The Little Steps of the Dream Warrior

Chapter 5 The Prayer Section

Prayer Section

Footsteps were heard where – mana, the teachers who began to be busy preparing the event for the announcement of national exam results at Abil elementary school. The announcement room has been completed in preparation for the help of the sixth grade students, chairs and tables that will be used as an announcement room have been neatly arranged and just waiting for the student guardians to come.

Abil and his sixth-grade friends are very happy today, happy and anxious. Happy because it is in the final stages of elementary school and anxious because they do not know what the results of the announcement will be. Despite this, all students are optimistic about the results, they have prepared carefully for the national exam yesterday, have tried their best to follow additional lesson hours and study more actively at home.

The guardians of the students have begun to arrive, they sit in a place that has been determined by the organizing committee. The parents of the students are also seen to feel the tension of this, they expect good results of course, from the results of the exam conducted by their children – children. While waiting for the event to start, some of the guardians of the students were seen also discussing about their – children including Abil Mother who today came to take the results of the Abil exam, which is the result, His father obviously didn't care at all about this.

It is in the future everyone who attended this event, Mr. Eko as the principal gave a speech to the guardian of the student who came, who came, and explain about the process – process that has been passed by the students until finally able to complete the final exam of school. In continue the committee, then distributed a sheet of envelope test results to each – of each student guardian. All looks tense even though occasionally accompanied by jokes to slightly relieve the tension of the atmosphere, not least the students who are outdoors, they hope – please be anxious about the results of the exam they will get.

After everyone gets an envelope, the committee then gives instructions for parents of students to open the envelope that has been received, which is the result of passing or not the student is in the envelope. The disciples were curious, many of them peering out of the window and making sure that the expressions of his parents looked happy which might signify good results.

One by one the guardians of the students opened the envelope they got, from outside the window Abil saw Mother smiling as she looked out looking for Abil, they both smiled as if Abil was getting good results. As well as the other guardians of the students they all look happy when they open the envelope they get. Thank God my son graduated, said some people in the room, who were all six-year-old students getting a hundred percent graduation.

After finishing the event in the room, the guardians of the students went out and met their children – each and delivered the results of graduation they got. All the students breathed a sigh of relief because everyone passed the test. They began discussing the next school after graduation including Abil.

Many of them plan to go to a state school not far from their current school. In addition to being close, the state school also includes a favorite school for children – children of Abil. Abil also plans to continue to the school, where his brother used to also attend the place.

The hot sun is increasingly felt in the school yard, some of them have started to go home each – each to do daily activities as usual. Most of the population works in the rice fields by planting seedlings of sengon, teak, mahogany and others as a source of livelihood, as a source of livelihood, for now farming seedlings the results are quite good than palawija or rice so many people who pursue this field.

Arriving at home, Abil who was still excited immediately rushed to the room. After eating and changing clothes Abil immediately went to play at his friend's place, all of them asking his other friend about their next school plan.

Two weeks later, new student admission days are open this week. Abil and his two friends went on a bicycle to a high school near their home country, carrying the files needed for registration. After about ten minutes of cycling, the three of them immediately submitted the file to the admissions committee and filled out the registration form.

The result of the announcement received or not is about one week ahead, with a direct presence to the school to find out the results. After registering, the three of them continued their journey by going to several other schools as well as looking for references to – schools in their area.

After wandering around to several schools, they finally went home to – each. Arriving at home, Abilpun took a shower and then prepared to go to the place of learning to teach after the ashar prayer, as well as the two themes earlier and the children – other village children.

As it passed, Abil and his friends went back to the state school the other day they were there to enroll. With the spirit of them pedaling a bicycle to quickly get to the school on the way, today the traffic on the road to the school is quite crowded, quite crowded, seen many students in diverse uniforms in and out of school – school that Abil passed.

Arriving there, they were immediately given instructions to enter the room after the announcement that had been done, Abil and his friends – friends went directly to the room, and then went to the room, and in the room it turns out that there are already many children – children waiting for the results of the selection of new student admission files.

Not long ago the committee of admission of new students then came, and announced the name – names of students who did not pass the selection. Participants who do not pass the selection will be called by name and instructed to take the file back so that it can be used again to register at another school. And it turns out, Abil's name is the first name that is called as one of the participants who are not in the escape, with a feeling of shock Abil came forward to take the file given by the committee.

With lethargic steps and still do not believe in the fact that he was not accepted at the school, he said, Abil then walked towards the parking lot and followed some students from other schools who seemed to be the same fate as Abil. Some students immediately took the initiative to go to other schools immediately register again, Abil still does not believe he failed in the selection of files. His steps stopped before arriving at the bike parking lot, he was confused about where to go after this, He did not prepare anything other than sure that it would be accepted.

Abil who was still in shock, then invited by one of his acquaintances while in the parking lot earlier to go to another school and try to register again with the stock of the returned file earlier. Abil went to one of the private schools that was a good distance away from his home, he even found out about this school, he said, school with its students who use long uniforms and peci for men. The school that Abil attended was Mts, a place near the market and office of the sub-district of Abil and about fifteen minutes by bicycle from the first school that Abil attended.

Arriving at home, Abil met his mother and said that he was not accepted into a state school near the house. The value of the results of the national exam used as a reference for admission is still less than specified. Abil also said that he had applied to another school in a sub-district near the traditional market.

Abil's mother did not dispute this, Abil's mother also already knew the other school choices that Abil list, even some children of her mother's acquaintance attended the school as well. Seen almost all day Abil pensive on the front porch of the house, he was still not ready to accept facts that were different from his expectations so far.

The next day the house of Abil the arrival of guests, Bu Leknya with her husband and children came in friendship, they live in different districts with the Abil family and occasionally every year in addition to their Eid usually visit several times. The atmosphere of the house became crowded, the laughter of Mother and family Bu Lek made tired Mother become lost.

“Bil. Mom says you just graduated school huh?” ask Bu Lek Abil

“Iya Bu Lek, yesterday early in the month Abil has graduated school” he replied

“Waahhhh, congratulations ya Bil. Plans to continue school where?” ask Bu Lek again

“Di Mts near Bu Lek market, yesterday the list in the state school next to the village was not accepted because” replied Abil all of you explained

“Kok can not to receive Bil? The test is hard huh?” bu Lek replied to Abil

“Value Abil exam results are less, so Abil is not accepted” replied Abil who arrived – arrived his eyes glazed – glass

“Iya yaudah no what –, anyway even bagusan in Mts later Abil can all learn better about religion” said Bu Leknya who saw Abil's eyes glazed and tried to calm down

“Iya Bu Lek, but actually Abil is a close school. Let it be easy to go home, temen – temen also many there, also the same brother Bu Lek and other schools there also used to” replied Abil who looked very cloudy, too, it seemed like it was raining heavily from his eyes

“Yes you are right, many live in the village here school there. But the most important thing from school is learning Bil, the experience you will get is the same as the practice of the knowledge you learn. School is just a place, the most important thing is that you really mean – really learn ya” said Bu Lek trying to calm Abil

“Good Bu Lek, easy – hopefully Abil can learn even better by attending school in a different place from most – temen. Thanks to Bu Lek, hehehehe” Abil's lips smile and cloudy seems to start to pass, it is bad if it rains tears, can – the atmosphere becomes dark because the electricity was extinguished due to flooding

After Maghrib Bu Lek and his family came home, they walked outside the house and went home on a motorcycle. Abil's mood is getting better now, maybe God sent his Lady Leknya today to come home so that Abil becomes calmer.

From Little Abil, he only knew that a good school when he graduated from elementary school was a state school near the village of Abil, one private school was badly portrayed in the community and Abil never intended to enter the school. And other state schools that can actually accept Abil with test scores that fit – pasan a good distance, must use public transportation or motor vehicles, of course not a good option for Abil, he said, until finally He found a school that He did not even think before.

At his new school, Abil became a student who is still quite active in non-academic fields. He often participated in annual competitions held by student organizations, even twice he became a champion when participating in pencak silat competitions. Abil also became the class leader and member of the osis, which probably would not have been a good opportunity if He attended the school He wanted first.

The surprise of God is extraordinary, sometimes someone does not know that the unwanted thing is a fragment of – puzzle fragments that must be united to realize his wishes. Part – the forgotten part when a servant asks the creator for something to be a worthy servant when he gets it.

Motorcycles in the garage of the house is a real example of that we have to unite sub – sub related to our desires starting from whether we can already use? Letters or driving requirements, budget owned, type of motor, spec motor even other supporting equipment, will not be maximal if we buy directly and learn it later. God likes his servant who prejudices Him, and does the – good things He commands without being God to his fellow men.