A NAME I WOULD NOT SAY WITHOUT A DEEP THOUGHT

BIAR LEMBU YANG JADI LEMBU

Saya sekarang sedang duduk di tembok yang sama yang pernah saya duduk dua tahun lepas di tepi sebuah pantai barat Semenanjung. Dua tahun dahulu saya duduk di tembok ini bersama se orang sahabat dari Jepun bernama Miyuki (bererti cantik dan gembira). Semasa ini juga saya terbayang-bayang sedikit perbualan kami:

MIYUKI:  I like this beach. Really. I love it. You see those lights and stars serenely beautiful and everything is inspring.

ME:  Then you should come to Malaysia often. You can gaze the beauty of the sky and feel the breeze and the freshness of the air and people.

MIYUKI:  (dia tengok tepat ke muka saya)

ME:  Just beyond this strait is Sumatra, an island of Indonesia.

MIYUKI:  I know that. I mean the Sumatra. Don't you like this place? I like the evening breeze. It's so fresh and it refreshes my mind and soul. This breeze reminds me of Jeju, an island in Korea famed for its three UNESCO World Heritage site designations. No worries, we will be there on one fine day.

ME:  (Saya senyum)  You like only the breeze?

MIYUKI:  I love everything here. The breeze, the lights, the stars, the sky, the beach, the sea, this retaining wall and the one who inspires me.

ME:  Do you know how old I am?  I don't think I'll be on Jeju island in Korea even just for a few days.

MIYUKI:  Come on young man. Age is simply a state of mind. It's a number. What's wrong with it. Enjoying life can keep you young at least at heart.

ME:   Listen to me. Age isn’t just a number, believe me. It involves experience, wisdom and many many more. You name it and i let you know.

MIYUKI:  Well ....... dont forget to put a thought about that island.

ME: (Diam)

MIYUKI:  I remembered earlier you told me that you have to attend for a religious talk. Why didn't you go?

ME:    I don't like the speaker. A speaker should preach not from one's rational mind but rather from the heart. Only  from the heart can touch another heart. One must never attack or oppose anyone. If he who preaches must tell people to keep away from a certain kind of evil, he is the one who must first do it with fear of God. I don't like preachers calling names.  Now I'm learning to say no to the 'good' so I can say yes to the best.   

Sebenarnya panjang lagi perbualan antara saya dengan Miyuki pada hari itu tapi banyak perkara yang saya sudah tidak ingat sebab sudah lebih dua tahun perbualan tersebut. Tiba-tiba dengan tidak semena-mena muncul satu pesanan Whatsapp di telefon saya datangnya dari Miyuki yang bertulis begini:

            Hope you are in the best of health.
            Remember  -  we talked two
            years back.  I want you to  keep  
            yourself free  at least for a week this 
            November as I want  you  along with 
            my family for a vacation on Jeju island.

           It would feel good to have you again
           as it has been two years since we
           got together. It's time to rest and 
           catch up on old times.

         
           Looking forward to meeting you. 
           My regards to your kids.

           ps: attached is the latest.

A name I would not say without a deep thought

Saya tak sabar membacanya. Sebaik habis membaca sebanyak dua kali, saya terus membalas secara rengkas tetapi padat seperti di bawah:

          "Invitation accepted.  I'll conform the

          departure date once i have it from the

          airways. Can't wait."

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