Monday, April 19, 2010

Willibrordus Surendra Broto Rendra (Rendra): Zamzam water also feels like Beverage Chevas Regal

Although he became a Muslim, but I still like drinking liquor. Offhand I would say that there is no problem with it. At that time, I always say, if I read Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, then the liquor into the water.

I certainly have chosen the path of my life as an artist. Since young, I have been crisscrossing in the theater. Even then Sava-known as "dedengkot" Theatre Workshop while still living in Yogyakarta. Theatre Workshop Through this I've got everything: popularity, wife, and also the material. It is not even half-hearted, in poverty as an artist at that time, I can bring a princess palace Prabuningratan, BRA Sitoresmi Prabuningrat, who later became my second wife.

But in fact, through marriage with the daughter of this palace, I finally declared himself a Muslim. Previously I was Catholic. Despite the long span of time after obtaining a 4-kids - my marriage foundered. However, my belief as a Muslim to stay awake.

In fact, after mating with a third wife, Ken Zuraida, I became increasingly diligent in worship and draw closer to Allah SWT. And not coincidentally, if I then joined together and Iwan Setiawan Djodi Falls in the group cantata Takwa and Swami.

For me, poetry is not just expression of feelings of an artist. But more than that, my poetry is an attitude of resistance to every form of tyranny and injustice. And that's the manifestation of amar nahi ma'ruf munkar as he always commanded of God in the Qur'an.

As a poet, I try to be consistent with my attitude. For the saga, a poet by nature becomes a mirror of conscience and humanity. Poet is not a book that could be burned or banned, nor can be destroyed citadel leburkan. He is a conscience that can not be generalized to the ground. They can indeed be defeated, but it can not be generalized to the ground just like that.


Going to Hajj

When the pilgrimage, whatever I feel like a gulp of liquor brands Chevas Regal. Drink here, drink there, it felt like alcohol. In fact, it's like Zamzam water was Chevas Regal, until I burp like a man who finished drink.

Softly, I beg. "Oh, my God, I was already begging for mercy. Mercy, have mercy, mercy, O God." I really felt afraid, afraid, ashamed, and also angry, so I wanted to shout, "What the hell? What do you mean? Do not embarrass me, please!" I just feel the water again on the flight from Jidda to Amsterdam. Alhamdulillah! I am truly grateful. After this, I would never drink hard liquor anymore.

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