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“The True Miracle of
Mother’s Pray”
Full moon was shedding its luster
shine in the sky. With silent atmosphere that was always like usual thing in a
small village. There was a beautiful voice from one of the small houses that
like a woman’s voice. It’s heard slow down and felt so meaningful of mother’s
love to her child. A mother who sang a Javanese song for her little daughter on
verandah that were accompanied by a small lamp. Mrs. Miati held her little
Srikandi who fell a sleep in her mother’s warm hug.
She was a worth gift from God who
was coming down for Mrs. Miati and her husband 5 years ago. They had the only
one wish to her little daughter to become to a useful people fpr other people.
Year by year passed. She grew up
well and became a cheerful girl and had high of respect to her parents.
Srikandi was a pretty and obedient girl. She grew like other girl who became
teenagers and was always curious about new things. And one more thing, she had
a beautiful voice like her mother.
However unfortunately in her 15
years old, her father got an accident on the way to his work and it made his
feet were seriously injured. Moreover, after 3 months the wound was even
getting worse than before, and according to the doctor that her father got a
serious disabled. That was a horrible fact, because he could never work any
more and her mother who was a traditional Javanese singer must work hard to
earn a living by her self.
A rare profession that have been
carried on by her mother during the last 3 years to help her father who was a
carpenter with not enough salary to fulfill their needs every day. Beside that,
the young Srikandi helped her mother to sell some traditional snacks in her
school as side job. And started from that time, she promised to her self that
he would never make her parents sad and life difficulty someday. So, she
studied diligently and sold the snacks patiently.
And then after she graduated from
Senior High School, she decided to continue her study in a college in another
city that was bigger and more modern. On the first time, it was hard to allow
her because she was the only one daughter in her family. “Is it a must for you
to leave us?” asked her mother. “It’s difficult to do it, mom. But for our
better life, I promised for that “. Her mother was silent for a moment, then
spoke, ”If you say so, what can I do
now?”.
Day by day were passed. With her
parents blessing pray, she went to her destination city and looked for the
college that she wanted. “Kandi, be careful, dear. Don’t forget to always pray
to God, because we were nothing without God. Keep your self well there”, her
mother noticed her sadly. “I will, mom. Don’t be worry about me. I have to go
now and I’ll call you back after I arrived there”, said her.
Glamerous and crowded city waited
for her. A country girl who tried to find her dream in metropolis. She just had
honesty and knowledge to survive in her new live town. Usually, everything
would be change after arrived in a big city. Success and money were passions of
any people and they sold their honesty just for those. And even more, they
forgot their family and hometown to erase their horrible life and poverty.
Srikandi, by her dream in desperation took a big decision bravely. Just the
only one thing, she wouldn’t to be a burden in her family all along time. Her first destination, could be as a student
in the college was coming true. She sent a pleasant letter for her parents. But
the first month for her, would be difficult since living in the big city, spend
a lot of money. Everything was different with her country life before. She was
completely baffled and surprised by the life style in a big city. She was
confused and she really wanted to get a job and get some extra finance to make
her needs sufficient. But she didn’t know what she offered to get some money.
But fortunately, she had a best
friend named Shinta. She was kind and loyal friend. She respected to her close
friend since she came from a middle-end family too. When Shinta have known that
Srikandi had an enchanting voice, she had an idea and then said, ”How about
singing in the campus first? You can
attract them by your voice”. She answered, ”That’s not bad to try it first”.
Then she started to sing in her campus and other student were simply captivated
by her sweet song. So, not long after that, she could get some money from that
effort.
But she didn’t stop until that, she
felt enjoyed to do it and she tried so hard to improve her skill. She was
better in singing and she could get some money as a café singer. Since that,
she could get her postgraduate and have been a famous singer in the city. But
during that, she seldom wrote back some letters from her parents. She was busy
and didn’t realize that she forgot her parents in the country.
When she stopped her car in the
traffic, she saw a mother with her little daughter in her hug. She came closer
to Srikandi’s car and wept the car’s window with pacified her baby who was
crying. And at the same time, she felt like a thunder in the mid day and
suddenly she was shocked. “What’s going on?”, She was silent for a while and
remembered something, “My parents?”. She realized that they were the lost
things in her life.
Without doubt, she decided to go to
her hometown back and met her parents again. She didn’t forget to wear her old
clothes that seem like when she left her hometown in the past. She felt missed
her parents so much and said apologize about what she have done.
After a whole day and night in the
journey, she could see her home was like at first time she left it. She ran
from her car and knocked the door in rush. Someone opened the door and she was
surprised. Her mother was in front of her. She couldn’t hold her tears and held
her mother tight. “Mom, where’s dad?”she asked. Her mother answered in harsh, ”It
was late, he passed away 2 months ago”. It was too late for her to say
apologize and she said, ” Oh …God, please give me a chance one more time”. And
then her mother said again, ”That was a destiny, dear. Don’t be sad and let
your father back to God peacefully”.
“Mom, I’m so regret about what I
have done. I’m nothing without you”, she said. “No, Dear. You’re the biggest
pride for me. And you know, you’re the miracle in my life”, answered her
mother.
And finally, they were hugging each
other and began a new life. And Srikandi could give back her mother’s effort in
the past. She realized that her mother was the most necessary person in her
life and she would never to leave her mother alone any more.
The End
