Happy fasting to everyone. Today is the 4th day of Ramadhan which means our 4th day of fasting. Rewards from Allah during this month is unlimited, let's grab all the rewards by doing good deeds to others, read the Quran more often than before, don't forget to go to Solat Terawih, and Tahajjud as well. I'm not saying that we only can do all these ibadah during Ramadhan, of course we have to maintain our Iman all the time, even we have to increase our level of Iman everytime. I'm trying to say that Ramadhan gives us more opportunity to inculcate our Iman because the rewards are more than doubled and this is not the usual month for the Muslim community. So, let's muhasabah ourselves during this blessing month.
Well, back to the main topic. UNDERSTANDING AND TO BE UNDERSTOOD. Both give us different meanings but they must come together. Obviously, I'm referring to the relationship. Not just husband and wife, but friendship as well. Life as a "university teacher" is not as simple as people can say. Most of their time will be spent in campus. Unlike the "school teacher", if there is no extra class, no curricular activities, they can go home as early as 1.00 PM everyday. So, what qualities must the teachers have? Facing the students everyday, the staffs, even the outsiders. What do you expect? I have more than 100 students per semester to be handled. Do you expect for me to ignore them and just enter the class for teaching? no time for jokes? no time to listen to their problems? no time to reply their calls or messages? Students are our priority. We have to treat them as our siblings, or if we are much older than them, we have to treat them as our kids, they still need guidance from us. Someone told me, don't too LAYAN the students. I'm not, i know the boundaries between me and the students. I have to create the gap. That's the rule. Ahh, I forgot. Understanding and to be understood must supported by TRUST too. If you don't trust he or she, how can you understand her or his career? nature of their career? Sorry for being emotional this early morning. Forgive me ALLAH.
Yours Sincerely,
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