The Seed

A successful business man was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business. Instead of choosing one of his Directors or his children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young executives in his company together. He said, "It is time for me to step down and choose the next CEO. I have decided to choose one of you. "

The young executives were Shocked, but the boss continued. "I am going to give each one of you a SEED today - one very special SEED. I want you to plant the seed, water it, and come back here one year from today with what you have grown from the seed I have given you. I will then judge the plants that you bring, and the one I choose will be the next CEO." One man, named Jim, was there that day and he, like the others, received a seed. He went home and excitedly, told his wife the story.

She helped him get a pot, soil and compost and he planted the seed. Everyday, he would water it and watch to see if it had grown. After about three weeks, some of the other executives began to talk about their seeds and the plants that were beginning to grow. Jim kept checking his seed, but nothing ever grew.. Three weeks, four weeks, five weeks went by, still nothing.

By now, others were talking about their plants, but Jim didn't have a plant and he felt like a failure. Six months went by -- still nothing in Jim's pot. He just knew he had killed his seed. Everyone else had trees and tall plants, but he had nothing. Jim didn't say anything to his colleagues, however... He just kept watering and fertilizing the soil - He so wanted the seed to grow. A year finally went by and all the young executives of the company brought their plants to the CEO for inspection.

Jim told his wife that he wasn't going to take an empty pot. But she asked him to be honest about what happened. Jim felt sick to his stomach, it was going to be the most embarrassing moment of his life, but he knew his wife was right. He took his empty pot to the board room. When Jim arrived, he was amazed at the variety of plants grown by the other executives. They were beautiful -- in all shapes and sizes. Jim put his empty pot on the floor and many of his colleagues laughed, a few felt sorry for him! When the CEO arrived, he surveyed the room and greeted his young executives.

Jim just tried to hide in the back. "My, what great plants, trees, and flowers you have grown," said the CEO. "Today one of you will be appointed the next CEO!" All of a sudden, the CEO spotted Jim at the back of the room with his empty pot. He ordered the Financial Director to bring him to the front. Jim was terrified. He thought, "The CEO knows I'm a failure! Maybe he will have me fired!" When Jim got to the front, the CEO asked him what had happened to his seed - Jim told him the story. The CEO asked everyone to sit down except Jim. He looked at Jim, and then announced to the young executives, "Behold your next Chief Executive Officer! His name is Jim!" Jim couldn't believe it.

Jim couldn't even grow his seed. "How could he be the new CEO?" the others said. Then the CEO said, "One year ago today, I gave everyone in this room a seed.. I told you to take the seed, plant it, water it, and bring it back to me today. But I gave you all boiled seeds; they were dead - it was not possible for them to grow. All of you, except Jim, have brought me trees and plants and flowers.

When you found that the seed would not grow, you substituted another seed for the one I gave you. Jim was the only one with the courage and honesty to bring me a pot with my seed in it. Therefore, he is the one who will be the new Chief Executive Officer!"

* If you plant honesty, you will reap trust
* If you plant goodness, you will reap friends
* If you plant humility, you will reap greatness
* If you plant perseverance, you will reap contentment
* If you plant consideration, you will reap perspective
* If you plant hard work, you will reap success
* If you plant forgiveness, you will reap reconciliation
* If you plant faith in God , you will reap a harvest

So, be careful of what you plant now; it will determine what you will reap later..

"Whatever You Give To Life, Life Gives You Back"

Siaran Tergendala

Eid is Upon Us

The month of Ramadan
Has come and passed
So quickly has it gone
How long did it last?

Now Eid is upon us
A prize from our Lord
A day to enjoy
A day of reward

To the worshipful servants
This day belongs
For their struggle and striving
This day is their own

Eid Mubarak
Is the call of the day
With the zikr of Allah
Let us all say:

‘Eid Mubarak!’

To you and your family
May Eid bring pleasure
Make this day of Eid
A day to treasure!

Eid Mubarak
To one and all
To my brothers and sisters
Both big and small (“,)

Laskar Pelangiku

Sudah lama saya tidak ke sana. Kekangan masa yang melampau membantut jadual mingguan saya untuk ke sana. Rindunya, sampai termimpi-mimpi. Kiranya lebih sebulan saya tidak pergi ke Lokub, mengajar anak-anak yang sentiasa dahagakan ilmu. Terima kasih banyak-banyak saya ucapkan kepada rakan-rakan saya, cikgu-cikgu yang lain yang sanggup hadir membantu ketika ketiadaan saya. Allah sahaja yang mampu membalas jasa budi kalian.

"Hui...ya Allah...tak boleh control betul budak-budak ni...penat kita dibuatnya." kata Cikgu Hanafi.

"Ei...rasa macam nak herdik je diorang ni...geram betul...kadang-kadang tak dengar kata..." rungut Cikgu Rosdianah.

Saya tersenyum sahaja mendengar komen-komen cikgu-cikgu lain. Senyum, tapi jauh di dalam hati risau juga dengan keadaan mereka yang dikatakan tidak terkawal itu.

"Biasalah budak-budak. Kita kadang-kadang memang kena tegas sikit. Bukan garang, tapi tegas." sekadar cuba menyedapkan hati cikgu-cikgu yang lain, apatah lagi selepas peristiwa saya dimarahi dahulu, saya sama sekali tidak mahu cikgu-cikgu yang lain menimpa nasib yang sama seperti saya.

Alhamdulillah, pada hari Ahad yang lepas saya mempunyai kelapangan untuk pergi ke sana. Bulan Ramadhan ini, saya belum lagi menjejakkan kaki ke sana, dan hari itu adalah hari terakhir kami mengajar sebelum cuti Aidiladha.

Saya, Mukhlis, Din dan Fuad datang lewat setengah jam ke sana pada hari itu. Setibanya saya ke beranda surau, saya dapati budak-budak itu hampir kesemuanya terlentang di tengah-tengah beranda beramai-ramai, tidur. Saya terkesima sebentar melihat keadaan mereka.

"Cikgu! Diorang tipu tidur!" Rohana, salah seorang daripada mereka, yang berada di tepi pintu memberitahu saya.

"Ha? Ya? Oit! Buat apa tu!?" saya menjerit kepada mereka.

"Aaaaa.....cikgu! Cikgu! Cikgu datang! Cikgu!" terus mereka semua melompat dari baring mereka, bergelak ketawa. Lakonan pembukaan dari mereka setelah lama saya tidak ke sana, amat menghiburkan hati saya. Mereka masih lagi seperti dahulu, dan lebih penting, mereka masih lagi memerlukan kami di sana.

"Hah, semangat je! Puasa ke tak ni?" saya bertanya kepada mereka.

"Puasa! Aku puasa! Dia tidak!" masing-masing cuba mengakui, sambil mengangkat tangan.

"Aku...aku suda puasa 30 hari!" Rahmat memberitahu saya.

"Ha? 30 hari dah? Hari ni baru hari ke-23. Biar betul!" saya membalas. Saya faham, bukanlah niat mereka untuk menipu atau cuba menunjuk-nunjuk kepada saya, tetapi mereka berkata begitu untuk menunjukkan bahawa mereka sebenarnya bersemangat untuk berpuasa penuh, walaupun saya tahu mereka kebanyakannya tidak larat untuk berpuasa penuh.

Pembelajaran pada petang itu tidak begitu lama, memandangkan kami datang lambat, dan waktu asar juga sudah semakin cepat, maka kami mengajar seadanya.

"Nak belajar apa hari ni?" saya bertanya.

"Melukis!" segelintir daripada mereka berkata.

"Menulis!" yang lain pula bersuara.

"Iqra', cikgu..." membisik kepada saya juga ada.

Laskar Pelangiku


Dahulu pernah seorang sahabat memberitahu saya bahawa kisah saya ini umpama sebuah cerita novel yang kemudiannya diadaptasi kepada wayang yang bertajuk 'Laskar Pelangi'. Pada ketika itu, saya tidak tahu akan cerita tersebut, hinggalah baru-baru ini saya menjumpai cerita tersebut daripada kawan saya dan menontonnya. Saya menontonnya buat pertama kali, dan betapa terharunya saya menontonnya. Faham amatlah saya dengan keadaan dan kesungguhan Bu Muslimah dalam mendidik 10 (11) orang anak muridnya selama 5 tahun.

Doa saya agar anak-anak didik saya juga insyaallah menjadi orang yang berguna dan berjasa terutamanya dalam perjuangan Islam kelak mereka dewasa. Amin.

Selamat Hari Raya

"Siapa nak duit raya!?" saya bertanya sebelum bersurai pada petang itu.

"Aku! Aku!" semua berteriak sambil melompat-lompat kegembiraan.

"Eh, kalau tak puasa penuh tak boleh la dapat duit raya, tak boleh la beraya, kan?" seperti kebiasaannya, beginilah cara mendidik anak-anak atau adik-adik kita untuk merangsang mereka berpuasa penuh. Walau mungkin pada pandangan sesetengah pihak, cara sebegini boleh melahirkan anak-anak yang bersifat materialistik, tetapi pada saya, tiada salahnya, untuk memberi duit raya kepada mereka setelah berlatih berpuasa pada usia yang kecil sebagai tanda hadiah. Kelak semakin dewasa barulah diberi kefahaman yang sebenar makna hari raya kepada mereka, perlahan-lahan, bahawa ianya bukan kerana duit semata-mata.

"Ok, sebelum balik, cikgu nak bagitahu, minggu depan kita cuti. Jadi cikgu nak ucapkan selamat berbuka petang nanti, dan selamat..."

"HARI RAYA!!" mereka semua berteriak menyambung kata-kata saya sebelum sempat saya menghabiskannya. Terhibur hati saya melihat gelagat mereka semua. Ya, selamat hari raya anak-anak didikku, moga aidilfitri kali ini menjadi kemenangan buat diri kamu semua, bukan sahaja dalam berpuasa, tetapi dalam segala aspek tatacara hidup sebagai seorang muslim yang sempurna, insyaallah. Amin.

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