Monday, June 08, 2009
Sometimes we think that being around non-muslim people will test our strength; akhlak-wise i'm talking about. The pressure to do the best, be as islamic as one could, not a backstabber and tarnish islam as an image just because of your misbehaviour. Some people find it difficult though i think it's a good thing if you have the awareness all the time.
But at times i think my non-muslim friends have become the means of Allah's reminder for me. One day we were running late for lunch and were packing the instruments after finishing with a patient. I had no intention whatsoever to clean up the bay cause it's always the DA's duty. Someone popped a question whether we wanted to wipe and re-bag the bay. I just wanted to head to lunch. My partner said "why not". The demo said "yeah it'll be a courtesy if you do". I think they were both right and very noble at heart. Of course, why not! I should've been the one who had the holy intention to do the right thing in the first place for the mere reason that i'm a muslim. So much of my reputation of being the 'religious one'.
Another time was when we were at a community clinic and we did not have patient. The other pair next door were treating one, and he speaks nil english. The demo was having a look and had to yell 'close your mouth' more than 4times because he could not understand and kept his mouth stiffly wide open. We were observing from our bay. I thought that was very difficult for the demo and tergelak sikit. My partner dengan selamba said "shouldn't have laughed Aini. It's not funny. You're so mean". I thought she was right through and through. Why did i laugh? Of course i did not think it was funny that he couldnt understand english, i laughed for other reason. But then, for whatever reason, it was NOT a correct thing to laugh. I was taken aback and could not stop thinking till bedtime that night. I spoke to my partner the next morning and she said that she was joking and i shouldnt be taking that so seriously. Maybe she did not mean it. But that was a reminder from Allah. So much of me being the 'religious one'.
