Monday, October 10, 2005
Since 1975 until this year 2005, he has been goin in and out of DRC(Drug Centre) and has been prisoned for 5 years. There's more than 100 strokes on his butt and he showed his both arms which was full of tattoos. He was involved in many secret societies and gangs, and he claimed his life was full of sins. Alcohols, beers, hotels and all those stuff has been his life since he was young. He started joining gangs or baju since he was 9 years old. He has killed, fight in arguments, treated his parents badly and many others.
Only 11 days ago, he was released from prison and yesterday he was at our madrasah giving a talk. Throughout the talk he stressed on us teenagers to always follow the right path and that nothing is greater than Allah s.w.t. At 44 yrs old, he started to ngaji muqaddam and learn to pray, and now he said he'll always pray that he'll become a better person each day. He is divorced, and his 18-year-old son is now in the DRC for 2 years already. His youger sisters are all involved in prostitutions and his parents are severly ill on bed. His mom will be having a major head operation next week, and he is out of job.
I sincerely couldnt imagine the kind of life he had lived, but this is definitely a reality check for us muslims to know. We played a role in helping those others around us to not to be involved in such activitied. Mamu shared all of his experiences with us, and he gave us strong and direct speech. He regretted for all that he has done in his life, and he is willing to change for the better. He came to realise now that all of those things he did doesnt guarantee him happiness, that friends are not friends but are actually foes.
What he has done all his life are basically because of the desired pleasures and fun that he wanted to feel. Desires and fun doesnt confirm a guarantee in the afterlife. Its all the playings of shaitan, to corrupt ur mind, and urself. Clubbing, pubbing, and every of those things doesnt give u the pleasure u want, he said. Try having that, and u'll end up drinking a drugged drink and end up in DRC after a positive check.
He's poor, and he lives alone with his ill parents. He's still looking around for jobs, and he is still asking for help from certain organisations in Singapore. He mentioned that Yellow Ribbon project doesnt prove anything, becoz it is still hard for them ex-prisoners to have a job.
At the end of the speech, my friend approached him and gave a 10 dollar note. He refused a lot of times, but all of us insisted and finally he took it. All of us had his home contact no., and his address, and we sincerely pray that his mom would recover and that he would lead a normal life.
InsyaaAllah.
So people, no matter what kind of life we lead, always be thankful. We have everything that we could have, and that should be sufficient enough. No matter what kind of a living state we are in, always think that there'll always be someone else who is in much need and help than us.
So start realising it now, and be thankful of what you have.
Nothing is better than His blessings and ask Him to lead us for the right path always.
A reminder to myself, my friends, my readers and everyone else.
InsyaAllah.
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