Somehow I don't like it when some of my journey to be considered as 'berjuang'. My mom says, "berjuang" everytime we talked about some moments when I let go of something to get something else bigger. She says this repeatedly, even after I show an uncomfortable face. It just doesn't feel right. I don't think that everything she said is worth to be considered as a fight or battle.
Am I ever sacrifice something precious to me? Yes.
Am I do it under pressure? Not always.
Am I feel lost after 'pays' something I want? No.
Am I trying super hard until get into fight or flight mode? Not for something I choose, not for something my mom always talk to.
And then I asked myself, why am I feel uncomfortable for what my mom said?
I have my own definition for 'berjuang' means. It's like putting all of my own strength into something that makes me cracked, so much pain, barely to get up or even walk, drained energy, for something quiet normal for other people. It happens when I or we have different story 360° with others.
'Berjuang' in my life happens when,
No one believes my pain after I'm telling them, including my mom
When it feels harder to go to school, as if it's gonna drain do much energy, and it really is.
It feels so hard to go to the place where the environment let bullying happen and ignore them.
When meeting friends no longer feels like home, but burden.
I barely be able to stand up, to walk through the crowd whose think that bully is cool enough to push up the superiority feeling.
When my my school grades dropped.
When I feel low but still trying to go on.
When it happens right after my parents get divorce.
When I found out the reason why my dad didn't really care and talk something bad about me because he didn't love me at the very first place.
When my mom unstable emotionally and committing violence against me.
When I'm still a child. An eighth years old.
That's all happened with so much wound and I still keep going.
Still trying so hard to live the life I don't think comfortable.
That's the kind of journey that I considered as 'berjuang'.
So when my mom says that buying expensive book with my own money for get into college get considered as 'berjuang', I don't like it.
Because I choose this path. My heart isn't heavy when I spend my money for that book. That action bring me closer to the life I want. Not on the fight or flight mode. Not under pressure. I choose consciously and fully. There's no regrets. And I call this as my process. I didn't berjuang, I'm on progress. Allah really help me to make it feel easy.
I have my part of life when I really 'berjuang'. But get into college? Choose psychology? It is Allah's permission, Allah's help, Allah's making it easy, so I attract it. With less pressure.
Why am I considered 'berjuang' as a kind of heavy side?
Cuz I ever faced the worst. And I think, the darkest of mine more worthy to be said as 'perjuangan'. My darkest time is when I trying to keep alive day by day, with some readiness for whatever comes. It's so much heavier than living my stable life and chasing dreams. I respect myself for all of that, but I'm proud of myself that I'm be able to go through that darkest journey.
23 March 2026
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