of grateful

assalamualaikum...peace to all..

last saturday night i helped to carry some tables and chairs to the surau at my home.actually the tables and chairs were used in a 'majlis' held at my neighbourhood.it was quite late at night, around 12.30 am.

at the surau, i had some chat with the 'siak',an indonesian man who we called wak.at that time also there was wak's friend sleeping in the open field of the surau compund.this was the dialogue between me and wak:

me: wak, apsal member wak tu tido kt luar?kenape tak tido dalam surau je?
wak: kami dah biasa macam itu.ini pun kira bagus lagi tu,siap ada lampu.kalau kamu nk tau, saya di indon dulu lg teruk.
me:teruk macam mane tu wak?
wak:saya dulu lebih setengah tahun menetap di kubur.tido pn kt kubur saja la sebab tak ada
tempat tinggal.

then i remembered how i complaint so much on the fan that cannot spin any much faster.and the mattress that is not soft enough.and the aircond that has a very loud noise.damn it,how selfish and ungrateful i am.

this conversation also remind me of another similar situation that happened about 3 years before.back then,our family's newly-appointed maid was crying when having her first dinner at our house.when my mom asked her the reason that she cried, the maid said that she never had such delicious and luxurious foods before.actually it wasnt really much though,only 'ayam masak merah' and some veggies.she told my mom that throughout her life she only can afford 'ulam'.

so, guys, be grateful of what we have now.we may think our life is miserable enough.but there are people out there struggling very hard just to live.