Witten By : Nurhani Gusrini (Bunga)
“I do not create Jin and Man, but to worship Me.” so God affirms our role of life in this world as embodied in the holy book of the Qur’an surah Adz-Dzariat: 56.
I deeply immersed myself into thoughts, without realizing that this life is short.
Since i knew the purpose of the creation of human being, I always looked for something in everything I do. I sorted things out that becomes my pleasure and satisfaction. There was something strange inside of me.
When I looked , heard and felt some unusual things, my heart and mind were full with words that i felt a great need to write them down.
I understood that it was a soul calling. Then i made it into a motto in my early days as a writer: “Writing activity for me is a calling of the soul”.
When I was in the first semester student of Guidance Counseling Islam in IAIN Pontianak 2011, I met a lecturer of writing, Dr. Yusriadi. He assigned us to write everyday and we had to submit our writings when he was teaching.
One day i was asked by him to write a short story. Within a week he called me to come to his office.
” Bunga, I saw your story in the newspaper.”
“Really sir?”
“Just check it out on the desk over there.”
For a moment I was stunned by the news. Then i rushed to him, and just stared at him.
” Cut it! Make it into a clipping!” he said.