Here I come, this day I'm watching news. Guess what I am hear from the news??
Surprised, an old woman still works by selling cotton candy since year the G30S PKI (1965). That old woman name's is Kaasiyah (if i'm not wrong). Do you imagine it how old is she?? I can't believe it.. Her earnings in a day is not many as you imagine. Can you compare between that old woman with your mother? Your mother works in an office, and her earnings is enough for your family, but how about that old woman?
One cotton candy only cost IDR 500,- it's very-very cheap. She has to carry the heavy load for one day. If I be her it's totaly hard. Do you imagine how thin is she? When the first time I watch it, I suddenly wanted to cry. Her body, her eyes, her mouth, her house makes me cry. I think why no one is care with her. In the age of her, she needs to take care her foster daughter that is blind. People in Jakarta eats yummy and tasty foods, shopping in the mall, feels a cold sensation from AC, chat via handphone, feels that light, etc. Too much comfort that people in Jakarta feels. Living in a poor village is not easy, no AC, no phones, no internet access, no lights. Kaasiyah only leaved with her daughter with a hard condition in a poor village. She doesn't cry at all, she doesn't shout at all, she doesn't cry at all with the states of her family, and she never complain at all. Imagine, every day when it's hot we shout "Mommy, it's hot. Turn on the air conditioner!!", but Kaasiyah? When we are hungry, we shout "(calling our maid), i'm hungry. Cook for me, please!" but Kaasiyah? Maybe if she not get much money in a day, she would not eat because her money is not enough. Can you starve in a day? Maybe not in a day, just 6 hours. Do you hungry?
"Pergorbanan seorang nenek tua yang harus bekerja menjual gulali takkan bisa terganti oleh apapun. Keikhlasan hatinya berjualan dan mengurus anak angkatnya yang buta, merupakan perbonan yang besar. Cinta kasihnya yang tulus adalah sebuah cinta yang abadi"
- Feby. Me.
Kaasiyah is one of the examples why in the independence era is over, there are still old people have to work. In the age of her, she only has enjoy a happy old age without need to work hard. In the era of this year, it's hard to find people like Kaasiyah is. Study from the life of Kaasiyah, no time to being lazy and there's a time to work hard. We quite appreciate the struggle of a grandmother like Kaaisyah. Try to learn from her life. Do you think is hard to be Kaasiyah? Appreciate her services because it is a lasting example that we can apply in life in the future.
"Jangan menyerah, jangan menyerah, jangan menyerah. Tuhan pastikan menunjukan kebesaran dan kuasanya bagi hambanya yang sabar dan tak kenal putus asa."
-D'Masiv Song (Jangan Menyerah)
"No time to being lazy and there's a time to work hard."
-Feby. Me.
Love,
Feby.
