Thursday, October 14, 2004

alhamdulillah

syukur...

1. For the husband who snores all night, because he is at home asleep with me and not with someone else.

2. For my teenage daughter who is complaining about doing dishes, because that means she is at home & not on the streets.

3. For the taxes that I pay because it means that I am employed.

4. For the mess to clean after a party because it means that I have been surrounded by friends.

5. For the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means I have enough to eat.

6. For my shadow that watches me work because it means I am out in the sunshine.

7. For a floor that needs mopping, and windows that need cleaning because it means I have a home.

8. For all the complaining I hear about the government because it means that we have freedom of speech.

9. For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot because it means I am capable of walking and that I have been blessed with transportation.

10. For the noise I have to bear from my neighbours because it means that I can hear.

11. For the pile of laundry and ironing because it means I have clothes to wear.

12. For weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because it means I have been capable of working hard.

13. For the alarm that goes off in the early morning hours because it means that I am stilll alive.

alangkah besarnya erti kesyukuran tu bagi manusia yang tahu menghargai. kite tend to complaint about everything especially for something yg kite x ade tp orang lain ade. dan jugak ke atas benda2 yg menyusahkan kita, sakit dsb. ble kita selak kisah sirah Nabi Allah Ayub A.S. yg mana baginda ditimpa penyakit kulit yg kronik hingga disisihkan oleh masyarakat. bagaimana baginda yg asalnya kaya raya dgn harta, sawah ladang & anak2 yg ramai, akhirnya tersisih dgn hanya ditemani istrinya siti rahmah namun baginda tidak sekali2 mengkomplen atau mengomel. baginda tetap memuji Allah.

malah ble istrinya berkata (spas dialter mnjadi bahsa pasar) "abg, sampai ble Tuhan kite nak seksa abg nie, dahla harta kite sumer musnah, anak2 kita sumer ninggal, kawan2 sumer pakat lari. abg doa la kat Tuhan supaya Dia rentikan derita kita ni abg ooii..."
maka jawab Nabi Allah Ayub, "aduhai adinda, abg mmg menyesali atas ape tejadi ni. tapi before det abg nak tanye la sayang, berapa tahun dah kita nikmati sumer2 yg Tuhan bagi tu?"
jawab istrinye "80 thn, abg"
Nabi Ayub tanye lg "berpaa tahun kite menerime musibah ni?"
jawab istrinya "7 thn, abg"
maka Nabi Ayub berkata "abg malu nak mintak dr Tuhan, sal kalo nak compare nikmat yg Dia kasik ngan derita ni mmg takleh nak banding la. nampaknye sayang dah dengor hasutan setan laknatullah sampai iman sayang dah nipis cenggini. nanti abg sembuh karang siap la sayang, abg sebat sayang 100 kali. pegila sayang, tinggal abg sorang2 kat sini tunggu takdr dr Ilahi!"

spas tuh tinggal la Nabi Ayub sorang2 & baginda berdoa pd Allah "Wahai Tuhanku, iblis telah mengangguku dgn pelbagai dugaan, hanya Engkaulah wahai Tuhanku Yg Maha Pengasih Lagi Maha Penyayang".

kemdian dipendekkan cerita, Allah sembuhkan penyakit baginda. per yg menakjubkan kat sini adelah betapanya jiwa kehambaan seorang pesuruh Allah itu sampai baginda bleh ade rasa malu utk mintak direntikan derita atas nikmat yg telah diberi. sedangkan, Allah tidak memberi kita ape yg kita minta tapi ape yg kita perlukan. sebab Dia lebih tahu ape yg kita perlukan. mungkin kita rasa kita memerlukan kerjaya sorang engineer, tapi Allah lebih tahu keperluan kita, mungkin keperluan kita sekadar seorang surirumah. kita, bile sebut kerja2 yg tak setended, ape lagi tak kerja, mula la "penat2 blaja..." "abis duit..." "bla bla bla..." sedangkan keperluan kita tetap akan dipenuhi Allah.

Allah yg mencipta kita, Dia tahu baik buruk kita, ape seswai ape tak seswai, etc. kita tak pernah tahu. kita memang tak tahu ape yg terbaik utk kita... (2:216)

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