Akad Shackle

Old Man Tama

"Mom sure you'll set them up?" Papa Tama again repeated his question to the wife, currently they are sitting on the back porch of the house facing a very beautiful garden with a variety of neatly arranged flowers, and, mama Tama's work in filling her days. Deciding to be a housewife after marrying a man from Garut who asked her is the right thing, she always fills her day with fun things, one of which is gardening.

"Pa, this is the third time you ask me that" mama stopped her activity peeling fruit that will accompany their relaxed in the morning before noon this week.

"Papa just wants the best for Tama" said papa,

"Do you think you don't want that?" mama's intonation suddenly rose to hear the words of her husband, she said,

"Definitely, papa believes even mama would want the same thing for our son" replied papa casually, he stabbed the fruit that had been cut by the wife with a fork and put it in his mouth.

"It is precisely papa doubted the mother" continued Papa Tama,

"Why doubt? what's wrong with mama?" asked mama wonder, he also continued the activity of peeling the fruit.

"Mom sure of your choice? isn't the child very spoiled" papa explained as reminding the wife if she ever hopes to have a daughter-in-law like herself, a housewife who is always ready to accompany her husband anytime and anywhere.

As long as they were married, it could be counted how many times papa ate outside without mama, it was also because of business affairs. Papa more often eat at home or brought food supplies to the office. For papa mama's cooking is the best food that he must enjoy every day. He was very lucky to marry a woman who so upholds his position as a wife and mother. Mama was so enjoying her role, even though before meeting papa mama was a career woman with a fairly high education. But after marriage, she prefers to be a housewife who is ready to accompany her husband anytime and anywhere. Make sure all the needs of the husband are met properly.

While Tasya the girl looked very spoiled, the few times she came to their house lest being able to cook like his wife the kitchen alone seemed to be a very rarely visited place, that was the judgment of papa towards the girl.

Mama took a deep breath and exhaled a little harshly after hearing the reason the husband again questioned about his plan to match his only son with the son of his friend.

"Mama is confused pa, several times introduced the girl friends mama to Tama, none of which makes Tama interested. Until when the child will continue to be single, his friends even have many children. He was single and preferred to be busy working" mama again complained about his son who was still cool with his bachelor status, his face turned sad when he thought about his only son.

"Well, marriage is not a trivial thing. Not how fast, not how fast, but how precise. There is a time when God has created all things with his partner. As well as Tama's soul mate, God has prepared it. We just need to maximize the effort but in the right way. Papa is sure Tama also does not stay silent, we help with a strong do'a. In time, God will surely give Tama the best companion. Papa just doesn't want Tama to choose the wrong life partner if in a hurry, because the wedding road is long. Even marriage is the longest worship, so it must end in heaven not in a religious court or unhappy" papa spoke at length but in a gentle tone not impressed patronizing let alone scolding, papa said, just remind that the wife is not too rushed even impressed imposing.

Mama just silently listened, worry ambushed her heart. He was also afraid that later Tama would be unhappy if he forced his will. Mama is sure Tama will obey what she wants, all this time her son has always made them a priority.

"Yes Pa, mama won't force. Mama was just worried, Tama had been too busy with her work. Mama was afraid she was used to her solitude" mama finally spoke after coming out of her daydream, papa just smiled in response. He knew his wife was very open-minded to this kind of problem.

"Yes" replied the mother without turning her head, she still continued to peel the fruits that did not go to class in her hands, she said,

"Mom knows not if Tama ever fell in love?" papa's question again stopped mama's activities, he kept the fruit and knife on the small table in front of them and immediately cleaned his hands, he kept the fruit and knife on the small table in front of them,

Mama shifts her chair, sits closer to papa.

"Pa, tell me, tell me if papa knows anything about our son" the mother seriously asked for an explanation papa made the man with the age of five heads chuckle, since the first time his wife did not change always enthusiastic about the things he told. That's one of the keys to household harmony, mama is always a good listener when papa speaks, he said, not infrequently mama even become a source of inspiration and solutions to some of the problems that papa faces in the company.

Vice versa, papa is always a good listener whenever mama tells about the activities she does throughout the day. As a husband, papa knows the choice of mother to be a housewife after marriage is not easy. Mama buried her ideals and desire to be a successful career woman with her business, but for the sake of the family mama willing to do it and papa very appreciative of what mama has decided.

Communication is one of the keys in the lasting of a relationship, and in communication it is not only the necessary speaking skills but also the skills in listening.

Papa still remembered what this great woman before him had said the day after they got married, when she said her decision to stop managing the company and leave it entirely to him.

"I want to be with you, it's okay to sacrifice my youth to serve you. If others consider youth as a time of world success and as a time to free myself to enjoy life, then I decide the success of my youth not only in the world but in the hereafter as well. By marrying a woman who is devoted to her husband, performing prayers and fasting, and keeping his honor, God allows him to choose to enter heaven from any door. And I want to enjoy life in youth as the wife and mother of our children, it feels with that my youth will be very rewarding. Then I will be able to answer when God asks me what I spent my youth with"

From that moment on, he promised in his heart that he would never hurt and would be a good husband to the woman who always looked beautiful in front of him.

Cup..papa even kissed a glimpse of lips that had stopped talking and ready to listen to it, making the mother immediately round her eyes.

"Papa.." did not stop there, papa back to silence mama who had been screaming with a longer kiss, papa,

"eummmm.." mama tried to rebel, she realized very well if her husband like this would want something. And my mom realized that they were currently on the back porch of the house.

"Huh. papa" mama jolted after papa finally let go of her kiss, papa, two lovebirds who have lived a household of almost thirty-five years are still always romantic and enjoy their love that is not receded by time.

"Hahaha.." finally papa's laughter broke to see mama with a red face after enjoying papa's kiss mixed with her embarrassment. His wife never changed and that face was what she always missed.