The Random Truths

As a writer wannabe, I always try to look for inspirations on how to improve my writing. That's why I love reading various books by various writers, to copy with pride, if you like.
But sometimes those books gives me more than just inspiration to write, but also inspiration for life.

For instance, In this book I just finished reading, "eat pray love" by Elizabeth Gilbert (Thank you Tanya for recommending the book), there's this one part about prayers, a topic really relevant for me now. She wrote about how prayers should be specific as possible, because if you're too lazy to be descriptive about what you want, why should God bother to make it happen? In a way.. I think I can second that opinion..

However, I'm not that good in finding the words for a prayer.. You'd think it'd be easy,to just say what you want.. But I think it's one of human's nature, to not know what he/she really wants.. So just like I read various books for inspirations, I too look for inspirations for beautiful prayers..

In relation to my grieving situation.. I've got 2 beautiful prayers from 2 of my friends, which I will sure copy with pride, with a little modification to fit my own condition.. One is from Mirna, these words were in the poem she wrote when her mom passed away.. I already used it in my previous post.. But I will write it again here, so if you're reading this you can say "Amin" to the prayer

"Ya Allah, please give my father the best space in the house, please love him, and keep him away from any misery, until it's time for all of us to be reunited again with him in heaven.. Amin"

The second one is from mbak Lici.. She texted me yesterday, and in that text she included a simple prayer, something that I've been praying for, but in such beautiful words that really capture the essence of what I really want to pray for.. I will write it here exactly as her text, in Bahasa.. Because I don't think I can translate it in English and still keep the meaning..

"Semoga pelan2 keikhlasan dlm hati makin menguat, dan sedikit demi sedikit terbiasa dg kehilangan besar ini"

I say this prayer not just for me, but for everyone in my family.. My mother, my sister, my brother, my husband, my uncles, my aunts, and all others who were close to my dad.. Because I know we can't overcome this overnight, and probably won't in just a week or two, but we have to be stronger bit by bit, one step at a time.. Because I'm sure that's what he would've wanted us to do, since he was always telling us to move forward, to become "somebody" .. We have to get on with our lives, with him in memory, to become better people, so when we see him again, we'll be able to say, "Thank you, you have made us better people"

So I guess the modified prayer will be.. Ya Allah, semoga pelan2 keikhlasan dlm hati makin menguat, dan sedikit demi sedikit terbiasa dg kehilangan besar ini.. Dan semoga kita bisa terus melihat ke depan, dan menjadi orang yang lebih baik, sesuai dengan keinginan beliau..

Amin..

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