Missed Opportunity

Have you ever wonder on the possibilities that a meet up with a total stranger can lead to a something special? But you missed it simply because you did not take the next step which as simple as taking that person phone number.

Maybe the excitement of having a blissful conversation, knowing an interesting stranger slowly by peeling their layers one by one, making you numb at the end of the meeting. 

Serendipity? I never believe in that. If you want it, you need to work for it. The universe does not conspire with you. There's this little sensation of regret, thinking how might things may lead to another. Looking back on my life, I wonder what I have missed simply by not taking contact numbers, not following up, or simply not even saying hi.

-A bar somewhere in Chatuchak-

Bagaimana Kita Beragama?

Polemik anak luar nikah berbin/bintikan abdullah atau bapa biologinya sebenarnya hanyalah simptom, satu manifestasi cara berfikir dan bertindak masyarakat muslim di Malaysia. Ada permasalahan yang lebih mendasar dari semua ini iaitu bagaimana kita beragama.

Dari kecil, termasuklah pendidikan formal di sekolah, kita diajar dan diyakinkan sungguh sungguh bahawa Al Quran dan Sunnah itu pedoman hidup. Kedua duanya kekal relevan dari zaman nabi, hinggalah ke akhir zaman. Memandangkan tidak semua orang punya akses kepada pendidikan agama, maka pedoman hidup itu terzahir menerusi tafsiran para ulama akan al quran dan hadis. Proses ini membentuk satu pola pemikiran yang apa sahaja berkaitan dengan agama, maka rujukan ulama haruslah dipegang kerana mereka lebih tahu. Juga apa sahaja yang berlaku pada zaman nabi wajib diikuti kerana fahaman "kekal relevan sepanjang zaman".