It has been more than a week, namun, masih rasa tak percaya Ayah telah pulang menemui penciptanya. The death of parents can be a shocking moment for everyone, eventhough we all know that kematian is a must. Syukur Alhamdulillah ayah pergi dengan tenang pada tengahari jumaat lepas, right before azan jumaat berkumandang di masjid didepan rumah. Jenazah disempurnakan right after asar that day. Alhamdulillah segalanya berjalan lancar eventhough kami sekeluarga tak dapat melihat ayah buat kali terakhir. Kami tiba di Terengganu selepas azan maghrib after 5 hours journey, lalu ikut LPT dan Jabor.
Emak masih merasa kekosongan yang amat setelah sehilangan teman hidup lebih 50 tahun. Satu hari, ketika menalifon emak, katanya the first few days lepas anak2 pulang bekerja, dia masih menyediakan kopi dan lunch kegemaran ayah dan membawanya ketempat ayah dan suddenly realize that ayah has gone. Alhamdulillah kini emak semakin kuat dan tabah... I know her pain and sadness will eventually go away and she will be courageous and strong once again but it doesn’t mean she won’t continue to hurt from time to time. Some ache will be there forever, that’s just the way it is.
There is a Chinese proverb that reads, "You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying overhead, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair."
Alfatehah ayahku Muda@ Omar B Salleh ( 030388-060608).
