Hidup sendirian di sini tanpa ahli keluarga terdekat dan teman rapat membuatkan saya lebih banyak bermuhasabah. Belajar dari apa yang berlaku di sekeliling. Lihat, fikir dan tafsir. Imbau kembali segala nasihat yang pernah diterima selama ini. Salah seorang rakan pernah menegur bahawa dia sangat tidak suka melihat wajah saya yang masam, moody. I just tell her I don't have the feeling to smile so what to do? I can't understand why she feel so disturbed about it. The reason is just that she can look at my face while I can't unless I look into a mirror. Thus, it's very important for us to hear advices from others.
Here, while doing research, I slowly understand what she means about my face. Research world is a very tiring, stressful, restless life. But when you had come to the end, when you accomplished what you had planned for, you will feel bless. It's just amazing. Doing something for the benefits of the human being around the world are just great. However, along the work you need a lot of patience and energy. Simply the energy can be develop from SMILE. Just by spreading smile. Just by receive smile from others around you. I'll feel motivated when I begin my day with smile. I smile to the staffs, lecturers, doctors and mostly everybody I met along the way to the postgraduate room. I feel good about it.
I could say that I learn how to smile here. Whenever I met people with sour face, moody and full of anger, I really hate it. Maybe this is what my friend felt before and now it's my turn. By just looking at their face, it's enough to add a lot more stress on you so whenever I met people like that, I just walk away before I get infected with their moody. I admire a waiter from a restaurant here. He loves to smile although when both of us talk in different dialect which make the conversation quite difficult to end. But we didn't mad. We just accept each other weakness & slowly make some sign language to help us understand. There is also a master student who loves to smile. Whenever I feel down, by looking at his smile it's enough to make me feel better. So, the moral of this story is please smile in whatever condition you are. It will helps a lot in managing stress. For you & others around. Akhir kata hayatilah sabda Rasulullah s.a.w "Janganlah kamu meremehkan kebaikan apa pun walaupun sekadar bertemu saudaramu dengan wajah yang manis (wajah gembira dan senyuman)" -Hadis riwayat Muslim.
