I don't know why i'm very emotional this morning. Listened to ERA radio on my way to work. The topic for this morning was "Pulang berhariraya". I sempat dengar two cases.
Case 1
A lady was telling ERA about her brother who has not come home for three years. This was due to a misunderstanding with his mother. So the lady was sort of begging his brother to come back for hariraya and ask for forgiveness from his mother. It seem that their mother selalu tanya if her brother is coming back for hari raya or not. This was what the lady said through ERA, "Abang, baliklak hariraya ni. Minta maaflah dengan emak. Tak kiralah siapa salah. Awak tu anak. Beralahlah".
ERA pasang lagu Aishah "Pulanglah" after this first case. Tangkap sayu......
Case no. 2
The caller's sister did not come back for hariraya for several years. Why? Again, misunderstanding with her sibblings. And the caller was also begging her sister to come back.
Apa yang buat i rasa emotional? The first case, kelahi dengan emak......dengan mak pun nak kelahi ke? The one who gave birth to us. No doubt, sometimes memang ada misunderstanding dengan my mom ....but taklah sampai tak boleh nak minta maaf.
Same with the seond case, sayu hati i because their parents are still alive. And just imagine, hancurnya hati ibu bila anak menjauhkan diri. I, myself is a mother, sometimes, anak i ada kecilkan hati i, but we just have to forgive them. And of course as a parent it is my responsibility to tell them what right and what's wrong. A mother will always be a mother. I really thinhk that not a single mother in this world, yang lahirkan anak, tak sayangkan anak....Macam mana jahat pun anak tu, rasa sayang pada anak will still be there. so if a mother can forgive her child, why can't a child forgive his/her mother. Syurga dibawah tapak kaki ibu.
Sama juga dengan adik-beradik. Macam mana marah pun pada adik-beradik kita, air dicincang tidak akan putus.
As parents, we need to didik anak-anak unrtuk sentiasa menghormati orang lain especially ibubapa. Give our children as much love as we can so that ada bonding antara parent and anak-anak. Where ever they go, they will always remember to come back. Rumahku Syurgaku.
So my conclusipn is:
1. We have to learn to forgive and forget. We will enjoy life better.
2. Always respect others if we want to be respected.
3. Give lots and lots of love to those we care for so that we will always be in their mind where ever they go.
Lastly, Selamat Hari Raya. Ampun dan maaf di pinta. Kalau ada masaalah dengan sesiapa pun, bermaaf-maafanlah dihariraya ini. Its the best occasion untuk mengahapuskan dosa sesama insan.
Nice thought.
kj