Picking Up the Past

The Meaning of Natural Beauty

After the prayers of the magribh and the isya in the big mosque in the city, they then had dinner together, and then that night they spent the evening atmosphere in the town square, he said, enjoying a bowl of ice cream of the two famous brands, the couple enjoyed the ice cream with the same spoon, they fed each other without caring about the people who saw the envy of their affection.

That night their eyes were pampered by the sight of the dancing waterfall in the town square.

“you are completely different Arya, “ muttered Mila by feeding her husband a mouthful of ice cream.

“varying what else Mil?, I am still a human being Kok” replied Arya by feeding Mila eskrim with the same spoon, he lifted a little veil Mila to feed his wife ice cream.

“I never imagined we eat ice cream like this by seeing this dancing waterfall” Mila said casually.

“if ordinary people would really say what?” ask Arya again.

“maybe take a meal at a cafe, or a fancy restaurant, run out it around by car and finally in a hotel room two” Mila replied casually.

“ya same, later we are also in the hotel room together, I have booked the hotel instead” replied Arya with a voice teasing his wife.

“iya we are not a problem, already married husband, which I mean that is not married, I am grateful that my life is not like that before, even though many of my college friends are like that, way out of town, the truss is finally in the hotel room bersama” said Mila by again feeding Arya.

“but think of them Mil, their sins are their sins, everyone has a way of satisfying themselves, I'd rather like this the same is lawful, if there are more satisfied the same ones that are haram, yes it is their sin” said Arya casually.

“this is like a world trap huh Arya?, the haram is definitely better than the halal one,” said Mila received a bribe Arya.

“you ever tried what?” arya asked casually, and just straight away Mila's pinch ended up in her stomach.

“do not speak my sin again Arya,” said Mila who seemed to imply her guilt.

“sorry Mil, I'm just kidding, I don't mean to offend you Mil” said Arya rubbed Mila's cheek gently.

“the halal is much more delicious than the haram Mil, if we know what it is like to be grateful, there will be a lot of blessing in it, the haram based on lust while the halal based on worship, the, lust will have no limits, the more we dive into it and indulge in it, the more it will find new temptations for us, whereas if it is based on worship, we will feel a far different thing than the pleasures of this world Mil, pleasures that are not only like the contentment of lust, the abundance of possessions and the height of office, even more than that,” is clear Arya who momentarily stopped.

“for those who get pleasure based on worship, they can feel calm at all times, no lust chasing them, no treasure blinding them, no position that tantalizes them, no position that tantalizes them, there is no parting that makes them sad excessively, no meeting that makes them happy excessively. Their hearts were as soft as cotton, there was no resentment, envy and envy, no words and deeds of those who hurt others, their presence was like a light in the dark, and their deaths are welcomed happily by the angels of paradise” explained Arya again.

“but in reality there are not many people like that Arya, I just almost fell because of that lust, but grandfather found you, the one who saved me” Mila replied back to feed Arya.

“that's because lust is real Mil, and that blessing doesn't look real, temptation is real, treasure is real, position is real, whereas serenity as I said before, his presence is implied, he exists but is invisible, it all depends on our faith Mil, the one who is withering away because their heart and intellect can only see the real, the real, but the believer sees with heart and mind that can see the unreal it” explained Arya again while returning to feed Mila.

“kata aunty, faith is complicated Arya, not only worship but also heart”, said Mila again.

“what do you see with your heart?”

“Allah, there is the Creator behind that beauty, the more I see the beauty of nature, the more I realize who I am, I am just a little human being who is nothing, the crowd praises my work, my design, my design, but the more I see the beauty of nature, the more I know I'm just a creature that can't do anything, even imitating one of the beauties of God's creation I can't, that way I can control myself much more so as not to be arrogant with all the praise of people, because I realize, from the nature that I see, I have absolutely nothing, anything, many can see the beauty of nature, but not many can see God in the beautiful nature it” explained Arya again.

“you grew up in pesantren yes, or maybe you studied at an Islamic campus, or maybe you are an ustadz huh?” ask Mila full of search.

“I'm just architect Mil, I learned a lot from uncle, and I'm just an ordinary man who is now your husband” said Arya pinching Mila's cheek behind her veil.

“I will really learn a lot from you later, I want to have the same heart as yours,” Mila replied Arya with a pinch on Arya's cheek.

“I'm just a weak man Mil, even I don't know what I did before this was wrong or right, I was too carried away feeling when facing you first, sorry yes, I'm, I've made you suffer while going that long to Sulawesi” said Arya embracing Mila to her side, their eyes both looking towards the dancing waterfall in the city, a waterfall that looks beautiful along with colorful lights that cover it.

“I deserve to suffer like that Arya, you made a great sacrifice for me, and already I should get the payback for the sins I made, I want our marriage based on Aryan worship not lust, I want our marriage to be based on Aryan worship, not lust, so that we both enjoy the blessing of it” said Mila enjoying the atmosphere with Arya.

“there is no proper word for it all Miles, my mistake is still my sin, I ignore you for 3 weeks, it is still my sin, now let's think about something else”

“other thing?, what do you want us to think now?” ask Mila.

“shouldn't we think about our marriage going forward, for example when we have children, when we buy a house, buy a car, when we go to Paris, when we go to Turkey, and,,,, when we go to Paris,,,” greeting Arya then cut by Mila.

“I want to have a child as soon as possible, grandfather really wants it kan” said Mila by draping Arya's hand on his stomach, ice cream that is still left in the bowl box was slowly melted without them knowing.

“I don't want to have a new house, enough of my house now I'm grateful, I want you to have a car, so you don't overheat again to the office, I want you to, and I want to go to Paris with our little angel later” Mila said again.

“I love my duck bike too much Mil, with the bike I have almost surrounded all the island of Java is”, said Arya jokingly.

“then he should have retired” Mila replied jokingly.

“pray all problems in Adinata group soon finished yes Mil, I am safe and our family is also safe, after that we realize our plans one by one,” said Arya slowly.

“this is about 10 hours and a half, you want to go back to the hotel now?” ask Arya.

“you are in a hurry, the atmosphere here is still comfortable lo Arya” said Mila casually

“we will have to immediately realize our little angel for grandpa”