Archive for 2013-05-12
The Rhythm of Loving God
“There are stories, hope, pray, and belief of power to God in each line
of their beautiful song.”
Ilham Nugraha
The hard life in street without shelter is the core of their
surroundings. They are hungry for nothing to eat. The sun shines extremely in all
days make them feel thirsty and tired. The crowded street with vociferous
vehicles blended into a massive sound of street-life-scenes. They never give up
in life. They sing alone or in group for money in some public transportation. However,
their belief in God is consistent in all days they face. It is that makes them
tough and strong in facing the next day.
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially
Merciful, they believe in the possibility of future as they could be the person
that can be useful for everyone. They feel tired, hungry, thirsty, and even
scary only in the matter of physic. Their high motivation to move forward makes
them able to face and face difficulties, limitations, and defenselessness of
life. They believe with the deeper heart that God will help those who always
pray and ask for the betterment. They compose their own line of power, lyric of
hope, melody of calmness, tune of calling, and music of spirit in a great song.
Life to Live, Live for Life
“Judging on how others run their lives with one eye is prejudicing and
not picturesqueness.”
Ilham Nugraha
We live with
other people together in our neighborhoods. We acknowledge that every
individual is different. We also believe that harmony and togetherness are the
fundamental for us to live with. However, the life in Islamic Street Children
Community is special, complex, and full of values. It is special because they learn things that
humans have to do in life, as it is the right thing to do. It is complex
because learning through sharing and not coercing is the freedom for everyone to
believe. It is full of values because the daily activities are encountering
others in praying to God, advising to do, helping in difficulties, giving in
limitation, guiding in confusion, and sharing for security in its community.
I sit among
them to listen more about their lives. I hear more and find the other angles of
their lives to learn from. They believe that they will be the person they dream
about, the person who knows the importance of knowledge and story of life with
the duty of telling, giving, sharing, tolerating, and enlightening for those
who have the same condition so they could be more vigorous to run their lives.
