Sekeping kad ucapan

Ayah dan ibu
Itulah permulaan kami
Dapatlah melihat bulan dan
Matahari
Ahai...

Yang dikurniakan dari Ilahi
Ahai...
Ayah dan ibu lah
Mesti dihormati

Ayah dan ibu
Wali dan juga keramat
Pada mereka kita beri hormat
Ahai...
Bagilah tunjuk ajar dan
Nasihat
Supaya hidup
Supaya hidup kita akan selamat
Ayah dan Ibu - Sudirman

The thing that I miss most about Raya is the ever so meaningful ritual that we do in the morning just after coming back from the mosque. It's the moment where you kneel before your parents, hold their hands, with your head bowed, asking for forgiveness. At the simple utterance of those words, everything you've done that might have hurt your parents flashes through your mind, and you know that those are only the ones that you're aware of whereas there might be much more that you've never realised, that your parents just kept them inside. I miss that a lot and it has been 4 years I have not been able to do it. I know I have loads on my back that I need to get off, but doing it on the phone is just not the same. I miss my mom's hand caressing my head, and her kiss on my forehead at the end.

It's the moment where even the most masculine of men is forgiven to shed his tears.

Anyways,

Saya ingin mengucapkan Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri kepada semua. Maaf Zahir dan Batin dari hujung rambut sampai ke hujung kaki serta halalkan makan dan minum. Jangan lupa mereka yang berada jauh di perantauan ketika mengunyah kerepek dan biskut serta meneguk air sirap mahupun oren sunkist.

Kepada rakan-rakan seperjuangan di perantauan: Tak balik kampung ke tahun ni?