something to ponder upon.....

Nak dijadikan cerita, satu petang, lepas sesi gym, Françoise, Aurora and I, pergi ke bar untuk minum-minum dan sembang-sembang. Oh, di sini tiada kedai mamak untuk berbuat demikian, jadi, terpaksa lah pergi ke bar atau pub. Anyways, that's not the point here, selepas kami order minuman masing-masing, Françoise tiba-tiba tanya saya, "How come you don't drink?" What she meant was alcohol. Kerana itu bukan kali pertama kami pergi minum bersama, tentu lah dia merasa pelik kan? So, saya jawab, "Because I'm a Muslim and my religion forbids me to do so." Seketika, dia macam faham, tapi masih lagi berfikir. Then came the next question, "But how come other Muslims drink?" Saya, yang tak berapa nak pious ni, terdiam kejap. Fikir apa nak jawab. "Urm, it's their choice. Like other religions, some chose whether or not to practice their religions." Serious, tak tahu nak jawab apa. Françoise, sambil meneguk minumannya, "Whatever. Some Muslims still drink, anyway." What should I say? Should I feel insulted? She's an atheist, by the way and she thinks that the war happens because of misunderstanding between religions. In short, the religions are its main cause. So, I guess it's normal for her to feel that way. Tapi, saya sebagai orang Islam, terasa agak malu bila dia cakap begitu. Walaupun, saya tak buat, tapi ada orang yang buat, kan? So, renung-renung kan lah. Kita suka ke bila orang cakap kita macam tu? Yeah, I may not wear a hijab dan also not an ustazah (perlu ke jadi ustazah kalau nak memberi teguran?), but that doesn't mean I cannot talk about religion nor can I ignore how others see us. And I know that it's a sensitive issue, but somehow, I think it's something that we should ponder upon, regardless which religion do we belong to and how we feel about it because the main aspect of every religion is about righteousness, or in other words, towards kebaikan. So, yeah. =)

Juliette xx
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