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Friday, May 27, 2011
The Beauty and The Beast
kita semua comel dan manis
di sekolah, dikuliah, diofis
kita semua periang, penyabar dan pemurah
tolong menolong, ramah-tamah
kita suka nasihat menasihati
mengingat-mengingati
berkawan dan janji ditepati
Tetapi,
kita semua macam jembalang dan hantu
bila diatas jalan raya, semua jalan aku
siapa melintas, kita tekan minyak lebih laju
siapa lembab kita hon tidak menentu
masuk laluan orang lain, macam suka hati aku
peraturan traffic light semua dah tak tahu
warna merah boleh pecut laju
rebut jalan macam hari nak kiamat
tak kira simpang tiga simpang empat
'Beauty and the Beast'
Di ofis kita Beauty
Di jalan raya kita 'Beast'
Apa kata kita tukar supaya di mana-mana saja kita jadi 'Beauty' dan kita tinggalkan 'Beast' kita?
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Tahniah kerana anda sudah berubah!
Semasa mengajar mereka, terdetik didalam hati saya alangkah indahnya jika mereka boleh menjadi lebih cemerlang sekiranya mereka berpakaian mengikut syariat Islam. Sesekali saya mengingatkan diri saya dan mereka supaya bersama-sama memperbaiki cara pemakaian mengikut apa yang Pencipta kita wajibkan keatas kita semua.
Melihat mereka berubah, teringat sewaktu saya berada di sekolah menengah. Saya memakai pakaian seragam sekolah berskirt, bukannya berbaju kurung. Saya hanya mula berbaju kurung kesekolah semasa saya berumur 16 tahun.
Masih teringat di tingkatan 2, orang yang paling saya benci adalah Ustazah saya. Di waktu itu saya dengan terseksanya terpaksa memakai tudung putih didalam kelas Agama. Bayangkan memakai pakaian seragam sekolah berskirt, berkemeja putih di padankan dengan tudung. Bila saya ingat semula, betapa bodohnya saya memakai pakaian sebegitu, sesekali ketawa sendiri. Di waktu itu, rambut saya adalah segala-galanya. Rambut saya diikat kemas dan saya paling sayangkan sikat saya. Sekarang baru saya perasan betapa lucunya kerana menyikat rambut tidak kira waktu, dalam kelas, di kantin, rasanya macam gaya orang gila.
Didalam kelas agama, 30 minit dirasakan seperti 3 hari kerana terasa seperti rambut saya di bungkus. Terasa rimas sekali. Sebaik sahaja loceng berbunyi menandakan masuk waktu untuk matapelajaran lain, sepantas kilat saya menarik tudung dikepala saya dan mula menyikat rambut. Saya masih ingat cara Ustazah saya memandang saya dengan pandangan menyampah. Pada masa itu saya rasakan, 'rambut aku, aku punya sukalah!. Apa tengok-tengok? Tak puas hati ke?' Begitulah perasaan saya seorang remaja yang memberontak kerana disuruh tutup aurat di dalam kelas agama. Mak ayah pun tidak pernah menyebut tentang menutup aurat, bagaimana pula saya mengikut kata-kata Ustazah saya?
Saya tidak pasti sejak bila hati saya terdetik untuk menutup aurat. Tetapi yang saya tahu, saya mula menutup aurat semasa di tingkatan 6, saya adalah orang pertama menutup aurat di dalam keluarga saya. Juga seingat saya, saya mula memakai tudung kerana perlahan-lahan saya mula menyayangi Allah. Saya berfikir, saya menikmati segala-galanya yang Allah berikan, apa salahnya saya membalas kasih sayang Allah dengan menutup aurat iaitu mengikut apa yang diwajibkan keatas saya.
Selama bertudung, terkadang saya terleka memakai dengan tidak memenuhi standard yang ditetapkan. Sesekali leka memakai pakaian yang ketat, walaupun saya tahu cara saya menutup aurat salah, tetapi terpengaruh dengan aliran fesyen yang melekakan. Apa yang saya cuba sampaikan adalah menutup aurat itu adalah merupakan satu proses, ianya memerlukan kesedaran dan kesanggupan yang berterusan. Hanya dengan menyayangi Allah, kita akan sanggup dan memberikan komitmen yang terbaik, cintai Allah menyebabkan kita menyayangi diri kita dan seterusnya disayangi orang lain juga.
Juga, berbalik semula kepada para pelajar saya yang sudah berubah untuk mendapat kasih sayang Allah, ia membuktikan yang hati kita ini boleh di bolak balikkan oleh Allah. Mungkin suatu masa dahulu, kita membenci untuk menutup aurat (seperti kisah saya), tapi tidak mustahil yang kita akan mencintai gaya hidup menutup aurat.
Kepada Haidar, Nurul, Janet, Syahirah dan juga mana-mana pelajar saya yang bakal menutup aurat, mari sama-sama kita melakukan yang terbaik kerana Allah.
Welcome to the club you all!!!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Please be open-minded!!!
There is no specific definition for the term open-minded. However, the word is often perceived as someone who accepts or embraces certain behaviour, certain way of interaction and most of all wearing certain way of clothing. The most common perception will be of that being open-minded refers to ladies who wear sexy outfit, the lesser clothing they wear, the more open-minded they will be. I am sure everybody has their own version or definition of the term open-minded and it definitely differs from one person to another.
Therefore a typical implied definition would be..sexy, open to talk about anything and open to conduct any types of behaviour. I am not in a position to tell you which one is right or which one is wrong, but one thing's for sure being an open-minded person would possess the following attributes:-
1. Religious or Religion Compliant Person.
As a Muslim, Islam is my way of life. Therefore, I and my fellow brothers and sisters in Islam strive to be the best Muslims we can be on a daily basis, give our heart and soul in it and being compliant means we have to be open- minded.
You are an open-minded person when you strive your best in embracing your beliefs, you may be a Muslim, Buddhist, Christian or Hindu. The moment you truly understand the teachings of your Religion, that is when you become an open-minded person.
How? We accept differences and we embrace similarities.
The differences make us ponder and observe and realise that we are different in so many ways. The Muslim ladies wear the Hijab or cover themselves to be compliant in order to obtain peace in life as it minimises the risk of inviting evil eyes. No one in this whole wide world has the right to say or criticise how we wear our Hijab, or why we wear it, we never question why there are so many ladies wearing less clothing like those super stars or celebrities, we do not question why Jlo wears the way she wears. The best thing is when people associate wearing the Hijab with narrowed mindedness? It' just a piece of cloth and it does not shrink our thinking ability. I mean who came up with this term? I am not trying to preach here, I am just trying to bring readers to review the meaning of the word 'open-minded'.
Sometimes, I see and hear people talking about other people's flaws and mistakes, they keep talking about it and sometimes I feel like as if they are being paid to do the job. Or have you ever heard people criticising about how people talk, or walk, or dress, or body language and all of the other stuffs? It's like everything else looks horrible, come on....is that what we call being open-minded?
Again, being open-minded means that we accept differences and we know that no one in this world is perfect, and we understand that God created us differently so that we learn for one another, building strength from differences and strengtening ties with similarities. So, isn't being Religious means being open-minded? Yes, we love each other because our Creator asks us to do so, and by being open minded, we are able to work on our differences.
2. Positive outlook in life
I truly believe that the world is how we see it. If we see it with a pair of spectacles with squeaky clean lens, we will be able to see the beauty and the glorious wonders of the world. Some people might say, maybe it's easy for me to say and I may not know the life experience of others, it may be bad experience or good experience. But one thing I do know that we are born equipped with basic tools to live. We are equipped with the same human conscience and human brain. The main difference is our choices in life. That is to embrace positive or negative outlook in life. As simple as that.
So, next time when people mention the word 'please...be open minded!' you can tell them to re-think and it is not all about sexiness or openness to everything that is against the teachings of Religions.
But it is about when a person does not judge, does not make any conclusions or penalises someone or something which he or she is unsure of and accept those things as it is. Remember, we as human beings love to judge, but we will not do that if we are 'open minded' people. a.k.a. Religion Compliant People.
Wallahualam.... Allah knows best....
Hakmilik Terpelihara Rosita Arman Michael 2011
Therefore a typical implied definition would be..sexy, open to talk about anything and open to conduct any types of behaviour. I am not in a position to tell you which one is right or which one is wrong, but one thing's for sure being an open-minded person would possess the following attributes:-
1. Religious or Religion Compliant Person.
As a Muslim, Islam is my way of life. Therefore, I and my fellow brothers and sisters in Islam strive to be the best Muslims we can be on a daily basis, give our heart and soul in it and being compliant means we have to be open- minded.
You are an open-minded person when you strive your best in embracing your beliefs, you may be a Muslim, Buddhist, Christian or Hindu. The moment you truly understand the teachings of your Religion, that is when you become an open-minded person.
How? We accept differences and we embrace similarities.
The differences make us ponder and observe and realise that we are different in so many ways. The Muslim ladies wear the Hijab or cover themselves to be compliant in order to obtain peace in life as it minimises the risk of inviting evil eyes. No one in this whole wide world has the right to say or criticise how we wear our Hijab, or why we wear it, we never question why there are so many ladies wearing less clothing like those super stars or celebrities, we do not question why Jlo wears the way she wears. The best thing is when people associate wearing the Hijab with narrowed mindedness? It' just a piece of cloth and it does not shrink our thinking ability. I mean who came up with this term? I am not trying to preach here, I am just trying to bring readers to review the meaning of the word 'open-minded'.
Sometimes, I see and hear people talking about other people's flaws and mistakes, they keep talking about it and sometimes I feel like as if they are being paid to do the job. Or have you ever heard people criticising about how people talk, or walk, or dress, or body language and all of the other stuffs? It's like everything else looks horrible, come on....is that what we call being open-minded?
Again, being open-minded means that we accept differences and we know that no one in this world is perfect, and we understand that God created us differently so that we learn for one another, building strength from differences and strengtening ties with similarities. So, isn't being Religious means being open-minded? Yes, we love each other because our Creator asks us to do so, and by being open minded, we are able to work on our differences.
2. Positive outlook in life
I truly believe that the world is how we see it. If we see it with a pair of spectacles with squeaky clean lens, we will be able to see the beauty and the glorious wonders of the world. Some people might say, maybe it's easy for me to say and I may not know the life experience of others, it may be bad experience or good experience. But one thing I do know that we are born equipped with basic tools to live. We are equipped with the same human conscience and human brain. The main difference is our choices in life. That is to embrace positive or negative outlook in life. As simple as that.
So, next time when people mention the word 'please...be open minded!' you can tell them to re-think and it is not all about sexiness or openness to everything that is against the teachings of Religions.
But it is about when a person does not judge, does not make any conclusions or penalises someone or something which he or she is unsure of and accept those things as it is. Remember, we as human beings love to judge, but we will not do that if we are 'open minded' people. a.k.a. Religion Compliant People.
Wallahualam.... Allah knows best....
Hakmilik Terpelihara Rosita Arman Michael 2011
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