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April 11, 2019

Pagi ini sebelum berangkat kerja, di depan pagar duduk seorang nenek tua dengan mangkuk plastik berukuran kecil di hadapannya. Ini Kali pertama saya melihat nenek itu. Ia duduk tanpa alas apa pun. Bajunya kumal dan lusuh. Saya kira ia tidak tidur di rumah semalaman, atau bahkan sudah tidak punya rumah lagi dan mengharuskannya bermalam di luar, merasakan dinginnya angin malam, kadang cuaca masih suka main-main. Hari ini hujan, besok mendung, lusa hujan, minggu depan siapa yang tahu seperti apa. Setidaknya bisa dibayangkan seperti apa perjuangan si nenek untuk bertahan hidup sampai pagi dan sebaliknya.

Lalu tidak lama datang seorang kakek, dengan tubuh setengah membungkuk ia berikan beberapa uang koin pada si nenek dan merespon terima kasih. Keduanya saling tersenyum. Sungguh pengalaman visual yang menghangatkan hati. Ditambah dengan sinar matahari pagi yang tidak terlalu terik.

Bahwasanya mengasihi dan menyayangi bersifat universal. Tidak mesti dilakukan hanya kepada orang-orang yang dikenal saja. Untuk menjadi baik, saya bisa melakukannya pada semua orang termasuk pada yang pernah menyakiti. Ya terkadang saya juga lupa kalau saya ini pasti tidak luput dari satu hal, pasti pernah menyakiti orang lain juga. Mengasihi dan menyayangi tidak mesti menunggu menjadi seorang guru, tidak mesti menunggu menjadi ibu, tidak mesti menunggu menjadi caregiver, tidak mesti menunggu menjadi kekasih, tidak mesti menunggu menjadi teman, dll. Pelan-pelan saya ingin menanggalkan eksklusivitas yang sering saya lakukan. Dan yang paling penting adalah dengan mengasihi dan menyayangi tidak berarti kita mengubah seseorang. Membiarkannya apa adanya pun adalah bentuk menyayangi dan mengasihi. Saya tidak akan mematok apa pun seperti apa output nya nanti.

"Saya lepaskan diri ini dalam pengalaman hidup yang baru. Saya tahu akan keterbatasan saya, tapi dengan mencoba saya tidak akan pernah tahu sejauh mana saya dapat memahami diri sendiri. Saya tetaplah seorang asing, minimal seorang yang asing bagi diri sendiri. Hangatlah sepanjang hari, esok, dan selama-lamanya."

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