"One time I invited Angel to the door of the sky first. Ku see multitudes of angels there and all of them are busy. I asked what their working
on. Angels
who accompany
me would
answer: "this first in heaven the
Angels were busy receiving and
sorting all of the inhabitants
of the Earth. Each second of a great
many who
prayed and asked for — it. Everything
is recorded
and that's why the
angels are busy as hell ".
"Then I was invited to the second heaven. There I saw there is a super fast jets and also I saw there was a car that old truck his way very
slowly. Understand with amazement, wrote the
accompanying angel said: "here the place God sent
the Angel to take a
variety of prayers and
requests. Well, there is
a nice replied to very
quickly is the order delivered to jet
aircraft, and no reply to reply to the slow course
of the spt dg old truck. Well, consider how your
request so that it can be replied
to dg fast by God. We were in the
sky both busy delivering behind all the requests from the inhabitants
of the Earth. "
"I was then invited to the third heaven. It turns out that there is only one angel who sits while nodding off. There is
no preoccupation here. I was told to immediately ask the Angel wrote it sitting
alone. "What's here?" I said. Angel glanced
at and
answered while yawning: "my shift that is receiving a
thank-you from the inhabitants
of the Earth which was already granted. You can see for
yourself, it turns out I'm menungggu to get bored because there are rarely willing
to inhabitants
of the Earth thankful. They're
just busy ask and pray. They
rarely give thanks. They thank God. You return to Earth, spread on kawan-kawanmu, make the
angels in the
third heaven is busy receiving thanks and
gratitude to you guys. Do not
let us sit bored waiting here. "
That's the story told the mother to me. You want to believe it or not, it's up to each. That is
clearly the main message I continue: don't just get lost ask and pray, but then forget to be
thankful and grateful.
"And (remember also), when Perhaps tells," unless you are grateful, for sure We will add (favors) to you, and if
you deny (my favor), then
surely my Doom is very poignant "(Ibrahim: 7)
Gratitude is a form of positive attitude feeling, that is, feel comfortable and calm in any
situation. Other
forms of positive feeling is a sense
of patient
and sincere.
In the law of attraction of the universe or the law of
attraction: the resemblance will be
interesting similarities. Something
that will
attract the positively charged something positively as well. Instead of
something that will attract the negatively
charged something negatively
charged. Law of attraction universe is
different from the magnetic pull style, where the positive
pole negative pole will be
interesting.
One example of a positively
charged things in this universe is the human mind which is always a positive feeling. While gratitude is part
of positive feeling. So Thanksgiving is any positively
charged. Conversely, not being
grateful is a thing
that is negatively charged. By
understanding it, it's easy for us to know the
mechanism of why gratitude would
add to delicious, while
the kufur will
reduce delights.
Tried
looking for the positive
side of each event is one of the
branches of gratitude. Charge, positive
charge. The
model of this multi-faceted gratitude, not limited only on Thanksgiving favors but Thanksgiving in terms
of a less pleasing in the
sight of human beings as well. When we are
sick in one of our members, are
grateful that members of the other body still given the healthy. When it
gets ugly when the value of
the College, are
grateful for not rated under it. When
eating potluck dish, are
grateful that there
are still many brothers out there who eat only 3 times a day is
difficult. And others.
Well, with getting used to thinking like that, then your mind and we'll form a positive charge. Automatically, the
things in the universe are positively
charged also will be
attracted to come to
us. For
example, gradually the pain in our
members being reduced, suddenly
the lecturer was kind
enough to value us
because we reached the
student courteous to lecturer?? Maybe
"And if the trees on the Earth into a pen and the sea became ink added to her seven seas again after drying, undoubtedly will not
be inexhaustible written word of
God (the science). Verily, Allâh is
all-Mighty again Supreme wisdom. " (QS Luqman: 27)
Early in the morning I've made cruel with a banner that I
see on my way to the Office, in the area of Rubber Java, Jakarta.
Banners that are more or less contained the words "strictly prohibited
eating, drinking, and smoking in public places (during Ramadan)." Whether
intentionally or not, the banners were installed in front of a church.
As a non-Muslim, I really appreciate the fellow Muslims who
fast. I am amazed at their firmness and their ability to withstand hunger, thirst
and anger throughout the day as the embodiment of their obedience to God. I
myself never try fasting, but midday
was already hunger and ultimately cancel those intentions. Therefore, personally
I always try to not do things that if a person fasts can be annoying.
But such efforts certainly could not be disamaratakan in any
circumstances, even very depending on the context. When I was in HIGH-SCHOOL (belonging
to the Catholic Foundation), the number of pupils who fast are not many and
they are my good friends. Often me and my friends who are not fasting thus
joking and teasing those who fasted with the offer of food or drink. But none
of those offended. They responded by laughing and just teasing us. One of two
people who are "more prudent" response to the us, "gue wrote, Would
reward so more because digodain you guys". Then we all else laughed. By
the time we arrived home, braving Lebaran comrades Muslims to congratulate and
share happiness (and of course eating ketupat free).
In another context, that of the month of Ramadan a few years
ago, I was tasked to a village in Werinama
Subdistrict, Central Eastern part; the
(almost) the entire population to Islam. Given that at the moment it is a month
of fasting and the area wracked by sectarian conflict had several years earlier,
I decided to very cautious (even hiding) when it was about to eat during the
day. Do not let anyone see it and offended to see me eat. We arrived at an Inn,
and accepted by a pack of thin, bearded Haji berkopiah, the owner of the
residence. The Inn décor is absolutely Un-islamic. Its walls filled with quote
verses of the Quran Arabic and Islamic-theme paintings. It seems that Mr. Hajj
was a prominent figure in the village are feared.
Remember we will spend a few nights there, I am posting my
friends briefing (foreign satunyaorang) to very careful if want to eat, smoke, or
minumpada during the day. Do not let the residents there, especially our host, offended.
Finish putting stuff in my room, Mr. Haji approached and whispered softly, "in
addition to the foreigners, there are no long have to fast?" I replied
that not all coincidence. Heard my answer, Mr. Haji said, "Oh, OK" and
with alacrity towards the kitchen and asked his wife to prepare hot tea and
bread for us. In reflex, I immediately said that was not necessary because we
will soon be left out to run errands. However, he immediately cut, "don't!
You guys are my guests, and therefore I have to entertain you. This teaching of
religion, much less right now is the holy month. Furthermore, it is included in
the package stay. " As a result, I was very surprised and did not dare to
refuse hospitality. On the last night before we go home, we are breaking the
fast together. Pak Haji and his wife fill out our tuna and very tasty deer meat.
He said a new entangled in the Woods not far from the village and cut the flesh
more tender then Islamic. While eating, he recounts the history of Islam and
some of the great figures of Islam. Very enlightening.
Back to the present. Perhaps it was this experience that
made me feel very sultry with banners. As a citizen of Indonesia-which is not
the State religion; I have the right to eat, drink, and smoke anywhere I want
as long as it doesn't violate the rule of law (e.g.: smoke in the area of the
hospital). But when I limit the use of those rights during the month of Ramadan,
should it be my personal decision as the embodiment of my tolerance towards
those who fast; and not because the prohibition or imposition of certain
parties such as written on the banner. Especially if the ban was made by the
party who does not have the legal authority to make the ban on the public. If
it is allowed, I worry about the meaning of religious tolerance itself would be
reduced to just a duty imposed.
In the end, I think the main key of the tolerance that is
the awareness and willingness of one group to answer its due part for the sake
of other groups. Thus, in the context of the fasting month, was befitting a
person who is not fasting appreciate people who are fasting. But on the
contrary, it should appreciate that the fasting person does not fast; like the
example given my teacher, Mr. Haji innkeeper at Werinama. I am sure our world
would be a little more beautiful with the presence of genuine tolerance.
