
They set out on the subway, because Hamdan knew that in the morning the bus would be filled with schoolgirls who would make his faith falter, so he took Joseph and Aminah on the train.
"Your faith means still weak, let them wear miniskirts. The important thing is that we still have to keep our eyes," said Aminah.
"Heh, you're not in my position. I've been trying very hard to keep my eyes on you, but their thighs are ruining the sanctity of my eyes, Min!" exclaim Hamdan.
"You guys, just one day can't be peaceful for a second?" joseph began to heat up because Hamdan and Aminah were always arguing.
Suddenly, a woman who had previously sat closed her eyes beside Aminah woke up. He stood up when he saw Aminah. The woman continued to stare at Aminah from top to bottom.
"Bad guy? I know, this religion, with this headgear, is the bad guy, who's being preached on the TV channel!" yelled the woman.
The atmosphere of the chariot became frenzied, Hamdan instantly pulled Aminah and protected behind her body. As for Yusuf, he had learned Korean well before leaving for Korea, so he could still speak formally with the woman.
"Please calm down, Ahjumma. Believe me, our brother is not a bad person, nor is the Muslim a bad person" Yusuf said.
"Liar, I heard from other news and information that your religion bombed other places of worship" she said.
"I'm sorry, let me explain our teachings. The teachings of Islamic peace are found in the Qur'an, what is the Qur'an? It's our guide, our guide to life, as well as the gospel or the bibble. In history, the Prophet did not always carry out war if it was not the only way and media to spread the teachings of Islam. Peace and justice are also things that the Prophet carried out so that people would be better in the world. Who is the Prophet? Be the beloved of God, or our Lord. So, our religion is love of peace, if there is indeed a bombing of houses of worship of other people, we believe it is only a certain group of people" explained Yusuf at length.
"Well, I can't believe that!" yelled the woman.
"All right, I asked. What is your religion?" ask Yusuf.
"Sa-I, I don't belong to any other religion. Because I don't believe in God" the woman replied.
"You're an atheist, and why do you believe so strongly that our beliefs are bad people? That you also claim our religious beliefs are making a mess?" ask Joseph again.
"Ucup" Hamdan. But Joseph only thrust his hand, for Hamdan was silent for a moment.
"I'm an agnostic, not an atheist. Young people today, no manners!" the woman continued to talk softly.
"Different! The basic difference between agnostics and atheists is that agnostics still believe in God if they can prove the existence of God scientifically. Atheists, meanwhile, hold the view that there is no God and reject the existence of God. And you're an atheist!" shouted a man standing beside the woman.
All religions in the world teach goodness. There are no misleading teachings, except indeed one of the religious rebel groups such as atheists and others. However, we must not blaspheme people who are not religious, or who are religious other than us.
The woman fell silent, the atmosphere warmed again because the woman relented and apologized forcefully to Aminah. This action of Yusuf was recorded by one of the students who were then shared to his social media.
"Yusuf, what did you do earlier.Will it not have a bad impact? It's a matter of trust, very sensitive. I know your fight got here, but...." Aminah was worried about Joseph.
"Ucup is right, what he says is neither bad, nor negative. Just relax, if anyone does that to you again, tell us right away, okay?" sahut Hamdan's.
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Arriving at the college, the three of them separated the class. Several other students recognized Joseph from the news on the internet. Unlike the faces of Hamdan and Aminah who were blurred on the news. They all looked at Joseph with different eyes. Some like it and some don't.
"Isn't that what's on the news? Huh huh? Who would dare to oppose Koreans? I heard, he's not a native Korean" whispered one of them.
"I hope he gets out of here soon,"
"You kidding? He was so cool in that video,"
"I'm sure he must be a good man, I read in the news, if he scolded that ahjumma for bullying his sister,"
"Is he islam? Why did he choose this religion?"
"Hey, I'm already a celebrity here. Yet there has not been a week here" in Joseph's mind.
The class began, and Joseph was introduced to the rest of the class. Indeed they admit, if Joseph's English is very good, but in pronunciation to Korean still need to be considered again.
"I heard he's the son of a doctor who had a scandal 25 years ago. Ah, it's been a long time, are her parents native Korean?"
The whole class was still curious about Joseph. A name that was so hard to call by the people there. The scandal 25 years ago about Aisyah and her senior was very much discussed first, that's why Aisyah decided to return to Jogja and leave everything in Korea.
The class was over, and a student approached Joseph. His name is Eun Mi and a man named Kang Hae Jun. They will be friends with Joseph because fate brings the two men together with Joseph in Food Technology class later.
"Hi, my name is Eun Mi, and this is my best friend, Kang Hae Jun. Just call Hae Jun. You're from Indonesia? Is your mother a doctor?" Eun Mi is so Rama with her.
"It's nice to meet you both. I'm Yusuf, yes my mother went to school in this city first. He also worked for one year in the city's top hospitals" Yusuf replied.
"I'm not wrong, he's the son of my best friend Mama!" yell Hae Jun.
"meaning?" yusuf asked did not understand what Hae Jun was saying.
Apparently, Kang Hae Jun was the son of Aisyah's best friend back then. His name was Min Ah, Aisha's second friend after Bona. After eight years of separation from Aisyah, Min Ah is married and immediately conceives a son named Kang Hae Jun. Since long ago, Min Ah had always told me about Aisha, even when Joseph was going to Korea, Bona had been telling me that Aisha's son was coming, and entered the same University as Min Ah's son. That's why Min Ah wants Hae Jun to be friends with her best friend's son, Yusuf.
Come on, your memories are still good, aren't they?