Well, right now I’m spending some time for short semester, but not taking any subjects since none are offered. So I decided to revise Islamic Banking, prepare for future. Poyo jek. Ntah ntah dok kuar je tiap-tiap hari. Nothing much had happened. Interschool Debating Championship 2008 had ended, I am satisfied with my result, indeed God has given me ample reasons to smile. Eee.. can’t wait for jamming session with my band next week. Buh-san gak bila takde kelas nih.
Anyway, I wished to share words of wisdom - Let It Be. Sebenarnya tajuk lagu the Beatles yang last. I got to know this from a performance by an AI contestant, Brooke White who sang it on the first top 12 show. I love the song so much and somehow got connected to the story. The message of the song is whatever it is, in the end, you just gotta LET IT BE
1. We had planned it perfectly, we’ve taken precautions and caveats, yet it did not turn out to be the way we imagined it to be. Macam member aku sorang ni nama dia Faiz, dia in charge untuk year book Law Grads 2008. She had done almost everything under the sun untuk pastikan year book lebih bagus from previous years. She searched for the lowest price offer, and ada banyak gilergh masalah timbul, and she managed to overcome them tanpa menyusahkan Atun. Tapi in the end, year book tu spoilt jugak printingnya. Dan ramai orang bising year book tak berkualiti dah lah bayar mahal. Then I told Faiz, just face it. Dia dah buat macam-macam yang sudah termampu, but the situation just out of her hands. Dan dia dah tak mampu buat apa-apa. Bukannya dia tak cuba. In the end, Faiz, you gotta let it be.
2. One person had done something so bad or spread something unpleasant about somebody. Yet a friend of yours backed him up for the sole reason - He/She is among their group. He/She is his/her friend. Be that person commit rape, sexual assault or whatever evil existed under the sun, the criminal is their friend. But when other people commit the same, they are the one who stood up against it. (For the sole reason - that other people happened to be NOT their friend) This is something we can’t comprehend. We tried to fix it. Futile. Face it! Mulut dan perangai sesetengah orang memang cam p*****. And they have friends who value them sooo much that and do not mind what he did or he said to others. They are meant to be best buddies. In the end, no matter how grevious we are hurt and devastated as the victim, we know we gotta let it be.
3. We had done a major favor for somebody. We helped them when they are in need or even without being asked. We covered their a** when they are fucked up. Does it worth it when we got replies - "Apa-apa jelah." "Huh, wuteva." Serius kita rasa cam tak berbaloi apa yang kita buat selama ni. Rasa nak pedajal semula pun ada. Then I learned, in the name of love of humanity, just carry on doing what we had done previously, helped them, cover their a**es, do whatever it takes. Kak Maz told me once, "Hairi, when you love a person or a thing, love it unconditionally." Yes, it is true. Nothing much I can do to make people realize and value what had I done, and they are free to say anything - "wuteva" or "pape je lah"… the reward is from God anyway. I just gotta let it be.
4. A superior valued and treasured selected people. Malang sekali bila kita yang tahu siapa ’selected people’ tu sebenarnya. Kat depan superior bukan main hipokrit lagi. Berbalas-balas testi, salam cium tangan, asking stuffs like they care. Tapi kat belakang, standard la dok mengata, create speculation, drawing baseless conclusion. And kita yang menyaksikan keadaan ni. We could just tell the superior the truth. Tapi deep down inside, kita tahu tak worth it. This is life. Some people had to bermuka-muka to survive. Besides, nothing much we can do. Let it be.
5. A friend of yours is overprotective. You are not at liberty to do anything. If it goes against his desires, he will treat you like a piece of shit. Apa lagi aku nak buat? You asked yourself. Dah banyak session we’ve talked our hearts out. Let it be.
The maxim Let It Be works on me. Nothing much pun yang aku boleh buat. Masa makin suntuk untuk aku. In the end, I know I gotta let it be. Serahkan pada Allah untuk tentukan. I missed those good old days, but they had successfully and happily move on and not turning back. Seems like I turned around to see history too much that I just forget to let go and move on.
May peace be with you.