A gentle breeze with its characteristic breezy voice carried some dry leaves that fell from the tree, the orange twilight had not yet fully revealed itself, dozens of birds flew freely in clusters above the clouds, the sound of insect singing answered one another, all working together. to complete the beauty of the evening before sunset.
At the fork in the road, a student is seen traveling home from studying by riding a horse cart belonging to an old man. At first the santri just kept quiet and focused on opening some textbooks during the stay. because he felt bored, then the santri invited the grandfather to have a dialogue.
Santri began to ask the grandfather, "Does grandfather have children?"
"Had, one male." Answered the grandfather while calmly focusing on managing his horse cart
"Where is he now? Koran? School?" the student continued to ask
"He's selling the fish he caught in the market," replied the old man in the midst of his focus on riding and controlling his horse, "Grandpa's son doesn't go to school and read the Koran. School is only up to fourth grade, we can't afford it, we don't have the money," he continued
"Wow, what a pity," said the student. "Does grandfather understand Shari'ah knowledge?" continue to ask the student
"No son, grandfather only understands ablution and prayer, it may also be a lot of harm," answered the grandfather briefly.
"Wow, it's a shame, Grandpa doesn't understand Shari'a. Grandfather has lost half of his entire life," replied the santri, "Then do you understand Sufism?" the student asked again
"I don't understand, son, every day, grandfather only uses this small horse cart to look for wood in the forest and then sells it to the market for the family's daily meals at home. Even if luck is lucky, grandfather uses this horse cart as a means of transportation for people who need it. need," answered the old man
The santri shook his head and said, "Oh, it's a shame that even grandfather doesn't understand Sufism, it means that grandfather has lost half of his entire life."
It didn't feel like it was evening and it was starting to get dark, the sound of the call to prayer began to be heard from several surau. In the middle of the journey suddenly heard a big tiger roar and very loud. It was true that in front there was a young tiger, the atmosphere was tense. The student seemed to be shaking and feeling afraid as well as a look of concern on his face.
Immediately the grandfather asked, "Son, can you climb a tree or know how to repel a tiger?"
The santri quickly shook his head and said in an anxious tone full of fear, “I can't climb the Grandpa tree, much less chase away a tiger. Every day I just read and make friends with books and books, hurry up and help me."
"You can't climb a tree, how to get rid of a tiger, especially you can't be biased, son. What is the meaning of your life. The meaning of what you get from books and books. You will lose an entire life right now.”
The End
Moral message: the proverb says look up as a motivation, not to be inferior, look down to be smart to be grateful, not to be arrogant.
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