They
grew up in the same city
They were in the same junior high and
high schools
Even the same university
Yet it was the distance across the Atlantic
Ocean
That helped them realize their feelings
For each other
"
To Almy..
Marriage is created by Allah
As a path of blessings
The man you are about to marry is
Not as noble as Muhammad s.a.w
Nor as brave as Ibrahim a.s.
He has neither
The patience of Ayyub a.s.
Nor the strength of Moses a.s.
Let alone the fairness of Joseph a.s.
But know that you are
And always have been
The only girl he wishes to marry
"
Here's what I remember from Almy before Yahoo Messenger:
-She once sat in front of me in my 2nd year of high school.
Not even a week had passed, and she was gone. Turned out she didn't like that class
(2 Fis 7), which was a class of rejects and metalheads.
-Our last meeting happened for a only few minutes in Cengkareng
before boarding the same flight to Medan, with just a few words exchanged.
During the period of chatting on Yahoo Messenger,
I had an impression that she liked to tease me a lot, yet she is very kind. It's hard to
explain, but she is the only woman in my life that I feel
comfortable talking about serious and not-so-serious matters.
I also felt that she was very trustworthy, an attribute I don't take lightly.
As I got to know her better in Hamburg, I started to admire her more and more; It is not easy living
in a foreign country for so many years, holding fast to her religion. I've made my decision long
before that, but after I met her the feeling became even stronger: She is the one I want marry and for
me, she is the perfect woman to build a family with..
