Tuesday, 30
th August 2011
Ummi said today is the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, my brother and I were woken before dawn, we drove to Samboja for celebration there. We bath with warm water and then put on warm clothes. Ummi said we were going to wear our best new clothes after we reached. Since it was still early, we went back to sleep along the journey.
Ummi wake us once we arrived at Granny's house. We prayed Eid at the mosque near our great grandpa house. After pray we'll get ready for Sungkeman, ummi said it is a greet event to forgive each other. Even ummie and abi did it too, and also me and my brother. I asked why all the family to apologize, do they all do wrong? Ummi said yes, we all have faults, sometimes unintentionally. May be harsh words, misunderstandings, or unpleasant attitude. If we forgive each other, then we have no more mistakes and God will love us. I ask again, whether as when I apologize to you for not obey your words? And umi said yes, it could be, as long as after the apology we must try not to repeat that mistake again.
on that day I was much astonished, why all the people had tears while they were shaking hands and hugging each other. Why were all sad and then laughed. Ummi said it was not solely because of sadness, but also happy. It's the compassion. We’re sad because we were guilty and sorry, but we’re also happy because we forgive, be forgiven, and most importantly, because we’ve met all the family. Abi, Umi, grandparents, great grandparent, uncles, aunts, cousins, everyone! The most amazing thing as well on that day was a lot of foods that were delicious! Bon appetite!
At the end of the day, when we want to go home, I sat on the patio with my great grandpa. we talked but I forgot what he said. I was happy to accompany him. I told ummi that I felt sorry for him, he used to sit together on the patio with our great granny, but now he sits alone because our great granny had just passed away. Ummi smiled and said that our great granny will always accompany great grandpa, we just could not see her as she had gone. Ummi then asked me to accompany him again, and I said, "I've done it before you told me, my loving ummi!"