Harapan

Harapan boleh terbahagi kepada beberapa contohnya;

1. Harapan kepada diri sendiri
2. Harapan kepada orang lain
3. Harapan kepada Allah.

Izinkan saya menghurai ketiga-tiga harapan di atas berdasarkan pemahaman saya sendiri. Dimulai dengan harapan kepada Allah. Harapan ini adalah sesuatu yang tidak boleh putus daripada seorang hamba kepada Tuhannya. Harapan kepada rahmat Allah membuatkan kita sentiasa tenang dalam menghadapi situasi apapun. Namun, praktis tidaklah semudah pemahaman. Seringkali manusia itu lupa mengharap yang terbaik, bahkan menyesali apa sahaja nasib yang menimpa diri. Tapi manusia itukan bersifat lupa dan pengetahuan mereka sangat terbatas. Oleh itu, disarankan agar kita sentiasalah bersilaturrahim dengan orang-orang yang soleh dan berilmu supaya dapat sentiasa kita pelajari sesuatu yang baik daripada mereka.

Huraian kedua berkisar tentang harapan kepada orang lain. Kita selalu berpendapat sesuatu perkara itu wajib dilakukan oleh orang lain, dan sering pula orang itu lupa. Nah, apakah konsekuensinya? Adakah kita layak berasa marah, kecewa, sedih atau apa? Ya, sebagai manusia normal kita pasti berasa sesuatu. Perasaan itu maksudnya apa? Sayang, benci, prihatin? Sungguh kompleks.... Kerana, kita hanya tahu tentang persepsi kita tetapi tidak pernah tahu secara tepat akan persepsi orang lain. Kita selalunya cenderung merasakan persepsi kita betul, namun mereka juga pasti merasakan persepsi mereka betul. Jadi bagaimana? Haruskah kita terus-terusan membuat agakkan (assumption)? Jadi dalam kes ini, sekiranya harapan kita terhadap orang lain salah sama sekali, dan ternyata tidak mendatangkan apa-apa keuntungan, baik kita biarkan sahaja. Cuba letakkan diri kita ditempat mereka, atau letakkan diri kita di tengah-tengah. Oh, sungguh mudah menyatakan tetapi secara praktisnya pasti tidak semudah itu.

Yang terakhir ialah harapan kepada diri sendiri. Perkara yang paling utama ialah cuba belajar sebaik mungkin menangani perbezaan yang terdapat di sekeliling kita. Memaksa orang lain lain untuk berubah adalah hampir mustahil, namun memujuk diri sendiri untuk menjadi lebih rasional adalah yang terbaik. Aduh, cakap memang senang kan. Tapi inilah ciri-ciri orang yang berjaya. Tahu bila untuk berkata sesuatu, tahu bila perlunya untuk diam, dan tahu bila masanya untuk bertindak. Jadilah proaktif. Tenang.

Haraplah kepada diri sendiri untuk menjadi ibu, anak, isteri, pelajar, pekerja dan ahli masyarakat yang terbaik. Dan haraplah kepada Allah untuk menunjukkan jalan yang lurus supaya kita menjadi manusia yang terbaik.

Journey with best friend

He is my best friend.
I quarrel with him a lot.
But we share the same mission and vision.
Sometimes we are in the same boat, but we paddle to different direction,
though we know we want to go to the same place.
I am always the one who make things more complicated.
On contrary, he is always the one who make things easy and sometimes too easy.
But always we try to balance.
Sure, it is not easy and we quarrel again and again.
At the end of the day, we say "I love you" and we go to sleep.
In our sleep we never forget to dream.
Sometimes we have fantastic dreams, that give us hopes.
Sometimes we have nightmares, that send us reminders.
No matter what, we enjoy our life together.
We bravely face all the obstacles together.
and we pray the HE will show us the right way, and shower us with HIS blessing and mercy.

Your best friend.

Para Pencari Tuhan (Indonesian Sinetron)

Hey dude! :)

I'm a big fan of this Indonesian Sinetron, Para Pencari Tuhan. The story was about Bang Jack, a surau care taker and three young men, Juki, Chelsea and Barong. The three young men were prisoners but decided to be a better person. They met Bang Jack and Bang Jack agreed to share his knowledge on religious matters and other skills like gardening. This drama tells how they deals with their own life and the people in the village. The uniqueness of this drama is how religious matters are discussed in simple manner and sometimes funny, but still able to give huge impact to the audience. In other words, "dakwah yang hikmah dan berkesan".

The story has already 4 series. If you're interested, try to follow from Part 1 by searching for "Para Pencari Tuhan 1" and also "Para Pencari Tuhan 2" for the next series in youtube. However, I myself couldn't find for "Para Pencari Tuhan 1, episode 1, part 1". I only found 'Para Pencari Tuhan 1, episode 3, part 3". The language is understandable for Malays though they speak Indonesian languange.

InshaAllah, Pak Deddy Mizwar (Bang Jack) and also as producer of this drama will not disappoint you!.



Till then, chow!

How to be happy?

Assalamualaikum warahmatullah...

Dear readers (I wonder if there's any reader..hehe),

Anyways..I'm doing good..I hope everybody is good too.

My simple question for today.. What can make you happy?

Write down the "things that make me happy" on a piece of paper. Read them carefully...and find time to do all the things! If you don't know what can make you happy, maybe you can try to see my lists, perhaps you can copy and try whether those things will make you happy or not! :)

Things that can make Norulhuda (that's me) happy.

1. A clean house ---> lets do cleaning!
2. Listen to good music ---> for example see below;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgDX2xpGwAU&feature=player_embedded

3. Eat when I'm hungry
4. Sleep when I'm sleepy
5. Wake up early in the morning
6. Hugs my babies
7. I love nature! I love observing the trees.. especially when I'm at Wageningen, the trees are the best things to observe...how do they change over the autumn, winter, and spring!
8. See kids play (any kids! I just love to watch them playing...their laugh, tears...really make me feel alive!
9. The feeling during and after shower (really fresh!)
10. During I brush my teeth
11. Whenever I learn something new

....and the list goes on.....

As a conclusion...you don't have to go far to find happiness. Happiness is inside you. Appreciate yourself..do the best at every moment...be more sensitive towards yourself. And thank your God....your Creator who has made you.

Jazakallahu khairan kathira,
Norulhuda, Wageningen, Marijkeweg, Zodiac, 10.09 am, 14 April 2011, 10 Jamadil A- Awwal 1432.