Travel around the world..
I am 23 years old. But for me age is not a race to stop learning. Yep, I'm an adventurer. I'm always interested in learning new things, new cultures and a lot of knowledge in the world that I really want to learn. I want to travel the world as a hijab traveler.
I am very interested in learning languages, because it is supported by my educational background, namely literature. I didn't even know at that time the reason why I entered the literature department. But instead I found something I had never thought of there. I found a way of thinking, how to solve problems and how to live mingle with many people from different backgrounds. Some are rude, brave, intelligent, cowardly, lazy, etc. I found it in college. I am aware that schools, colleges and places of education are not only a means of learning science subjects and obligations in the world of education. But the place where we process and think becomes a human who understands knowledge. Even though I know and I realize that a person's ability to think is still dominated by the individual person. But by going to college, it made me a world literate person. I used to always think that I was superior, I could do everything and I was the best. Until finally I realized that my arrogance only applies in my own cage. And when I got out of the cage and looked at the world that was very, very wide that I hadn't even really explored yet, suddenly I shrunk. I just realized that I am nothing. I'm only a small number of people who understand insight, not fully. And I realize that I have very little knowledge.
Slowly but surely I became a human full of high curiosity. Not curiosity about the affairs of other people's lives, but curiosity about the knowledge that exists in the world. I'm even still looking for the meaning of a thing, let alone a thing, even a word I still want to understand more deeply. Because what I know is that studying theory and action are two different things. I want to gain knowledge about the world with action, so that I can understand its meaning in depth and be able to explain it in detail. Even other people can't explain it.
I have learned a lot from life. I meet many every day. About human nature, nature and the world. I am very interested in learning many things, be it religion, natural science, language etc. It's not that I think I can do it all, but it's my passion and enthusiasm that wants it all. I never even expected human praise, what I need is to fulfill my desire to always learn as long as I live.
I once read a hadith about studying and seeking knowledge. From the Prophet Muhammad who in one hadith once said:
"Whoever wants worldly affairs, then it is obligatory for him to be knowledgeable.
And whoever wants the affairs of the hereafter (safe in the hereafter) then it is obligatory for him to have knowledge as well. And whoever wants both, let him have knowledge of them too." (Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim) and
Whoever follows a path in order to seek knowledge, Allah will make it easy for him the path to heaven…” (HR Ahmad).
Regarding the virtue of seeking knowledge on this one, in the Qur'an Allah SWT says:
"Allah raises those who believe among you and those who are given knowledge to several degrees." (Al-Mujlah: 11).
In fact, I also just found out that seeking knowledge has a reward that will continue to flow even though we have died. And because of that, I'm also increasingly excited to always learn and balance this world and the hereafter.
Regarding my dreams to travel the world and learn about cultures in various parts of the world, now I may only be able to see places in other parts of the world through social media, but I am sure that soon I will see the vastness of the real world. I believe that one day I can turn a piece of writing into the world. My dream is still long in this life, and I hope that there are still many people who have dreams and try to make them come true. May Allah always ease your good dreams.
