Thursday, December 5, 2013

Jalan Cinta Para Pejuang I

~Langkah Pertama: Dari Dahulu Beginilah Cinta

 Romeo Majnun
".....Demi Allah, cintaku pada Layla tulus, jiwaku selalu merindu, pikiranku selalu mengenang, dan lidahku tak pernah kelu menyebut namanya. Layla laksana minuman yang menyegarkan dan menghilangkan dahaga di kalbuku. Cintaku pada Layla adalah cinta suci, tidak tercampur dengan nafsu walau sebutir debu. Meskipun orang orang mencela kami, mengusir dan menyia-nyiakan diriku." 

 


Like it or not, the world speaks about love and romance for centuries, from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, to Aucassin et Nicolette's Triston und Isolde, to Shaykh Nizami's Layla Majnun...

So, why do such stories last for ages?
Perhaps, it is fair to say that humans look for such 'happy ending' told by these tales. At least, that's what we think they do..

Sure, Romeo never had the chance to be with Juliet, and Qais was shun by Layla's family, but, the poets didn't make it look that way. Romeo and Juliet was thought to be united by death, Qais and Layla were found in a man's dream one night, "berganding mesra di atas singgahsana; permaidani syurga, terhampar dekat sungai kecil yang mengalir di bawah singgahsana itu.." 

Hmm.. So what's so bad about so-called "happy endings"?
In a study of axiology, there are three values that are thought to universal. They are Logic (truth), Ethics and Aesthetics. Aesthetics can never be the pillars that upholds itself, simply if Logic or truth is not bounded by it. That is why Logic is said to be the main value of the three.

There's got to be so many lies, or more conveniently, twisted truths that adhere behind the so-called true and 'pure' love the two couples portray. "Putus asa kerana lamaran ditolak, kekasih menikahi lelaki lain, tetap berhubungan dengan kekasih lama di belakang suami, bersedih atas kehilangan kekasih daripada kematian ibu bapa, and the list goes on.. It is false treats of these that makes love so despairing, unrealistic and full of insanity, because the love that they had defied the utmost supremacy of love towards Ar Rahman and Ar Rahim.

A study on Love, The Chemical Reaction by Lauren Slater signifies that, "It is impossible to detach love from mental illness". Woah.
There you have it. I rest my case.

"Cinta bagai ilham dari langit yang menerobos dada dan bersemayam dalam jiwa, Dan kini kami akan mati kerana asmara yang telah melilit seluruh nurani, katakanlah padaku, pemuda mana yang bebas dari penyakit cinta?"
Dear Qais, 

 "Ada berjuta pemuda yang akan menjawabmu dengan kepala tegak. "Inilah kami, yang bebas dari penyakit cinta. Kerana kamilah majikannya. Kami bukan budak cinta!" Ada jalan cinta yang lebih layak diikuti. Kalau engkau bertanya wahai Qais, di manakah pemuda-pemuda itu? Maka aku akan menjawab, "Mereka sedang menyimak halaman-halaman buku ini, kerana mereka sedang meniti JALAN CINTA PARA PEJUANG!"."

To be continued..


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