Me: Well, I happened to be supporting Hamas. The very one you think is the main culprit and terror.
Se: You understand that. I should be able to expect that, but you just seemed to be someone calm and peaceful. Aren't you one of the Muslims who love peace, not war?
Me: That's right. And so are you. You don't want war to continue either. I've seen one of your videos. I liked it.
Se: I'm glad. Did it invoke something in you, like, the need to stop this war? No, I'm not trying to force our ideas onto you. I just wanted to hear your opinions.
Me: ... I could be one of the worst at giving opinions, especially when it's not my specialty we're talking about.
Se: It's okay. Don't take it too seriously. Let's make this a peaceful conversation. We're friends, at least from now on.
Me: Nice to meet you then. What should I call you?
Se: Veldrasqa. And you are?
Me: My, that's a beautiful name. Please call me Sheen.
Se: So is yours! What does it mean?
Me: The way you heard it, Sheen as in 'sheen' in English.
Se: Like, shiny, lustrous, like that?
Me: Haha, it's just a nick though.
Se: No wonder. What's your real name then?
Me: That's your homework.
Se: *stunned* Ha, you're an interesting one. By the way, my name means 'light from the north'. It's from an old language, I don't even think it still exists.
Me: Nice, we're both of lights.
Se: Our respective Gods are our lights after all.
Me: You bet.
Se: So may I...?
Me: Yes?
Se: I was wondering what you thought about the video. Or about us.
Me: Personally I think you're wonderful. We are one in terms of peace-loving. The God that we both submit to loves peace too. We are basically like the sunlight that pierces through two holes, from one source but it differs into two.
Se: I beg your pardon, but why do I think I've heard of that before?
Me: It's the same thing the Priest from 1400 years ago said to our messengers.
Se: Ah yes! I see!
Me: Actually, ahem, I'm kinda surprised you know that.
Se: I happened to study about Islam before, though I know my knowledge is not as vast as yours.
Me: Just as my knowledge is not as vast as those living there regarding this conflict.
Se: ...
Me: Hm?
Se: Ack, sorry. Go on. I just wanted to listen.
Me: I'm not sure what I should say unless you ask me something. I just, well..
Se: I understand, it's okay. So... *thinking* Where should we start..
Me: *waiting*
Se: That's right, to be frank, who do you think is to be blamed in this conflict?
Me: *grin* Do you think I'm gonna say 'your government' a.k.a zionists?
Se: *surprised* No?
Me: I don't know who is to be blamed. I just know what should be done.
Se: What could that be?
Me: The same as you do, to put a stop to this war, the way it should be.
Se: How should it be?
Me: The oppressed saved, the innocent freed. Those responsible for this crime punished. For Muslims and Jews to live peacefully like they used to, not with either side trying to overpower the other.
Se: As I thought, you are thinking the same thing as we do! I could see it your eyes.
Me: Haha. I think I said so earlier.
Se: Yes you did. I felt the urge to repeat that. *grin* I trust you don't hate Israelis nor Jews.
Me: Of course not. Aren't you gonna ask who do I hate?
Se: If you don't mind.
Me: I dunno, sorry, that was intentional.
Se: Eh?
Me: Never mind. Skip that.
Se: No way you just caught me. Who do you hate?
Me: I don't know who should I hate. I'm a rather perfectionist.
Se: I'm really sorry but I can't catch up with what you're trying to say.
Me: God is very loving right?
Se: Yes of course.
Me: And there are so many people that God loves. But I don't know who they are simply by my own judging. So it would be terrible if the person I hate happens to be the person that God loves, don't you think?
Se: I see. So that's what you mean.
Me: It's better to think how I should love rather than who I should hate.
Se: Shouldn't you be hating violence and the such?
Me: Of course I do.
Se: ... okay, so you mean you just hate the essentials, not the very people. Is that correct?
Me: Bingo! You just read my mind.
Se: That means you shouldn't be supporting terrorists either, correct?
Me: Correct.
Se: That means, you don't believe Hamas is a terrorist organization, correct?
Me: Correct.
Se: And what made you think so?
Me: Their leaders came to us for their side of the story, just like you.
Se: And you choose them over us. Ahem, I'm not trying to be discriminative, but is it because you are of the same religion?
Me: I've thought about that over and over.
Se: ?
Me: Yes, but no.
Se: *wait for a few seconds* Ah, please elaborate.
Me: Sorry, I'm always like this.
Se: It's okay. I've met some people like you, though you're a bit different, or special should I say.
Me: You say that to many people?
Se: *laugh* You caught me.
Me: You're very honest, but I can be dead honest. You sound like a salesman trying to convince a buyer.
Se: Am I? I'll take that as a compliment.
Me: Ah, I'm not trying to be rude. I just inherited that trait... of what people call being 'downright rude'.
Se: No, I don't mind at all. Everyone should be honest.
Me: Yeah.
Se: You're not just anybody either.
Me: I'm just human.
Se: *contemplate* Back to the topic. What made you choose Hamas over Israel?
Me: Hmm... I can't really put this right.. but I listen to scholars, and so far I've seen no respectable scholar who defies Hamas. In fact they say we should support them and believe in them. That's all.
Se: By respectable scholars you mean, those who aren't very liberal?
Me: How do you define liberal?
Se: Erm, you know, the usual thing. Like, not very open-minded.
Me: If they're not open-minded I wouldn't call them scholars.
Se: Okay, it is in your right after all to decide who to respect. Just as how we respect our scholars.
Me: *grin* We are the same after all.
Se: I see, that's how it is. It is very nice to hear from you.
Me: Same here.
Se: If you don't mind, I would like to use your opinion for our research. Thanks for giving the time to talk to me.
Me: Thank you for just being that very kind you too.
Se: First time someone ever thanked me for that. Well then, may we meet again in the near future.
Me: Have a fine day. Let's both pray for peace.
Se: You too. *turn around to leave, then stop* I forgot. There's one more thing I wanted to ask.
Me: Yes?
Se: Do you believe that all muslims will go to heaven?
Me: That's up to God to decide.
Se: Hmm. *smiling* What about us?
Me: What?
Se: Will we go to heaven?
Me: That's also, up to God to decide.
Se: But we don't submit to the same God that you do. So accordingly we should be thrown into hell.
Me: *blink* I guess we are from two different holes after all. And I don't mean by religion.
Se: Personally?
Me: Yeah.
Se: I take it you don't have the answer to that one. Or you just don't want to give a wrong opinion.
Me: Not even close. You know God knows everything, every single thing about us that even we ourselves don't. God knows the very depth of our hearts. And God is very loving.
Se: *smile* I think I get you.
Me: God covers all dimensions, including time. God knows the past, the present, the future. In fact, God doesn't even need to use those terms because God is everywhere, every moment. Right this moment, God knows what will become of this conflict, or what kind of sin every each of us will commit, or who will turn out to be the betrayer. God knows all that, and we are all waiting, but God doesn't need to wait.
Se: ...
Me: *look up* What was the question again? Ah, yes.
Se: Pfft-.. *laugh* Ah, you're remarkable.
Me: I got caught up. You know what it's like when you have to describe someone you love the most. You forget everything. *grin*
Se: I wish.. we met earlier, in a different conversation, under the same light.
Me: You wouldn't.. oh well. That's why life is interesting.
Se: Say, can I contact you later?
Me: Don't worry, we are to meet again. Even if not in this world, definitely in the next.
Se: That makes me want your number more and more.
Me: ...just e-mail, ok?
Se: Okay, sure! By the way here's my card.
~End
1 comments:
assalamualaikum...
sheen..
thanks for sharing,
very nice conversation..= )
the way u r..
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