I was baptized at Rome
Catholic church when three months old. Until now I pray using Catholic
tradition, and never use another religion tradition. But live as minority in
the middle of Moslem make me know some of their tradition, include how they
pray five times a day.
I admire it. I admire
how the religion give guidance for their people to pray (salat) at least five
times a day.
Live in small village
with a mosque inside make me can hear adzan voice from pretty close distance.
Honestly, sometime it’s too noisy. Especially when the man (or boy) who doing
adzan doesn’t have good voice or doesn’t take it seriously.
But I really enjoyed
adzan voice from dozen mosque around my house. Maybe it takes 2 or 3 kilometers
from the place I stand. Like that evening, immediately all the things around me
was so beautiful. The sky was turning dark, it was still blue, but not strong.
I remember when I was
hiking with my friends. We are not a good hiker, physically, we are not that
strong. So often, we stopped at hiking track because out of breath. From there,
I often hear adzan voice from many mosques from the villages below.
That was very
beautiful moment.
The adzan voices from
different mosques build harmonization that I never expect before. Cold wind and
fog that came to our face made that morning (subuh) was very majestic.
If I am Moslem, I am
sure will immediately take my mattress and salat. But I am Catholic, so I just
“say thanks” to God inside our heart.
Keep on that
harmonize, my sister and brother. May your warm harmony spread in to each of
our heart.
From “me”, your
admirer.
