I think it's a norm, when a holiday comes into our schedule, it would take a little time before it becomes boring. why is that??
From my point of view, these may be the reasons;
- We let Ustaz speak to mere 5 people in surau or masjid in kuliah after maghrib
- We let Quran and Allah's Words be as decorations on bookshelves and walls
- We just look on posters and banners on our neighbourhood activites (Qiam/kursus jenazah/gotong-royong, etc..)
- We let story books on shelves dust
- We let our mother cook alone, knowing that we should help
- We let our clothes in the wardrobe untidy
- We let the bicycle outside rust
- We keep on blabbering on the leaking pipe, and flickering lights
- We tend to ignore the drying garden and moss-covered flower pots
- We direct our younger brothers/sisters to study for their mid-year exam, yet we slumped ourselves on the couch watching TV, knowing that we could help them out.
- We let our sneakers rot on the shoerack
- We just watch our neighbours jog every morning/evening
- We let the toilets stained here and there
- We just share our boredom with our close friends, but long to see them.
- We keep on procrastinate to do assigned jobs from parents, siblings, and/or relatives
- We let our works be done by others
- We let our mother/father out early to do the marketing
- We let the car outside covered in dust and keep regretting it
- We let the grass grow uncontrollably
- We let mother do the dishes
- We let the doors creak
- We let the house' store in a mess
Why don't you;
- Go to the Musolla/Masjid to listen to Kuliah
- Read Quran, and Tadabbur its content
- Join the neighbourhood activities
- Read the story books
- Help and learn to cook
- Tidy up clothes in the wardrobe
- Ride the bicycle, or repair one.
- Get appropriate gadgets to repair the pipes and lamps
- Do some gardening! At least, brush out the moss on the pots
- Help our siblings in their studies.
- Use the sneakers to to physical exercise
- Jog with our neighbours, tighten the bond between neighbors.
- Wash out the toilets
- Visit, or Ziarah our friends and relatives.
- do designated jobs from parents, siblings, and/or relatives
- Do our work till it's done
- Do the marketing
- Carwashing!
- Mow the grass
- Wash the dishes and/or shoes
- Repair the doors creak
- Reorganize the house' store
We see various other problems and/or opportunities to gain hasanah, but we let it be the way it is. If we have the power, the control, why don't we do something? Honestly, if we could do these tasks, no holiday would be boring, and none would be enough!
وَالْعَصْرِ
By (the Token of) Time (through the ages),
إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ
Verily Man is in loss,
إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ
Except such as have Faith, and do righteous deeds, and (join together) in the mutual teaching of Truth, and of Patience and Constancy.
(103:1-3)
مَنْ أَنصَارِي إِلَى اللَّهِ قَالَ الْحَوَارِيُّونَ نَحْنُ أَنصَارُ اللَّهِ
"..."Siapakah yang akan menjadi penolong- penolongku (untuk menegakkan agama) Allah?" Pengikut-pengikut yang setia itu berkata: "Kamilah penolong-penolong agama Allah"..."
"..."Who will be my helpers to (the work of) Allah." Said the disciples, "We are Allah's helpers!"..."
(61:14)