A Girl’s Decision about Hijab

I was amazed and speechless. It is because of our conversation, my daughter and I.

I made an agreement with her that we will keep speaking in English to each other as I know that my brain is not as fresh as her, as I realized that I can learn  good English from her and as I need to keep talking in English with somebody, otherwise my ability to speak the language will vanish. So, we have been talking in English for several months since I moved to Indonesia, mmh…not talking actually, but writing because mostly our communication is via Whatsapp or emails.

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Keajaiban Hati

Kawan, mari kuceritakan tentang sebuah keajaiban. Bukan, bukan keajaiban jadi-jadian atau supranatural, tapi ini tentang keajaiban segumpal daging. Ya, segumpal daging nan suci, yang bernama hati. Kau, tentu saja boleh tak setuju, tapi aku adalah orang yang amat percaya akan kekuatan suara hati. Bukankah ketika sedang dalam kebimbangan yang kita dengarkan adalah hati? Dan aku juga sangat percaya bahwa suara hati yang terdalam asalnya adalah dari Tuhan. Kadang, aku ingin membantah, ah itu hanya bualan. Tapi, bagaimana mungkin aku membantahnya lagi jika berkali-kali aku mengalaminya sendiri.
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