadi penasaran sendiri dengan namaku itu :D Pengen tau lebih lanjut.. Jadi coba search di Google

Beberapa penjelasan aku dapat dr www.answer.com:
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Dictionary

cre·do (krē'dō, krā'-)
n., pl. -dos.

1. A creed.
2. Credo:
a. The Apostles' Creed.
b. The Nicene Creed, especially as the third item of the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Mass.
c. The musical setting of the Nicene Creed.

[Middle English, the Apostles' Creed, from Latin crēdō, I believe (the first word of the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed), first person sing. present tense of crēdere, to believe.]


Wikipedia

credo

In Latin, the word credo means I believe. In English, a credo is a formal statement of one's beliefs, often in matters of religion. Well-known examples are the Apostles Creed and the longer Nicene Creed, which are summaries of the Christian religion.

Creed is a synonym to Credo

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Jadi kesimpulannya, Credo itu dari bahasa Latin yang artinya 'aku percaya'.

Dan memang dalam konteks theologi bisa berarti Pengakuan Iman. Kata Credo itu pernah dibahas oleh Ibu Dorothy Irene Marx di kuliah Etika Protestan. Waktu dulu di kuliah Etika Bisnis dengan Pak Gede Raka, Bapak itu juga pernah membahas tentang 'corporate credo', yaitu filosofi perusahaan yang mendasari karakteristik perusahaan.

Oh iya, Credo itu ada lagunya loh Klo ga salah dalam rangkaian Misa Katolik: Kirye, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, dan Agnus Dei.

Ada juga lagu Credo yang dinyanyiin di Malam Pembukaannya The 3rd Choir Olympics 2004 di Bremen, Germany. Waaaaa... aku terpesona dan terharu waktu dengar namaku disebut-sebut oleh sekian banyak penyanyi dalam choir segede itu (Ahahahaha... narsis mode: ON)

"Neng, Caheum Neng..!!"

Suatu hari di bulan september, di dalam angkot Caheum-Ledeng melalui Taman Sari di antara ITB dan Sabuga, menuju kostku di Cipaganti. Ada 2 orang di bangku depan bersama supir. Yang satu sepertinya teman si supir, Bapak-bapak.. Satunya lagi cewek, berumur sekitar 25-an. Aku duduk di tepat di belakang supir, dengan ada 2 orang lagi duduk di pojok.

Di pintu gerbang belakang ITB itu ada serombongan mahasiswa/i yang berdiri nungguin angkot, sambil ngobrol. Supir angkot-ku memelankan angkotnya dan menghampiri rombongan itu, mengklakson, dan berseru,

"Ledeng.. Ledeng..!" (dgn logat Batak kebetulan =D)
(tak ada reaksi..)

"Ledeng A', Neng!" (memiringkan tubuhnya ke arah rombongan itu)
(tetap ga ada reaksi..)

Akhirnya si Bapak supir meng-gas dan beranjak meninggalkan rombongan itu.
Teman Supir : "Payah, kok diam aja sih.. Bilang ngga kek, geleng kepala kek!"
Cewek depan : "Iya, aneh sekali. Apa susahnya sih geleng kepala aja.. Malah pura-pura ga liat lagi.."
dst..dst.. (pembicaraan berlanjut ke kepekaan sosial dan kepekaan pejabat2 di pemerintahan)

Dalam hati aku setuju dengan mereka. Segitu ga pedulinyakah? Emang sih rombongan itu lagi ngobrol, tapi ga mungkin mereka ga sadar klo si angkot itu dah ada di sebelah mereka. Emang mereka ga menghentikan si angkot, tapi toh ga ada salahnya merespon teriakan si sopir angkot. Justru itu mesti dilakukan. Bukannya justru pura-pura ga liat dan ga denger..

Dan peristiwa kayak gitu ga cuma aku liat sekali itu. Tadi pagi waktu aku baru aja naik angkot Cicaheum-Ciroyom ke kantor (hehe,masih pengguna angkot. BBM mahal dan angkot masih lebih praktis :p) sopirnya berteriak ke seorang cewek di seberang jalan, "Caheum Neng!". Si neng itu, yang tadinya ngeliat angkot, langsung memalingkan wajah.

Yahh, things like those really happen in our society. Kita jangan sampe kayak gitu ya.. (paling ngga yang baca blog ini ya) ^_^

God is watching over us..

Got this from my friendster bulletin board. So I didn't know the real source of this. But it helps to remember that every little annoying thing might lead to something big and good in purpose..
We never know.. So my friends, let's enjoy our life and not always mad at it..

As you might know, the head of a company survived 9/11 because his son started kindergarten.

Another fellow was alive because it was his turn to bring donuts.

One woman was late because her alarm clock didn't go off on time.

One was late because of being stuck on the NJ Turnpike because of an auto accident.

One of them missed his bus.

One spilled food on her clothes and had to take time to change.

One's car wouldn't start.

One went back to answer the telephone.

One had a child that dawdled and didn't get ready as soon as he should have

One couldn't get a taxi.

The one that struck me was the man who put on a new pair of shoes that morning, took the various means to get to work but before he got there, he developed a blister on his foot. He stopped at a drugstore to buy a Band-Aid. That is why he is alive today.

Now, when I am stuck in traffic, miss an elevator, turn back to answer a ringing telephone... all the little things that annoy me, I think to myself, this is exactly where God wants me to be at this very moment.

Next time your morning seems to be going wrong:

The children are slow getting dressed, you can't seem to find the car keys, you hit every traffic light, don't get mad or frustrated: God is at work watching over you.

May God continue to bless you with all those annoying little things
and may you remember their possible purpose.