At the age when his senses are very much awakened and his curiousity is alive, I am bombarded with many questions to things that as an adult, I take for granted.
Ilyas: Ibu, why do we have two eyes?
Hmmm, 1 second pause..
Me: Well, to see the beauty Allah has created.
Ilyas: Then why do we have two ears?
2 seconds pause..
Me: So that one ear will hear good things and bad things we hear will go out the other...
Ilyas: Then, what about 2 hands? 1 to do good things and the other bad?
3 seconds pause..
Me: No. To do good deeds only. One hand will support the other hand when we help other people, when we doa to Allah...
Ilyas: Then, how come we have two legs?
4 seconds pause....
Me: To go to good places.
Ilyas: What are good places, Ibu? Is the library a good place? The other day you said that the library here is a lousy place..
Alamak....
Me: Well, the library is a very good place. But when other people talk very loudly, leave books on the floor, eat in the library, it becomes... er..
Ilyas: then the people are bad people?
Aiyoh...
Me: Not really bad people. Inconsiderate people. It means you don't think of the inconvenience to other people.
Ilyas: Ohhhh.... Power Rangers are good people. The apek at the coffee shop no good.
Me: Huh?
Ilyas: Ya lah. Dia spit on the floor and talk very loudly.
Me: Oh..
