Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Antara “BukuWajah” dengan “BukuQalbu”
Seperti petang minggu lalu, petang itu juga kawasan Masjid Negara dikabusi asap nyamuk. Pedih tapi, saya tidak tersedar kerana lebih terbenam dalam “The Facebook Effect”. Buku David Kirkpatrick mendekatkan saya kepada Mark Zuckerberg—mahasiswa sangat muda yang sempat merombak sistem perhubungan manusia.
Sebelum itu, selang sehari, bersandar di sebuah tiang dalam masjid bersejarah itu, saya sempat ditegur agamawan. Maklum saya baca buku Inggeris. Saya sempat cepat mengeluarkan buku “Hidup Sesudah Mati” oleh Bey Arifin. Saya bayangkan minat saya duniawi dan ukhrawi. Kerana kini 75 tahun tentulah lebih ukhrawi.
Saya terpikat oleh penjelajahan dan “kecapaian” Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos dan Steve Job, sebelum Mark Zuckerberg. Saya menapis manfaat daripada kejayaan duniawi mereka.
Antara sedar dan khayal—sebelum azan Asar dan Magrib—saya sempat keluar daripada buku “The Facebook Effect” itu dengan lega. Dan saya kembali ke bumi sendiri. Pertama, tentulah saya sendiripun berharap bangat akan lahir Mark Zuckerberg di kalangan siswa kita. Siapa tahu dalam senyap akan hadir sekelompok mahasiswa Melayu yang sempat memulakan “BukuQalbu” mengimbangi “BukuWajah”—Facebook. Yang sebuah memang duniawi; sebuah lagi syahdu ukhrawi.
Apakah antara sebaik kandungan buku ukhrawi itu?
Sambil bersandar antara khayal dan sedar, saya mengharapkan dalam “BukuQalbu” itu nanti sempatlah siswa kita menyedarkan pemimpinnya supaya jangan gelojoh tambah menara; tambahlah rumah murba. Usahlah galak melonggok hutang; pulihkanlah ekuiti bangsa. Kurangkan varsiti klon-klonan; perbanyak varsiti sendiri. Dan, usah galak dengan wang ikhsan; bertuluslah beri royalti.
Akhir-akhir ini saya makin tersedar bahawa kita sangat selesa menjadi bangsa penjanji. Dan janjinya pula sentiasa mega. Kebanyakan janji itu berakar hutang. Akan banyak IPO, juga pelbagai bond—beban hutang bagi generasi datang.
Sementara berwuduk baru, saya terdengar: Bolehkah kita jadi bangsa penjimat, bukan pemboros? Elaklah jadi George Bush dan Gordon Brown yang lebih mewariskan hutang daripada mewariskan khazanah. Tolong abadikan itu dalam “BukuQalbu”. Tolong!
Monday, November 1, 2010
I am in 93%
Make a difference?? !
There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot to play with out in the woods. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little discouraged, he headed back for dinner.As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck. Just out of impulse, he let the slingshot fly, hit the duck square in the head and killed it. He was shocked and grieved! In a panic, he hid the dead duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister watching!Fatima had seen it all, but she said nothing.
After lunch the next day Grandma said, ' Fatima , let's wash the dishes.' But Fatima said, 'Grandma, Ahmed told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.' Then she whispered to him, 'Remember the duck?' So Ahmed did the dishes.
Later that day, Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing and Grandma said, 'I'm sorry but I need Fatima to help make supper.'Fatima just smiled and said, 'Well, that's all right because Ahmedtold me he wanted to help.' She whispered again, 'Remember the duck?' So Fatima went fishing and Ahmed stayed to help.
After several days of Ahmed doing both his chores and Fatima 's, he finally couldn't stand it any longer.He came to Grandma and confessed that he had killed the duck. Grandma knelt down, gave him a hug and said, 'Sweetheart, I know.
You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing, but because I love you, I forgave you. I was just wondering how long you would let Fatima make a slave of you.
'Thought for the day and every day thereafter?
Whatever is in your past, whatever you have done... and the devil keeps throwing it up in your face (lying, cheating, debt, fear, bad habits, hatred, anger, bitterness, etc.)...whatever it is...You need to know that Allah was standing at the window and He saw the whole thing. He has seen your whole life. He wants you to know that He loves you and that you are forgiven.He's just wondering how long you will let the devil make a slave of you.
The great thing about Allah is that when you ask for forgiveness, He not only forgives you, but He loves you. It is by Allah's grace and mercy that we are saved.
Go ahead and make a difference in someone's life today. Share this with a friend and always remember: Allah is at the window!If you are one of the 93% who will stand up for Him, forward this with the title 'I'm in the 93%'.
Would you believe 7% of people won't forward this?SUBHANALLAH. ..
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