Elastic
Pernah dengar tak,
[Saheeh al-Bukharee (Eng. Trans.) vol.9, p.382-383, no.518) and
Saheeh Muslim (Eng. Trans.) vol.4, p.1437, no.6628)]
“manusia
yg hebat semasa jahil, dia juga hebat semasa ‘alim”
Dia dapat hidayah, dia
cari ilmu, dia jumpa org baik2 dan sebagainya. Dia end up jadi practicing muslim yg awesome. Boleh jadi previously dia memang muslim atau non-muslim.
Biasanya akan
dikaitkan dgn hadis logam.
“Manusia seperti
logam, terpilihnya mereka semasa jahiliyyah, terpilih juga mereka semasa Islam”
Klu tgk contoh yg
significant dulu, Saiyyida Umar Al Khattab ra.
Dulu kawan saya pernah
cakap,
“macam mana kalau kita dah cuba, kita dah usaha tapi
kita masih sama macam dulu?”
“erm, mungkin kita kena cuba lagi?
Mungkin kita belum
betul2 all out
Mungkin kita belum
cuba pada ‘standard’ yg Allah nak
Mungkin Allah nak kita
betul2 cuba, so that kita takkan tend to kembali ke bentuk asal *macam definisi
untuk 'elastic' pulak bunyinya*
Ok.
Cuba ambik theory
Elastic and Plastic deformation. This ain’t rocket science people, so get a
grip and let’s recall some basic physics.
Elastic maksudnya kita
apply a force yg buat benda tu stretch and when the force is released the object will return to its original condition. Tapi 'elastic deformation' akan ada 'breaking
point' which will lead to 'plastic deformation'. So the condition of the material
will not return to its original shape. Like, changed forever.
Easy?
Macam gelang getah,
bila kita tarik gelang getah dan force kita tak cukup kuat untuk buat dia terus regang, dia
kembali ke bentuk asal.
Tapi. Kalau kita apply
force yg sgt kuat, tali tu putus insha Allah.
Elastic and plastic
deformation.
Tapi, manusia bukan
gelang getah tuan tuan dan puan puan. Dan attitude manusia bukan rapuh mcm
getah. So it takes greater force and this force needs perseverance. At one
point, we’ll reach our breaking point insha Allah.
For instance, today we
live in a world that inculcates judging state of mind, people tend to judge
others easily.
“eh kenapa haritu artist A pakai tudung and
sekarang x?”
And the gossip goes on
and on. We don’t know what really happened right and we don’t even put
ourselves in their shoes. Maybe they don’t have enough support or whatever.
We don’t know.
Maybe this person is
having “elastic deformation”.
And as normal human
beings who tend to get influenced by negative things, people tend to have
elastic deformation and need to start all over again. This is a test from Allah
subhanahu wata ‘ala. Allah tests us because He loves us. Everybody is tested so
everybody is loved!
So do start all over
again, with a better method in applying your force towards goodness.
It’s depressing to
return to original state ain’t it. Sometimes people give up with a thought
that they’ve tried hard enough and worn out enough. Maybe the old way is
the best way that suits best and they think that they lost their ability to be 'elastic'. Even I thought it that way!
But remember my
friends, giving up is not an Islamic attitude. We have a little hope inside and
no matter how minute the hope is, it’s the reason that keeps us living this
complicated life.
Allah says that He
will not change our condition until we work on it ourselves. Sounds familiar?
“..Verily
never will Allah change the condition of a people until they change it
themselves (with their own souls)..” [Ar-Ra’d:11]
So strive. Again and
again. Apply a greater force, ask from Allah for a better force within ourselves.
Don’t be arrongant. Ask. He’s waiting for you to come back because insha Allah
He never gives up on his slaves.
He mentions that His
mercy preceds His anger :)
Abu Hurayrah
(radhi allahu anhu) reported: “The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi
wa-sallam) said: “When Allah completed the creation, He Wrote in a Book
(which He kept) with Him above His Throne: “Verily, My Mercy precedes My
Anger.”
[Saheeh al-Bukharee (Eng. Trans.) vol.9, p.382-383, no.518) and
Saheeh Muslim (Eng. Trans.) vol.4, p.1437, no.6628)]
You know why I write
this? I think I’ve gone through elastic deformation and I need to start all
over again. And insha allah I will apply a greater force and try to reach the
breaking point. If I don’t reach it at least I die trying. And I believe it’s
worth it. I wanna believe it’s worth it.
“tapi macam mana kalau dah cuba tapi dia tetap tak
boleh berubah?”
I think now I understand
what you said my friend,
Because I think I never
changed a bit.
I will try to be, the
one who pats insha Allah J I think that suits me best. so i must always pat myself at the back first :)
p/s: Saya pernah rasa
give up banyak kali kot dalam hidup saya. Kadang2 nothing around is encouraging
but rather buat saya down. Tapi, saya cari sebab untuk tak give up. Kadang2 tak
jumpa sebab pun. Tapi saya degil nak jugak cari sebab utk saya tak give up. Dan
saya realize, saya tak pernah give up pon sebenarnya. Sebab apa? Sebab saya tak
pernah berhenti untuk cari sebab utk saya tak give up. Complicated much?
Dan saya tahu Allah yg
bagi semua ni. None but Him. Itu yang penting.
p/s/s: Kenapa ntah
rojak sangat bunyinya bahasa harini. Maaf.
p/s/s/s: dear God, don’t
let me go. Don’t let me, my family, my friends and everyone go away from You. Make
du’a for me please! Well thank you J jazakumullahu khair.
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