True Blessings
10 November 2008
7:15pm
petrol station, Petronas
7:15pm
petrol station, Petronas
"Assalamualaikum kak.. maaf ye" datang sorang budak perempuan berbaju kurung lusuh, umur around 12 tahun agaknya. "Beli ni kak untuk rumah kebajikan anak-anak yatim?" sambil menunjukkan kertas-kertas pembalut hadiah yang ada kat tangan dia. Aku just senyum and geleng kepala tanda tak mahu membeli lalu aku terus berdiri di sisi kereta sambil menunggu minyak penuh. Aku dah lali dah dengan taktik-taktik jual nama rumah kebajikan ni, sure sindiket. Dua tiga kali jugaklah aku toleh balek kat budak perempuan tu, ntah la.. rasa kesian kot. Mata aku melilau-lilau tinguk keliling kot-kot ada kereta atau van atau orang yang monitor pergerakan budak perempuan ni sebab selalunya macam tu la. Sejurus selepas habis isi minyak, suddenly aku terdetik nak tanya something kat budak tu. "Dik, sini kejap dik".. dengan lemah longlai dia datang ke arah aku sambil menjinjing beg plastik yang berisi pembalut hadiah tadi. "Adik dah makan belum?", dia mengangguk laju sambil berkata sudah. "Betul ni? Tak baik tau tipu. Betul ni dah makan? Sumpah?". Dia terdiam, seakan terperangkap dengan soalan aku tadi bila aku suruh dia sumpah. Bukan tujuan aku suruh dia sumpah, cuma aku tau budak kecil seperti dia tak berani bermain dengan sumpah, tak macam kita orang dewasa ni. Then, dia geleng-gelengkan kepala menandakan sebenarnya dia belum makan lagi. "Akak tanak kasi duit tau tapi akak nak belikan makanan untuk awak. Jom pegi beli makanan jom?". Terus budak perempuan tu bertanya dengan nada cemas bila aku bukak pintu kereta.. "Eh akak nak buat ape?". Maybe dia takut aku heret dia pegi balai polis agaknya or bawak dia pegi mane-mane, tapi sebenarnya aku just nak amek purse aku kat dalam handbag. "Tader apa la dik (aku tersenyum tinguk respon dia), jom kita beli makanan kat dalam kedai Petronas tu jom?" Seakan malu, dia menyuruh aku pergi sendirian. "Taperlah kak, akak pegi la yer. Saya tunggu kat sini jegh..". Aku pun masuk mini-mart Petronas and capai air and roti-roti memandangkan tader makanan lain yang dijual kat situ. Taperlah, janji dia boleh alas perut buat sementara kan? Aku pun menuju balek ke kereta and bagi beg plastik yang berisi air and roti-roti tadi kat budak perempuan tu, "Makan tau, akak balik dulu..". Dia mengangguk senyum.. "Terima kasih ye kak!" Sempat jugak aku menjeling kat cermin belakang, budak perempuan tu tengah membelek-belek kandungan beg plastik yang aku bagi tadi. Hurm..
On my way back home, I kept on thinking about that small little girl.. and I was thinking, do I take many things in my life for granted? Sometimes we tend to compare ourselves with someone else like those who seem to have it all, but actually we never know what's going on inside. Who knows, they might look happy, but they might be miserable as well. Maybe I should stop from thinking like "I should have it like they do" and start to look at those who aren't as fortunate as I am and take note of how blessed I am. And please dont misunderstood, I'm not writing this down to show off or whatsoever, tak terlintas and tak ada niat langsung. I just would like to share the moral of the story behind all this. Somehow, by looking at the world a little differently, you just might realize how much you have to be thankful for. Alhamdulillah..
On my way back home, I kept on thinking about that small little girl.. and I was thinking, do I take many things in my life for granted? Sometimes we tend to compare ourselves with someone else like those who seem to have it all, but actually we never know what's going on inside. Who knows, they might look happy, but they might be miserable as well. Maybe I should stop from thinking like "I should have it like they do" and start to look at those who aren't as fortunate as I am and take note of how blessed I am. And please dont misunderstood, I'm not writing this down to show off or whatsoever, tak terlintas and tak ada niat langsung. I just would like to share the moral of the story behind all this. Somehow, by looking at the world a little differently, you just might realize how much you have to be thankful for. Alhamdulillah..
Count your blessings instead of your crosses
Count your gains instead of your losses
Count your joys instead of your woes
Count your friends instead of your foes
Count your smiles instead of your tears
Count your courage instead of your fears
Count your full years instead of your lean
Count all the kind deeds instead of the mean
Count your health instead of your wealth
Count on God instead of yourself
Labels: Prisoner of Thoughts, Word Puzzles
10 Comments:
woaa..
;(
It was nice of you.. you have done a good deed.
Seems to me that our little girl is growing up and the thinking is getting matured... great.. =)
to boo:
pity her seh.. ;'(
to duckie:
"little girl"?? hey... dont look at me in such way. im not a girl, err but not yet a woman.. :)
OMG you inspired me with this story Cik Suerie. Good for u!!!Kinda hit me in the head for complaining too much about my life. Shame on you Chuck.>__<
Next time when I cross the bridge in between Ampang Park and City Square, when I see this woman and her girl besides her, I'll definitely going to buy them a McDonald meal.I don't know why I didn't do it before although I feel like doing it everytime I see them.
Go girl!! May God bless you :)
Aku pn bkn slalu buat mcm tu.. but kelmarin, i dunno why suddenly terdetik nak buat mcm tu and im glad that i did that ;')
Tangan yg memberi lebih baik dari yg menerima...
:)
well guys, again im not writing this to get the crdts for wht ive done or whtsoeva.. i hope none of u misunderstood k :)
just thought tht by sharing this post, each of us will start to realized tht how thankful we should be for the things tht we already have (atleast had aite?) in life at the moment..
alhamdullillah..
rezeki yg kita terima sehari-hari tak semesti nya semua hak kita.. some of it might be others as well.. but they got it thru us.
great writings.. :*
how nice of u. may Allah bless u pal..
to boo:
yeah so true, thts wht ive thought time tu.. after all, sharing is caring kan :)
to am:
thx, same goes to u dude..
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