REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, By: Asma Nadia
A man who was behind the wheel, were very upset watched the vehicle in front of his car was silent and cause traffic. It made him will be late arriving to the office.
With irritated face, he immediately opened the car window, preparing to curse to the car’s driver. But once the car window was open, this man suddenly realized if he was fasting. Then the car window was raised back accompanied by the istighfar words. Taking a deep breath, he was choosing to be patient until traffic returns to normal.
In a school, a student who had difficulty facing the exam, trying to reach a cheat sheet that had been prepared under the table. However, a careful whisper necessarily goes out of his business. "You should be ashamed, cheating while on the fasting!"
The students then take a test until finished without flipping through papers that had been prepared, and determined to study harder during Ramadan so he did no need to cheat.
Some women got together, having familiar talk and relaxed while waiting for their young sons who were still on the school. Topics discussed range from movies, religion dramas, the bounced up prices, business was increasingly difficult, to spread to other people's personal problems. As usual, among them there was always a gossip source (bigos) which gave the latest 'info’.
However, this time all of them compact to remind each other. "The month of fasting, there is no good talking about people!" That is, during the holy month, they limit and as far as possible to avoid gossip in chat.
In a campus, a young couple who were always together during dating, committed to thin out the meeting during the month of fasting. Embarrassing, if they were dating while on the fasting. Both also choose to fill each activity without frequently met even in public spaces.
An official who frequently asked for commission and quota projects, in Ramadan decided to be more often in homes or mosques. For him, the fasting month was the month of self-purification, so that he would not accept any form of bribe or corruption during the fasting month. "Feel shame on the God," he thought.
Those examples were presented since the beginning of writing, were only a small part of so many changes for the better, which made the people as the entry of Ramadan. Various parties compete to do good, racing in an effort to enhance themself for the holy month.
But there are important lessons inserts of the above phenomenon. Even the title of this resonance is the Strength of Ramadan, was not immediately discuss the issue, but how Ramadan would indicate that Muslims actually strong. Ramadan shows that all the weaknesses, emotions, and bad behavior that has been done is basically his own choice. Someone behaves badly not because they were unable to leave the act, but did choose to do so.
A cigarette addict always said that his tongue will felt acid, if he did not smoke. Another said without cigarettes they could not concentrate. But during Ramadan, the active smokers were able to do all the work as well as usual day, even without smoking. So, they actually have the power to abandon bad habits, just outside of Ramadan they chose not to do so.
Easy-tempered person could prove to refrain himself during fasting. That is, if they want, they will have the ability for it. Unfortunately, in other months there were more people who choose to return lost in their emotions. The people who cheat, and often corrupt, might actually be honest. But he decided to continue his bad habits, until the Ramadan finished.
Ramadan reminds us that human beings are strong. Really strong and has the ability to be a winner in a variety of situations. Strong emotion. Strong to not commit fraud. Strong to act honestly. However, many of us just want to use that force during Ramadan and chose to ignore in the next eleven months.
Ramadan is a month of exercise. A training course was considered successful if it brought the character and behavior consistent, even after the training period passed. And how many Ramadan we have been through? Dozens, perhaps decades of Ramadan has been greeted us. Numbers of 'exercise' and a chance to repent that Allah arranges a meeting with Him. It's foolish and loss the people, who never get better, even still repeating the same sins. Whereas, this may be our last Ramadan.
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