Skip to main content

Titik Nol

Pulang Kampung adalah the most significant thing I have done so far. Keputusan untuk PulKam bukanlah suatu keputusan yang gampang, karena Nie harus mengalahkan (atau lebih tepatnya mengalah pada) semua idealisme yang selama ini Nie cangking (bawa) ke Aceh.

Nie pengen membuat kehidupan masyarakat menjadi lebih baik. Nie pengen menyentuh kehidupan mereka dan membawa perubahan. Nie pengen tidak ada lagi masyarakat yang menderita akibat dampak tsunami.

Tapi ternyata idealisme itu malah menjadi beban dan penghalang buat Nie. Nie, yang awalnya berpikir bahwa masyarakat di Aceh itu sangat membutuhkan, sangat perlu di bantu, sangat kasihan karena efek tsunami, ternyata mendapati bahwa masyarakat Aceh tuh sangat kaya raya. Hanya moral dan spiritual mereka yang perlu dibantu.

Nie sedih. Nie kecewa. Nie patah hati.

Most of us pasti pernah patah hati, mostly karena pacar atau pasangan hidup kita. Let’s talk about patah hati karena pacar. Kadang kita begitu sayangnya ama pacar kita, kita bener-bener yakin dia itu baek, nggak aneh-aneh, dan sesuai dengan apa yang kita pikirkan. Then, pop! Ternyata dia adalah makhluk yang sangat-sangat berbeda dengan semua bayangan kita. Dia jahat. Dia penipu. Dia selingkuh.

Then, patah hati, of course.

Yap, itulah yang Nie rasakan. Nie benar-benar patah hati. Bahkan sekarang, untuk kembali lagi ke Aceh, Nie belum mau. Nie merasa dikhianati.

Most of you mungkin masih ingat post Nie yang tentang Aceh. Yah, itulah beberapa hal yang membuat Nie akhirnya mundur. Kemunduran Nie ini bukan karena Nie merasa tidak mampu atau tidak mau berhadapan dengan mereka, tapi Nie merasa, orang-orang Aceh yang katanya membutuhkan bantuan, yang katanya miskin, ternyata memiliki lebih dari cukup. Dan Nie kemudian berpikir, bahwa masih banyak masyarakat yang sama sekali belum mengecap bantuan atau, yang banyak orang bilang dengan hidup enak.

Yes, here I am, pulang lagi ke Surabaya. Memulai lagi dari nol.

Dan memang benar teman-teman, Nie sekarang lagi merangkak untuk menyentuh kehidupan masyarakat di kota kelahiran Nie sendiri, Surabaya. Starting from my own family, then Nie sekarang rutin mengunjungi penjara-penjara di Jawa Timur. Kemarin ini, Nie uda ke Malang dan Madiun. Trus, Nie juga kasih les inggris untuk anak-anak pemulung yang bersekolah di salah satu SD di daerah Surabaya Barat. Kemarin, Nie bertelpon dengan Pak Johny, staf Wahana Visi, dan dia menceritakan pelayanannya ke gang dolly. Yap, as you may have guessed, Nie akan coba ke sana juga.

Busy? Yes.
Nie merangkak dari bawah, mencoba untuk mencapai satu titik yang lebih atas, untuk menyuntikkan idealisme Nie tentang kemanusiaan, sambil terus berbuat sesuatu yang manusiawi, dengan tidak melupakan bahwa Nie adalah manusia yang juga butuh aktivitas manusia, seperti istirahat dan bersosialisasi.

Indeed, di titik nol ini Nie banyak diubah, digembleng, di-training oleh Tuhan, seperti layaknya emas. Semakin dilebur, semakin kinclong!

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

What would you do if you could live another life

What would you do if you could live another life just for one day? This line is quoted from "Last Chance Harvey" . I have watched this film twice and still feel so touched everytime I watch it. Kate Walker, the main character in this film, uttered this question to Harvey Shine. In this story, both of them lived a life that is not very happy-chappy. Kate lived in a pathetic, boring life; Harvey in a screwed one. When Kate asked this question, both of them seem to ponder: what if I could live a different life, just for one day, just to try out. This question makes me ponder, too: what would I do if I was given a chance to live any kind of life I want, just for one day? Where would I be? What would I do? Who would I be? Lately I have been thinking about the life I am living right now. Everything is so well-planned. I graduated from high school, went abroad to study, came back home to work, went abroad again to do my master, working in a reasonably good organisation, and going ho...

The unexpected wedding

Almost every girl has ever dreamt of her wedding day – what she would wear, who would come, who the prince charming is. I would say, every girl must have a certain expectation and standard when it comes to a wedding: it could be grand, small celebration, family only, destination wedding – you name it. My dream wedding happens to me a small, close friends and family only wedding. If you grew up in the 90s, you would know a boy band called 98 degree. They had a song titled ‘I do’. If you search on YouTube, you will find the video clip, which shows a beautiful wedding ceremony. That’s my dream wedding! My whole life, I was picturing that. Twelve years ago, I started dating this guy, who is now my husband. His family background is very different than mine. Among other things – which we thankfully have tolerated and worked on – the way to throw a wedding party is totally different. His dream wedding party is ‘tell the world I am getting married’-kind of party. Yes, he wanted grand...

Cold Feet

One of my closest friends is getting married tomorrow another one in May another one in November. and an ex-classmate is also getting married in April/May. and, I dreamed about getting married last night. I remember some months ago I was so enthusiastic with the idea of getting married. Although I knew that our relationship was not yet ready for that stage, I was so pushy to Stefy. I had asked him when exactly we would get married. Ah well, it was all the flashy things that I longed for. Right now, what I want is to avoid it! I am just not brave enough to throw myself into this new status. Don't get me wrong, I am probably just like any other girls out there who like the beautiful wedding gown, like to be made up, like to be the queen of the night. But, have you ever considered what would happen after you wave off the guests and head to your own home, starting your new chapter of life? or what would happen after the happy chappy honeymoon? Would we then live...