Lately I have been playing monopoly game card with my sister and remember the the original board game. Do you remember the chance card. There is story I want to share some stories about chances.
There is old man in flood area, stuck stayed in his premise. He pray to God save him from the disaster. Until one man come to his house to ask him to join other move to the school. But the man rejects him and said “I already pray to lord to save me”, then the man leaves. The water level increase and the old man can’t swim away from his house. He pray again to God to save Him from the flood. Later, the boat come and ask him to hop into the boat. But the man rejects it and said “I already pray to lord to save me, you can keep going”. Then the boat leaves. Afterward, the flood have gone to dangerous level with rush stream which even using a boat will be dangerous. The old man climbed onto to his roof and pray again to save him from the flood. Later, the helicopter come and order him to climbed the stairs into to helicopter. The old man said “I already pray to lord to save me, I’ll be alright”. Suddenly the rush stream cause the house breaks down and fall into the flood. While drowning, the old man said “Whhyyyy God?!”
Sometimes, when we ask God for something like give me some courages, life partner(jodoh), or the best one which pray to become a better human beings. Then we assume, we will got that magically. If you aware unlike the old man in that story, God always given us the opportunity, the chances, the choice on what we asking for. Because that is the uniqueness of creature called human beings unlike other creatures, “the choice”. I’m sick when people ask me to pray so they could bestowed on what they asking for because you might not realize the opportunity is laid out in front of you. If you ask for courage, maybe god already create a situation of you in fear since without it how could you become more courageous which all you need the act of faith, if you afraid to grab a snake, grab one, once you grab it you are courageous than before. If you ask for good wife/husband for marriage, maybe good person is already come into your life but you rejected due to lack of faith or being egoistic like that old man try to pertain the idea the god will save him miraculously. If you ask for you to be better human being, you live now! Now is the opportunity for you to become a better human being.
There is a real story, actually this is mine. Happened in 2 years ago when I spent my time in solitary by studying religion in traditional islamic institution. One day I decided to go Kuala Lumpur alone due to some business need to handle but once I arrived, I almost got scammed but one very old man walking with his sticks pass between us and give a signal but he just keep walking as nothing really happen. Later, the truth about the scammer revealed and he beg for forgiveness from me. What I did, I pursued that old man, by the way that day was rainy, but I didn’t called him yet but instead keep following him watching him from behind like a robbers. He was carrying bag and then I decided to talk with him, to thank him and maybe offer him to carry that bag for him. After we chat a while until we arrived to bus station, I ask him to pray me for something because I view him is much closer to God than me. What I got back is not they pray like I want, but rather the most wise learning experience for me about who we are to God and how egotistical we are even though we view ourselves as “humbled” enough with raising our hand begging for something.
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