#bersih

Hati yang bersih cenderung sulit untuk membuat orang lain sakit hati. Sedangkan orang cerdas dan orang yang selamat adalah mereka yang paling sering menghinakan diri dihadapan Allah, bukan malah menghina manusia di hadapan manusia lainnya.

" jika benar kau mencintai orang lain, mulailah cintai dirimu sendiri dulu sebab jika itu tidak terjadi engkau akan mudah membuat manusia lain tersinggung, dan tak jarang mereka mengeluarkan amarah namun memeilih menyimpannya lalu kesalahanmu di viralkan di telinga orang lain dan itu pasti akan merusak dirimu sendiri dan apakah bisa di katakan mencintai diri sendiri jika hasilnya seperti itu ?."

Setiap manusia punya caranya sendiri untuk sedikit menghilangkan penat karena stress, kegiatan yang menumpuk atau menghadapi sesuatu yang cukup sulit . Mungkin ada yang melakukan rutinitas skincare, membaca buku, memberi makan hewan, dan banyak lagi. Tapi baru baru ini kebiasaan baru yang saya lakukan untuk menghilangkan penat adalah membersihkan rumah, dan yang paling menyenangkan dari semua kegiatan bersih bersih itu adalah mencuci piring 😂

Ada yang sama? Wkwk

Rasanya lebih lega setelah melihat pekerjaan itu selesai dan mungkin itu salah satu menghilangkan penatnya. Setidaknya tidak berhubungan dengan dunia yang membuat otak bekerja keras. Haha

Sepertinya mindset membersihkan rumah bagian dari menghilangkan penat ini akan coba saya kembangkan. Mengingat mindset ini sangat two in one. Rumah bersih dan sedikit menghilangkan penat 😂

Saya jadi ingat drama Korea berjudul Full House. Drama lawas yang sempat hits di era-nya. Mungkin beberapa dari pembaca tumblr ini tahu. Saya bukan pecinta drama korea. Hanya sedikit yang saya tonton tapi selalu berkesan.

Yang saya ingat disana ada karakter perempuan yang suka membersihkan rumah ketika ia sedang kesal atau stress. Agaknya saya tahu rasanya sekarang wkwk

Selamat berakhir pekan. Mungkin patut dicoba mindset ini hehe

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Contrary to ages past, it would be somewhat safe to assume that we live in relatively peaceful times. Don’t get me wrong, though - there are still some battles, some wars that still go on in one form or another. Some of which are deeply ingrained into society’s foundations, like an ancient curse planted deep in elder bones and seeped into age-old soil. Even supposedly a more civilised society has their toxic traits. Yet, when a newer generation calls out what is happening, they are immediately silenced.

It is indeed a challenge for a society, what more a whole nation, to establish reforms and progress advancements when it refuses to discuss and acknowledge their setbacks, mistakes, wrongs, toxic traits, you-name-it. All the more how these things have been established by an elder generation who have been so set in their ways they refuse to see different perspectives, what more belittling these other views which are different from their own. Not to mention that these different views have been raised by youth who are looked down upon.

Let’s be frank here - it is indeed a difficult fight. The Malaysian youth have so much potential to produce a healthy government with healthy policies that will rightly govern and regulate Malaysia to be the country that our people need and deserve. However, they can only do so much as they are not in positions of power which will implement such changes - hence the various movements, petitions, and other efforts. This is while those who are in positions of power would not (or be slow to) recognise the need for such changes - all because the current status quo benefits these so-called “leaders” and their agendas, serving only themselves and not the people.

The voices of babes cry out for justice to powers in high places, only to hear rebuke as a response to silence these cries. It happens not just in government or institutions, but even with families as well. There are some things which children are able to pick up and call out which elders are unwilling to confess. In turn, children or younger people get dismissed, disregarded, disqualified, and invalidated all because “you are young, you don’t know anything”. I find and observe this to be quite the common tactic faced among youth who are passionate for standing up for something right - suppress or shut them down in hopes to snuff out their fire. To them, I say, don’t let your worth, heart, or intellect as a human being be invalidated because someone older to you said so - keep fighting. Don’t let your fire die out.

Whether you like it or not, the youth are human beings too and their experiences are valid and relevant. Whether you like it or not, the youth are going to be there for the tomorrow you won’t be present in. Whether you like it or not, the youth will continue to be educated, host conversations, call out lies and corruption, and stand for what is right.

Yes, we as youth ought to honour and appreciate our elders. But when it comes to learning and discerning what is right, we would appreciate it if you could bend your ears to us and have level-headed discussions with us, rather than get on your high horses, boast in the salt you’ve tasted more than we’ve had rice, and tell us everything is fine under the guise of relative “peace” when there is restlessness all around us.

We youth are human beings too, just like you. I pray as we become adults we maintain this sense of open ears toward the next generation after us, so that we could all grow together. This culture of oppressing and suppressing one another, whether between races or across generation groups, cannot stand in such a diverse country.

Jangan ada cengang di antara kita.

Kesempatan yang mungkin nanti hadir

memunculkan kata-kata yang begitu satir

hingga tak ada lagi yang bisa diukir.

Jangan ada cengang di antara kita.

Pertemuan berikutnya pasti sedikit canggung

padahal dulu berdansa di atas satu panggung

sembari tertawa, kakiku kau injak tak terhitung.

Jangan ada cengang di antara kita.

Berapakalipun serpih kita bersihkan

tetap saja kita pecahkan segala hiasan

karena kita manusia yang paling akur dengan candaan.

Jangan ada cengang di antara kita.

Lagu lama iringi dua hati yang terpana

yang suatu saat bisa saling menghina

sebentar-sebentar renjana, sebentar-sebentar semenjana.

Jangan ada cengang di antara kita.

Bila tak ada lagi kata yang saling berbalas

harmoni hilang, masing-masingnya meregas

tidur berdua beda arah tak ada yang pulas.

Jangan ada cengang di antara kita.

Baik-baiklah mulai sekarang pada waktu

ialah sang penguasa temu

tak berhati pun rasa bagai batu.

Jangan ada cengang di antara kita.

Pada akhirnya, semua terasa begitu lengang

semua yang bisa mengingatkan terpaksa harus dibuang

kita dibawa terjun ke dalam jurang

karena lupa jalan pulang.

Jangan ada cengang di antara kita.

Jangan.

(This post contains sensitive materials regarding political stuffs and it is specially for educational purposes and personal opinions.)

People must be wondering about the statement above why would I hate social media as social media makes the world better in terms of communication and technologies. Let me make it clear, I HATE SOCIAL MEDIA, in a good way. The topic for today would be involving politics engagement with social media and how they use it.

Dangerous Topic: Politics and Social Media (Protesting and Government Control)

Some people tend to avoid “the politics” especially in Malaysia where there is a freedom of speech. Is it true?

Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or UDHR (of which Malaysia is a signatory) guarantees that “everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers”.

But do we get a freedom of speech?

We can see this through the case which a Malaysian cartoonist known as Zunar was being arrested for drawing a cartoon on criticism of sodomy ruling on Anwar Ibrahim case. His office was raided, his arts were confiscated and his workers had been harassed by people. Can you see the power of social media? Social media allows people to share online about their political views but the government is trying to seize control of the social media itself. Will it be possible?

Yes, it is. With the advanced technology nowadays by the government, the government can take control of who or what can be accessed by the citizens. Even so, it does not stop the people from posting or protesting online. I HATE SOCIAL MEDIA! I THOUGHT I COULD ESCAPE THE POLITICS WORLD THROUGH IT BUT THE WORLD REVOLVES AROUND IT.

Social Media and Malaysia’s Bersih Movements

The Arab Spring and the Occupy Wall Street are not the only two movements that are from media-driven political reform, so as Bersih movement.

‘Bersih’, a word in Malay language literally brings the meaning of ‘Clean’ as it is used in the meaning of the government is clean from any corruptions and having a clean and fair elections. People are allowed to post their feeling and opinions on how dissatisfy they are towards the government through the Bersih movement. 

By having the technologies and social media, people starts to communicate to each other by using applications like Whatsapp, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter and many other as they have something in common on protesting the government. Hence, Bersih was created through social media and gained 200,000 followers from 30,000 on 2015. 

Wow! That shows how powerful social media is towards political matters.

Political engagement in social media

As social media nowadays plays a big role in communication, some of our leaders in other words political subjects decided to make a good use of it in political engagement. These days there millions of people owning at least a smartphone or a tablet and if you ask them about Facebook, they will know it for sure. Mark Zuckerberg has finally make Facebook a famous platform in the eyes of people. Congratulations Mark!

We can see a lot of our leaders are becoming like a big STAR for having their own official account on social media for example, Najib Razak and Obama.

By having a social media accounts, these leaders are able to communicate with their followers or know what is currently trending in their social media accounts.

They are also able to know how people feel or react to certain political matters and use it as a chance to make the country as a better place to live in.

Able to promote themselves on getting more votes on the next election.

In conclusion, we can see that social media has a lot of uses including political engagement.

So what do you think about social media and political engagement?

Belajar Membersihkan Hati

Dalam memurnikan niat bertaqarrub kepada Allah dari segala yang mengotorinya maka seseorang hendak melakukan ikhtiar dengan ikhlas kepada Allah Taala. Dalam buku Tazkiyatun Nafs ini, penulis memaparkan terapi untuk mengatasi dominasi keburukan di hati seorang mukmin.