Be Better, not Bitter
Seberapa seringkah kita mengeluh, menyalahkan, atau bahkan menghujat sesuatu yang membuat drama hidup terasa “bitter”. Repetitif keluhan are even too bitter as if there’s nothing in our lives worth living. (Maybe that’s how the word “loser” was invented). Selama menjadi dosen di Unisma Bekasi, semester ini saya mendapat kesempatan mengajar salah seorang mahasiswa berkebutuhan khusus. Ya. Allah berkenan mempertemukan saya dengan seorang mahasiswa yang disabled, he is deaf. Even though, physically, he’s quite a good looking guy with white skin and sweet smile. I discovered his disability to hear, when I asked him to introduce his name and spell it. Instead of gesturing that he was unable to hear, he tried to accomplish my instruction. His utterances were not clear, and neither were his spellings. Yet, I thanked to Allah, I was able to recognize every single letter he spelled, and then I was lucky I managed to know his name throughout our unique communication. To ensure me about h