Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh,
My dearest daughter who is still in the heaven,
How are things there?
Everything is much better there than here on Earth, I supposed…
Ibu* knows you must be mad because you have been waiting for my letter (“Ibu, I want ONE letter every two years is that too much to ask for?” — Yes, yes I can hear you would say that), but still I had a wish that I don’t need to write you a letter, so I waited until the last day of August…
…and as I — we — only have four months left in this year, we can be sure that we will not meet this year.
When someone broke Ibu’ heart early last year, Aunty Kiki wondering, “On your wedding day, I will tell it to your husband’ face: “Where have you been? Prima has been waiting for you along her life.”” But I told her, even myself has no clue who he is, where he is right now, and what he is doing until it takes him so much time to pick me up.
Oh, Allah must have whispered to you his name? Can you whisper it to Ibu as well? I promise we will keep it as our secret until the day is coming. ;)
My lovely daughter, the reason I still wake up in the morning and do the things I am doing…
Two years have passed since my last letter, thus I have sent you three letters, and some days are truly hard.
Ibu wouldn’t lie that sometimes Ibu feels like we will not meet at all. I know my time is limited to have you. I thought I will have you when I was… 24 years old? And this year I will be 32… but I don’t want to give up. Yet.
You might see me hitting the rock bottom last year, but eventually I rise up, and you might also see… I turned the table in just five months.
When the world seems like stopped because of the deadly virus called Corona, Ibu signed deals with some parties for Ibu’ second book; started the writing consultancy services with two clients: an exciting book project about traveling, and one of the Fast Company’ Most Innovative Companies 2020; also planning three social projects; all while maintaining performance at the office. On some nights, Ibu cried because Ibu is so exhausted — but in the next morning, Ibu wakes up too early because Ibu is very excited to start the day.
Yes, you gotta be ready that you will inherit this endless energy from Ibu. :))
