Hello. Salam. I have a few old emails to share with all of you. These are as old as when I was in form 2, I think. So most of you have probably read these before but hey, read them again! These emails are very light yet sweet, I hope you will take something from reading them.
>As you got up this morning, I watched you, and hoped you would talk to me, even if it was just a few words, asking my opinion or thanking me for something good that happened in your life yesterday. But I noticed you were too busy, trying to find the right outfit to wear. When you ran around the house getting ready, I knew there would be a few minutes for you to stop and say hello, but you were too busy. At one point you had to wait, fifteen minutes with nothing to do except sit in a chair. Then I saw you spring to your feet. I thought you wanted to talk to me, but you ran to the phone and called a friend to get the latest gossip instead. I watched patiently all day long. With all your activities I guess you were too busy to say anything to me.
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>I noticed that before lunch you looked around, may be you felt embarrassed to talk to me, that is why you didn't bow your head. You glanced three or four tables o! ver and you noticed some of your friends talking to me briefly before they ate, but you didn't. That's okay. There is still more time left, and I hope that you will talk to me yet. You went home and it seems as if you had lots of things to do. After a few of them were done, you turned on the TV. I don't know if you like TV or not, just about anything goes there and you spend lot of time each day in front of it not thinking about anything, just enjoying the show. I waited patiently again as you watched the TV and ate your meal, but again you didn't talk to me.
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>Bedtime I guess you felt too tired. After you said good night to your family you popped into bed and fell asleep in no time. That's okay because you may not realize that I am always there for you. I've got patience, more than you will ever know. I even want to teach you how to be patient with others as well.
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>I love you so much that I wait everyday for a nod, prayer or thought or a thankful part of your heart. It is hard to have a one-sided conversation. Well, you are getting up once again. And once again I will wait, with nothing but love for you. Hoping that today you will give me some time. Have a nice day!
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>Your friend, ALLAH
It's an understatement to call Allah a friend, because He is obviously more than that. He is our creator, the creator of all. But still, it contains a signigficant reminder because I have been that person. You have been that person. One of our biggest failures is that we fail to see that worldly matters are secondary. We miss the primary purpose of our existence. Dunia and akhirat are two ends of a spectrum and I think our dunia is excessive when weighed against akhirat. You know, we have been constantly told that Allah SWT is the most forgiving and He will wait for you. But seek Him as soon as possible because you don't know how much time you have left in this world. Seek Him and He will seek you. which brings me to the second email...
>>A man went to a barber shop to have his hair and his beard cut as always. He started to have a good conversation with the barber who attended him. They talked about so many things and various subjects. Suddenly, they touched the subject of ALLAH. The barber said "Look man, I don't believe that ALLAH exists as you say so." "Why do you say that?" Asked the client. Well, it's so easy, you just have to go out in the street to realize that ALLAH does not exist. Oh, tell me, if ALLAH existed, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If ALLAH existed, there would be no suffering nor pain. I can't think of a ALLAH who permits all of these things." The client stopped for a moment thinking but he didn't want to respond so as to prevent an argument. The barber finished his job and the client went out of the shop. Just after he left the barber shop he saw a man in the street >>>>>with a long hair and beard (it seems that it had been a long >>>>>time since he had his cut and he looked so untidy). Then the client again entered the barber shop and he said to the barber." know what? Barbers do not exist." "How come they don't exist?"-asked the barber. "Well I am here and I am a barber." "No!" - the client exclaimed. "They don't exist because if they did there would be no people with long >>>>>hair and beard like that man who walks in the street." "Ah, barbers do exist, what happens is that people do not come >>>>>to me." "Exactly!"- affirmed the client. "That's the point. ALLAH does exist, what happens is people don't go to Him and do not look for Him that's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."
I LOVE THIS ONE. It's so spot on. This email really just implies to the skeptics out there thinking that if Allah is really the most forgiving and kind, why has He allowed such hardship in the world - it's a superficial concept about God, really. The reason why there is so much pain and suffering in the world is not only because people do not come to Allah.. because fact is.. even people who are the most devoted and loyal to Allah suffer pain and sufferings. Allah tests our faith by granting us pain and sufferings so we should not be misled into thinking that when we are tested with such calamity, Allah doesn't love us or start thinking that life is unfair and everything. Because whether Allah grants us wonderful things or unfortunate ones in life.. either way they are His blessings. So we should always be thankful, even when we suffer from unfortunate events. It's not easy, which is why it is a challenge but if we ingrain that belief and faith in our hearts, Insyallah we will take everything, (positive and neg) that will be given to us with much ease and comfort.
Apakah Tuhan itu ada?
>Ada seorang pemuda yang lama sekolah di negeri paman Sam kembali ke
> > tanah air. Sesampainya dirumah ia meminta kepada orang tuanya untuk
> > mencari seorang Guru agama, kyai atau siapapun yang bisa menjawab 3
> > pertanyaannya. Akhirnya Orang tua pemuda itu mendapatkan orang
>tersebut.
> >
> > Pemuda: Anda siapa? Dan apakah bisa menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan
>saya?
> > Kyai : Saya hamba Allah dan dengan izin-Nya saya akan menjawab
>pertanyaan
> > anda
> > Pemuda: Anda yakin? Sedang Profesor dan banyak orang pintar saja
>tidak
> > mampu menjawab pertanyaansaya.
> > Kyai : Saya akan mencoba sejauh kemampuan saya
> > Pemuda: Saya punya 3 buah pertanyaan
> >
> > 1. Kalau memang Tuhan itu ada, tunjukan wujud Tuhan kepada saya
> > 2. Apakah yang dinamakan takdir
> > 3. Kalau syetan diciptakan dari api kenapa dimasukan ke neraka yang
>dibuat
> > dari api, tentu tidak menyakitkan buat syetan Sebab mereka memiliki
>unsur
> > yang sama. Apakah Tuhan tidak pernah berfikir sejauh itu?
> >
> > Tiba-tiba Kyai tersebut menampar pipi si Pemuda dengan keras. Pemuda
> > (sambil menahan sakit): Kenapa anda marah kepada saya?
> > Kyai : Saya tidak marah...Tamparan itu adalah jawaban saya atas 3
>buah
> > pertanyaan yang anda ajukan kepada saya.
> >
> > Pemuda: Saya sungguh-sungguh tidak mengerti
> >
> > Kyai : Bagaimana rasanya tamparan saya?
> > Pemuda: Tentu saja saya merasakan sakit
> > Kyai : Jadi anda percaya bahwa sakit itu ada?
> > Pemuda: Ya
> > Kyai : Tunjukan pada saya wujud sakit itu !
> > Pemuda: Saya tidak bisa
> > Kyai : Itulah jawaban pertanyaan pertama: kita semua merasakan
>keberadaan
> > Tuhan tanpa mampu melihat wujudnya.
> >
> > Kyai : Apakah tadi malam anda bermimpi akan ditampar oleh saya?
> > Pemuda: Tidak
> > Kyai : Apakah pernah terpikir oleh anda akan menerima sebuah tamparan
>dari
> > saya hari ini?
> > Pemuda: Tidak
> > Kyai : Itulah yang dinamakan Takdir
> >
> > Kyai : Terbuat dari apa tangan yang saya gunakan untuk menampar anda?
> > Pemuda: kulit
> > Kyai : Terbuat dari apa pipi anda?
> > Pemuda: kulit
> > Kyai : Bagaimana rasanya tamparan saya?
> > Pemuda: sakit
> > Kyai : Walaupun Syeitan terbuat dari api dan Neraka terbuat dari api,
>Jika
> > Tuhan berkehendak maka Neraka akan Menjadi tempat menyakitkan untuk
> > syeitan.
Love this one too. Some people choose not to believe in God because God is something the living cannot see in its physicality hence choose to deny its existence. Things needed to be seen by the naked eye in order to make sense for some people. But He is obviously bigger than anything and everything. And I think this piece of email is a very good stand against that argument :)
I heart these three emails <3
