The story of me and Makcik Cleaner

Assalamualaikum wbt and a great day ahead.

I dedicate this post to a makcik cleaner I come to know since I moved here to this new place. She had helped me moved from room to room since I arrived. Since she delivered her newborn last year, I have never seen her until this month.

Every time I saw her, I will smile to her. She looked puzzled. She might have forgotten.

Until one day last week, we met at the toilet. YES.. the same toilet I had THAT INCIDENT the which-one-you-know.

I actually started the conversation.  I asked her whether she remembered me. After a while... she remembered.  She asked me what I was doing here and all.

M. Cleaner: Buat apa adik di sini?
Me: Saya sambung belajar.
M. Cleaner: ooo... tak abis belajar lagi. Lama2 belajar masih tak abis2 ya?
Me: bukan tak habis. Sambung ke peringkat lagi tinggi.
M. Cleaner: (puzzled)
Me: kalau sambung boleh naik pangkat.
M. Cleaner: ooo.. begitu. Nnt gajinya tentu akan lebih tinggi. Senang jadi pensyarah.  Duduk dlm bilik saja. Gaji besar. Berapa gaji ye? Ada RM10 ribu?
Me: Tak ada lah.. separuh sahaja dari tu. (A bit annoyed at the notion "duduk dalam bilik sahaja").
M. Cleaner: Itu pun banyak. kerja nya mudah sahaja. Tak spt kami... kerja dari pagi keras. Satu bangunan kami cuci. Dpt berapa ratus sahaja.
Me: Alhamdulillah.  Rezeki masing2 (still annoyed. . Even more.. which made me explained further) Pensyarah sudah bekerja keras menggunakan akal dan otak. Belajar smp bertahun2 lebih lama dari org lain. Tak semua org boleh jadi pensyarah.  Itu sebab gaji perlu setimpal. (That's the lowest I can explain in a polite manner making her understand while not offending her at the same time)
M. Cleaner: (startled at my explanation. Maybe didn't expect my answer) Iya. Benar. Saya pun tak boleh belajar tinggi. Pening kepala ini.
Me: Kakak.. kita semua di dunia ini punya tujuan diciptakan oleh Nya masing2. Bukan semua dlm dunia ini ttg duit. Nanti akhiran hidup kita..  bukan duit yg dilihat. Kan?

I walked away. Leaving her thinking about what I said.

In conclusion.

I have seen a lot of people complaining and comparing themselves to others. Complaining never solved anything. Take charge and plan the change... and start the change. I have friends who have been years wanted to do something to improve their lives. Never did because they are afraid or it costs some money... I sometimes even give suggestions for them to try. Never did. And they stayed the same until one day they see success in others and they start geeling baf abiut themselves and questioned why Allah treated them in that way. Allah will never change the fate of a race until they changed it themselves.  So.. work hard and tawakkal after that.

Second. Never ever say your job is shit. There are others who actually wants your job if you don't. Love what you do and try to find sincerity in it. Then Allah will reward us... insyaAllah. Think as your job a way to collect more rewards from Allah rather than a burden. 

Third. Never say other people's job is easier than yours.  Come on. Every job has its own challenge. It can be mind challenging.. energy draining..  resource costing... or patience enduring.. never ever compare. .

Lastly, at the end of the day its what we do as ibadah and amalan will be counted. We will return to Him. What way do we want to return to Him? Think about that. 

Makcik Cleaner, I hope I changed your thinking a bit. I know there are more thinking alike Makcik Cleaner. I still respect her as a human. You can be a cleaner and think like a scholar. Or the other way, you can be a scholar but thinking like a makcik cleaner. Which do you prefer?