Commitment keeps your mind alive

@Banda Aceh Airport

It is 10 p.m in the night. Having returned from airport and landed from Malang, my body tires out. Not only Malang did I visit this week, but also two other remote cities, namely Banda Aceh and Ponorogo.One of those trip, even should be taken using train!

A close friend of mine contacted me through blackberry message, after looking at a frequently changing status in my BB phone, "Are you not fatigue by having go and fro?"



Of course I feel tired, man.... For those who think that traveling by airplane is something amusing and enjoyment (well, we know that all by ourselves), they are of course not true. But are you dare to deny invitation from respected people like ulamas  in Banda Aceh, or insisting friends such as those lecturers in STAIN Ponorogo? And they assured you that only you who are suited to talk on their topic of discussion? Thanks God, my boss gave green lights for those demands.

@STAIN Ponorogo with Prof. Akhyar Adnan

Then what makes me triggered to approve their plea? I myself don't know exactly. What was appearing in my mind, when they have special request (hoo.hoo.., like celeb), is that the program, in which we will become resource person, has been prepared one month (or more) before. With many efforts have been done, they certainly hope that you can come and giving the your best lecture/presentation. You might have understood if I could not say No to them.

The other reason, may be because we have a moral obligation to explain the real condition about Islamic banking, the area in which we are working as supervisor, analyst or researcher. They should be informed about the ideal and reality conditions of Islamic banking, and what direction should be taken to develop the system. Sometimes we go to them just to clarify some misunderstandings about Islamic banking and our own institution's role in it. (sigh.....)

It is by this line of reasoning I am writing these paragraphs. As you can see, our blog has been empty for totally a week. No one put posting on it. I fully understand this situation, because you are all busy people. It is just my own commitment that this blog should not be empty at least for seven days. And I oblige myself to write even only one paragraph, just to keep my mind and habit alive. (While I still have a deadline, an executive summary on Human Capital Strategic Plan, which I do it everyday during my trips for lecturing people along this week)

@ Padi resort, Malang with DSAS

It is also due to this commitment I sometimes pop-up in your g-talk account, eventhough some of you do not answer, and not even consent with. In these hectic days, chatting might be seen as annoying and exasperating for which I should apologize from the deepest of my heart.

So don't worry my friend. Please have your time. We are still waiting for your article, even if it consist only one paragraph. Just to keep our mind alive.


Ce-Em-Ha
@ home
(enjoying time with family after week-full out of town)