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Dinner With That Man

Yesterday before Maghrib, me and my friend went to Chalvy cafe at the guest house near our hostel, since its little late to eat. It was 6.30 p.m. and i was just sitting at the table when a foreigner sat down with us since there are no other tables available. So, i nodded my head to indicate that it's okay to share the table with me and my friend even though i might be labled as an extremist by the way i dress in some western countries. He was charming and friendly and i'm guessing he's in his 40's and above. He started the conversation to break the ice and said a simple "how are you?" to which me and my friend responded an awkward "fine. thank you." Sounds a lot like your Standard 1 syllabus of english but yeah, the moment was too awkward to describe.

Anyway, we chatted for a while and i asked him his origins since his slangs are neither american nor british. And he said, "I'm from Romania." to which i "oh"ed loudly since i started to feel the friendly atmosphere around him. I feel okay chatting with him while my friend gawked at us since she couldn't understand his thick Romanian accent. Our conversation started to go deeper and deeper, digging into subjects of why he is here in Malaysia. Turns out that he is a visiting lecturer and he is giving conferences throughout the world about apitherapy which is about the medical use of honey bee products. He researched about propolis and my oh my, he was so fascinated by the wonders of the bees.

As he described the fascinating find of the miracle of honey bee products in medicine, my mind started to remember a surah describing about this magnificent creature.

Surah An-Nahl(The Bee):

68- And thy Lord taught the Bee to build its cells in hills, on trees, and in (men's) habitations.
   ~Dan Tuhanmu memberi ilham kepada lebah: Hendaklah engkau membuat sarangmu di gunung-ganang dan di pokok-pokok kayu dan juga di bangunan-bangunan yang didirikan oleh manusia.

69-Then to eat all of the produce(of the Earth), and find with skill the spacious paths of its lord: there issues within their bodies a drink of varying colours, wherein is healing for men: verily in this is a sign for those who give thought.
~Kemudian makanlah dari segala jenis bunga-bungaan dan buah-buahan(yang engkau sukai), serta turutlah jalan-jalan peraturan Tuhanmu yang diilhamkan dan dimudahkan kepadamu. (Dengan itu) akan keluarlah dari dalam badannya minuman(madu) yang berlainan warnanya, yang mengandungi penawar bagi manusia (dari berbagai-bagai penyakit). Sesungguhnya pada yang demikian itu, ada tanda (yang membuktikan kemurahan ALLAH) bagi orang-orang yang mahu berfikir.
But i didn't remember which verse at that time so my mouth clammed shut. I don't want to give him something without the evidence for him to look into, and yes, i feel sooooo 'rugi' because i missed the chance on spreading the words of ALLAH to this fine gentle(old)man. :(

Anyway, i just hope that one day, he will meet someone who can help him find his way, the way i did. InshaALLAH.
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