Canvas

let's test your abilty to imagine.


visualise a pen,
on a piece of A4-sized paper.
not that hard, right.


now, let's take it to another level.
imagine a fly,
pretending to be dead,
laying on its side on a wooden table.
you don't see that everyday, i suppose.


alrite, now let's try sumthing harder.
picture yourself hanging out with your frens, watching a football match at a coffee shop one fine night.

match is over, you've had enuff chats and laughs. its getting really late. time to go home.
paid d bill of your food n that unfinished ice tea, say goodbyes n walk towards your car parked 2 blocks away because that was the nearest empty parking space when you arrived earlier. dodgy, this time around.

your mind is already at home, cant wait to sleep.

suddenly, 2 men came from nowhere, one man placing a knife just one inch away from your throat and the other one instructed you to give him all your money. tough luck, most of your cash and also your ATM card are in your other wallet at home. disappointed, he just made a slash and they casually left. must be amateurs, or desperate, or mentally disturbed.

too dizzy to walk, can't scream. the night just gets colder. you start to flashback on all of the memories you've ever had in your life.
how you wish you could've spent just a while longer and say a proper final goodbye to your friends.
you wish you could've finished that ice tea.
you wish you could've told your parents that you love them but have never sed it.
you wish that u can still see tomorrow;
to know that you've just woken up from a bad dream,
to appreciate other people more, just to see if they'll treat you differently,
to make the most of it,
to be more prepared to face death.

but its all too late now.



*CUT*
*THAT'S A WRAP*

Terus dan Terurus

BismiLLAHirRahmaanirRahiim...

Assalamu'alaikumwarahmatuLLAH...

salam sejahtera.


celaka pengganas yahudi,
celaka pihak yang sukarela mendukung pengganas yahudi.

walaupun sedikit, masih lagi
tak semua yahudi pengganas,
tak semua yahudi kafir,
tak semua yahudi binatang.

yang pasti, sekarang ni dah jelas, siapa yang pengganas, siapa yang tertindas. akal seorang kanak-kanak yang baru mumayyiz pun boleh memahami bahawa askar-askar lengkap bersenapang menyerang insan-insan tak bersenjata itu zalim. tak perlu lagi rasanye nak hurai panjang lebar tentang manusia berjantung syaitan ni. hal yang lebih relevan ialah apa tindakan kita seterusnya.

alangkah mudahnya kalau kita boleh selesa dengan berita macam ni seakan-akan ia seperti gosip-gosip liar artis; keratan akhbar tu jadi lapik kupas bawang di keesokan hari. tidak, mungkin itu langsung bukan langkah yang ideal.
insiden serangan komando israel terhadap kapal aktivis ke palestin, Mavi Marmara, dan penahanan kapal Rachel Corrie jelas adalah pencabulan hak dan undang-undang. ni bukan lagi konflik antara pegangan agama semata-mata, ini adalah kezaliman terhadap kemanusiaan sejagat.

namun, apakah tiap kali hal-hal sebegini terjadi, kita hanya berteriak marah seminggu dua, kemudian kembali seperti sedia kala. adakah cukup sesuatu perjuangan itu dengan hanya berbekalkan semangat? bukankah perjuangan itu - perjuangan apapun - harusnya disertakan ilmu (dan perancangan dan tindakan dan doa dan sebagainya). lebih penting, bukankah perjuangan itu memerlukan ketekalan; istiqamah? ayuh saling memperingat:


Daripada Aisyah r.a bahawa Rasulullah SAW bersabda:

“Tingkatkanlah amalanmu dengan baik, atau lebih dekatlah kepada kebaikan, dan bergembiralah, kerana amalan seseorang itu tidak dapat memasukkannya ke dalam syurga.

Para sahabat bertanya, “Adakah amalanmu juga begitu, wahai Rasulullah”?

Jawab Rasulullah SAW: “Amalanku juga begitu. Tetapi Allah melimpahiku dengan rahmat-Nya.

Ketahuilah, sesungguhnya amalan yang paling disukai oleh Allah SWT ialah amalan yang dikerjakan secara berterusan walaupun sedikit”.

(hadith riwayat Bukhari dan Muslim)


ayuh bingkas
ayuh ikhlas
ayuh berilmu
ayuh beristiqamah