Swan Cherophobia

Changing Thought_2

The next day, afternoon in the boarding hall.

Ansa sits down with her boarding friends. They were all waiting for the magrib prayer time, listening to a lecture from one of the ustadzahs.

"You must have known that tiny pearl, taken from a shell located on the bottom of the sea. The selling price is very wow! It could be hundreds of thousands, right?" ask ustadzah.

"Then you must have seen these very large ships, able to float and move on the water. Here, has anyone ever been on a ship?"

"It turns out that Allah SWT has explained it all in the letter of Ar-Rahman verses 22 to 24. Try please, read the verse."

One of the santriwati read the verse. Then read the meaning of verses 22 to 24 in order.

"From the two came forth pearls and marjans."

"Who is the favor of your Lord that you deny?"

"His are the ships that sail the seas like mountains."

After that, the ustadzah spoke again. "So you have heard that the pearls and the ships are also of the power or favor of Allah."

"Have you ever thought ... The pearl is small, light, and should be able to float on water, right? Even the shells should be floating on the water. But God made him drown on the bottom of the sea."

"While the ships that weigh up to 200 tons or 200 thousand kilograms, it should logically sink dong! But look at the harbor, God has made it unsinkable, floating on the water."

"About a glance we might think, which logic is it?"

"That's all like when we think of a situation, ah! Nevermind! This will fail! There's no way out anymore! We've stuck, dead-end, can't do anything and sometimes there's a desperate thought for life."

Ustadzah speech made Ansa remember when she felt desperate by slashing her hand.

"Hey hey! Try to remember that verse again. The logic of floating small objects and sinking heavy objects may apply to us. But it doesn't happen to God."

"God can completely destroy all our logical thinking! God can change everything!"

"We think 100% will fail, but it will not fail if God does not want us to fail."

"Stay effort, effort as much as possible. After that tawakkal. Leave everything to God. Keep moving, keep paddling, keep climbing up your prayers so that they are always connected to God."

"Don't worry, fear, worry about things that haven't happened in the future. No need for a no-nonsense. Duh how is it? Gini later, that's later. Don't!"

"Do your best! And just leave it to God. Let the future remain a secret and a surprise from Him. Just relax, okay?"

"If we had been connected to God, knowing the purpose of our life is only for God, there would be no mental illness. Or mental illness that is attacking the people of today."

The deg!

Ansa opened her eyes wide at the figure of the ustadzah. So that's. That's the answer I've been looking for all this time.

"If we have known and believed, that God sent a test only to avenge our mistakes, or strengthen us," he continued.

"There will be no such thing as worrying, upset, upset because little remember Allah. A little dhikr and call God."

Ansa's eyes glazed over. Thank you for answering my question, O Allah.

"Until the end, we know. Which should we pursue: the love of human concern .. or the love of God the Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim?"

"Remember, Allah is All-Powerful. Most Merciful, Most Merciful. How can you, hoping to humans who are not necessarily able to keep their promises?"

"Actually, that's our choice. But does everyone want to be sad, anxious and not calm? I don't want dong! If it can be tried so that the sadness is reduced."

"Different way. But according to God, the best way is with ...."

All mention the letter of Al-Baqarah verse 152 which has meaning, 'Then remember Me, I will remember you too. Be thankful to Me, and do not disbelieve in Me.'

"Yes! Right! Remembering God. Seriously."

Ustadzah ended his lecture, and continued to the question and answer session.

Ansa bowed, remembering that she had many sins, plus much she had just learned about the Creator.

This is why you put a servant into the pesantren. The servant only needs to draw near to You, because there is a calmness that You give. Alhamdulillah ....

After finding the answer, Ansa was very diligent in participating in activities in the pesantren. The division of time with college also feels good. He is not worried about what will happen, which is important to try to really achieve it.

One thing that made him start to worry. As Ansa knows, Jaro is also not from a pious family.

Ansa decided to ask Ms. Aisyah how to tell or preach to her own family.

In addition, every time Ansa listened to the lecture, she would take notes on important things. So that he is not mistaken and can read it again.

I use this intelligence to understand You. Because you gave all of this.

Sorry, sorry God. Forgive all our faults that are far from You.

Ansa bowed to Him at the prostration of one third of the night. He hoped that the Creator could forgive himself and those who loved him.

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