1 Syawal - LESSON LEARNED

I actually wrote this a couple of years back.



Salam satu syawal. So I've got a story to tell and its a bit personal.

Sejak habis asasi bulan 5 haritu, I've been one of the most successful 'penganggur' of all times. 5 bulan, more or less, of nothingness. Nak keje tpi x de lesen. Tp Alhamdulillah berfaedah jgk la ddk rumah dpt amek lesen dgn jayanye. Aku rase aku sorang je manusia yg stay up smpi pkol 4 pagi sbb study utk exam komputer tu. Hahaha. Biler pikir blek pe bende la aku buat tu. Tp ok pe dpt 50/50 kot. Hahaha. I told this to a friend and she said "ye la kau da usaha kan, so Allah bagi cash" . Agak terharu dgr ayat dia tu.

So back to story, one of my sister, Lia, pon cuti sem dua bulan. Dia cuti pon dah nk dkt puasa. Dy blek je tros cari keje and ajak aku skali. Aku agk reluctant nk keje sbb selepas bertahon-tahon ddk asrama ni merupakan first time dpt puasa satu bulan kt rumah. Jadi hanya Lia je la yg keje. Gaji sebulan dia bole la. Tapi agak unbelievable sbb dia kluar awal2 pagi and blek pon kdg2 smpi 12 or 1 pagi.

Kat kepala aku ade main a few persoalan, 'x penat ke? Dah la puasa lagi? Dia lagi rela keje drpd ddk rumah ke? Kenapa dia x nk gune peluang alang2 dlm bulan puasa ni gi terawih drpd gi keje?'

These things constantly went through my mind. Working hours dia agak extreme. By the way, aku tgh ajar diri sendiri utk develop utk tak mengkritik org. No judging. I keep reminding myself who are you to judge?

Tapi tanpa aku sedar, aku sbenanye tgh judge kakak aku tu. Aku tgh judge choices dia. And today, the day I'm writing this which is 1 Syawal, I just learned my lesson. You could say I just got a bit of my own medicine.

When I got out of my room this morning to join in for breakfast, I heard a conversation between my mom and Lia. I felt like I had been slapped or thrown cold water across the face.

Lia kan tgh cuti and dia akn continue studies dia nnt. A few more sems. She used her precious home-time to work sbb dia nk kumpul duit nk bayar yuran dia sendiri :'(

And sbb kesian kan kakak aku my mom suggest dia quit dia pnyer keje and kemas rumah, nnt mama byr duit gaji bayar yura :')

This realization hit me so hard. Another lesson learned. Never ever judge. You never really know the whole story.

Last but not least, selamat hari raya aidilfitri. It's a bit sad ramadan has left and we'll never know if we'll have the opportunity to greet ramadan again.