Everyone has a friend. Everyone needs to befriend. As long as we are living within a society, we must find a friend, and be someone’s good friend. That’s why my column in this issue will discuss friendship. Read it all with your heart…
I have a friend. Actually I have a lot of friends. But this one is different. Both of us have lots of agreements. We have the same faith. We both come from the same country. Our faces are almost similar. We have no problem to discuss or talk anything because we use the same language. In many things that we do, we do it together as a team. We also agreed to build our own group. The group is of high importance to us. We want everyone who looks at us, to show their awareness of our existence and spontaneously their tongue will move and say, "O...I…C", which means they understand that, although we are not in their circle of associates, we really exist on this earth.
My friend and I also share the same strength. Most of the energy source on earth are on our land. We have oil, we have gold, and we have people who support us. They always believe in us. No matter what decision we make, they will be with us, as long as we keep giving them something material as a 'souvenir'. My friend and I felt proud to have this strength. That’s why we don’t want to pass our chair to others. Anyone, everyone who expresses another opinion which contradicts ours, will automatically be declared as our enemy. And the judgment table will be ours. That’s our rule. We'll chase them. We'll throw them. We'll capture them. We'll do anything, even if we have to execute them.
However, my friend and I also have an odd agreement. It was accepted since long time ago. (But no one knows when it has been signed officially). The agreement is about 'intruders'. Both of us agreed that if any one of us gets into trouble with them, the other will react. Our reaction will be shown to mean sympathy and to show to the world a simple fact, that we have done something to help. This is the main point of the agreement. Whether the intrusion will end or not, is not important. That’s why when they attacked my friend recently, my reaction goes to my people. I command my news team to broadcast my disappointed to what had happened. I ordered them to show the cruelty of the intruders. I also asked my publishing team to highlight news telling that I will contribute a large amount of money to help the victims of the war. (Whether the money will reach them or not are not my concern). Since then, I know and I began to learn the importance of the odd agreements. I'll lead my people to survive from the intruders. What'll be happen to my friend and their people?…May God help them. Everyone has their own destiny. By then, I'll have time to sleep in and face my routine happily without any bad feelings.
What do you think about our friendship? It’s great isn't it? If you want to be like me, I suggest you follow some simple ordinary jobs. What you have to do is easy; you just step away from doing these things:
- Don’t buy or read any newspaper about
- Don’t visit any sites from the Internet which broadcast news about
- Don’t open al-Jazeera channel, al-Manar channel, Berita terkini and any others which broadcast news from war in Lubnan and Checnya
- Don’t follow the campaign of boycotting
- Don’t come to English class during this summer
- Don’t fill your vacation with reading, writing and learning more about the fundamental of Islam
- Don’t even train your mind to be sensitive or sensitive to current issues
As alternatives, try these:
- Always believe in
- Confess that the existence of
- Keep your mind on movies. Entertain yourself.
- Keep your keyboard on chit-chat rooms.
- Keep thinking about love, sex and romance
- Keep your body to your bed.
- Chase any latest issue about song and learn it. Explore the world of music.
- Ease yourself from prayers. Especially Subuh prayers and performing prayer at mosque.
It's up to you. The choices are in clear color. But watch out, your choice have its own affection to you and your friendship. That’s what I can say. Be smart on your destiny, and don't be hypocrite!
إن الله لا يغير ما بقوم حتى يغيروا ما بأنفسهم
