The Time Keeper

Mitch Albom.
The Time Keeper.

this is his latest book. i started with Tuesdays With Morrie, couple of years back; that i finished in one night with red, swollen eyes due to crying. i never cried that much in my entire life for a character i did that night. it's such a good book. you can borrow from me.

so this time around, I didn't cry as much as i did from his previous books (Have a little faith, Five People you meet in Heaven, and For one More Day), however i shed some tears like it was obligated to do so after/during reading his writing. i mean, when people talk to you indirectly about hope, about being hopeful about how we spent our life, how we're gonna spend the rest of our life in a manner that speaks directly to your heart, you just cry, don't you? The Time Keeper mentioned about how we always rush into things, rushing to the end without wanting to enjoy the moment we ever had, or the one we're having now.

take myself for an example, when i start reading a book i want to know the end so badly. never once i did flip the last page, only i have this anxiousness that makes me read faster without really appreciate what's been told. so yeah, i rush things. i rush into making decision.

"Manusia itu sifatnya tergesa-gesa". one of the ayat in the Quran. (I'm very sorry, I forgot which surah it is). there, the theory of this book is proven.

Hence, from now onward, i'll make this as one of my small jihad to overcome my weakness. to complain less, and be more grateful for all the time i have in this world. for all the time my parents', friends', sisters', families' have for me. for us.

one of my favourite line from this book is;
Moment. you either let it pass, or grab it.

Sometimes, I don’t understand certain mentality of people.

For example, Kingdom A has seriously and brutally attacked by villainous, black hearted group of genius people just because they won’t settle for what have been given to them but wanting more. They bomb, they kill, they forbid children from going to school, they bomb the school, they bomb the mosques, they bomb everything that they can bomb. Obviously, the citizens in Kingdom A need every kind of help they can get such as medicine, food and all necessary desiderata.

However, let’s say the neighboring country don’t like the leader of Kingdom A and some comments stated that people in Kingdom A themselves are not united. Is it a human-nature to just let these people being including children, women, babies being attacked and won’t even have the chance to look at sunrise with a smile on their faces throughout their lives? I think it just so wrong that way. Totally wrong especially they are being assailed due to hatred to their religion.

Hence, it’s not wrong to offer endless prayers, supply of medication, food, clothes through the right channel to them. Prayers are one of the crucial aspects that we often overlook.

Never forget that – Doa adalah senjata orang Mukmin.

Let’s help our Muslim relatives in Palestine by donating money, or clothes, whichever relevant to their needs. That’s the least we can do from here. who knows, from there the bits that we do for trying to help from here will eventually free. It does sound unreachable but we never know what waits for us in the future. With His will, the shining ray of glory light wills be theirs one day. insyaAllah…