Ngobrol VS Ngaji

"Uni, tolong dong.. aku pingin ngobrol dengan Baba.. kangen nih!" demikian kuajukan pinta pada temanku setelah lama kami mengobrol di telepon. Baba adalah panggilan sayang buat Akbar, anak semata wayangnya. Balita yang satu ini sudah sangat dekat denganku. Sudah lebih dari 5 bulan semenjak kepindahanku dari Jakarta kami belum pernah bertemu lagi. Ah lupa, pernah kami bertemu sekali.. tapi 4 bulan y.l. Terakhir mengobrol dengannya adalah 3 bulan yang lalu, itu juga hanya melalui telepon.

Tak berapa lama setelah kudengar suara Akbar yang tidak jelas di kejauhan, Uni menjawab di ujung telepon, "Mbak Baba lagi asyik main tuh! Dia mau ngobrol tapi mengajukan syarat!"
"Apa syaratnya?" tanyaku tanpa rasa heran. Ya begitulah Akbar yang kukenal. Dia memang sok jual mahal jika tahu bahwa dia sangat dirindukan. Huuuft.. macam artis saja dia!!
"Begini kata Akbar Mbak... Bunda aku mau ngobrol sama Ante Awa, kalau nanti sore aku boleh nggak pergi ngaji.. !"
"Whaaaat??!?" teriakku histeris.

Tanpa sadar kami berdua tertawa bersama. Tawa geli sekaligus prihatin. Wah, gawat juga anak satu ini... persyaratan yang diajukan terlalu berat. Mana berani aku bersaing dengan Tuhan. Sebagai orang dewasa, kami harus sanggup melawan tantangan. Anak-anak harus dilatih sejak dini mengikuti aturan. Oh my God.. terpaksalah kutahan rinduku ini!

Akbar.. i miss you boy!







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Chating VS Learning Al Quran
"Uni, let me talk with Baba, please.. I miss him so much!" I asked to my friend after a long chat on the phone. Baba is the nickname for Akbar, my friend’s child. This toddler is already very close to me. He is my best friend since 2 years old. We have never meet more than 5 months, since I leave Jakarta. Our last chat was 3 months ago, it is also only by phone.

I can heard Baba’s shouts in the distance. It sound like he is being in action. Then, Uni answered me on the phone, "Sis, Baba still having fun playing in his room! He want to talk with you, but he proposed such a requirement!"

"What it is?" I asked without surprise. Yes I knew Akbar so well. He will be so arogant or “jual mahal” (in Indonesian), if he know that somebody sorely missed him. Uuuft .. he act just like a famous artist!

"Well, here’s Akbar said: .. Mother, I will to chat with Aunty, if You let me not go to the Mosque to learn Al Quran, this afternoon!"

"Whaaaat ??!?" I shout hysterically.

Unconsciously we both laughed together. Laughter amused and concerned. Well, it was a dangerous and bad statement from a kid... his requirement is too heavy. Of course I would not dare to compete with God. As adults, we should be able to resist the challenge. Children should be trained from an early age to follow the rules. Oh my God.. unfortunately i should keep my sense of missed!

Akbar .. i miss you boy!