Monday, September 12, 2005

happy [are you?]

dua hari yang lalu, gue ulang tahun.
sejak tujuh tahun yang lalu, gue selalu merayakan ulang tahun dengan cara yang berbeda setiap tahunnya.
ada yang makan2 di rumah, karaoke, ngopi2, ke luar kota, segala cara lah. sampai sekitar dua tahun yang lalu, gue sempet nggak semangat merencanakan acara keriaan menyambut HUT. saat itu gue mikir life was at one of its lowest point. ulang tahun, tapi dengan ironisnya musti kerja sampai jam 9 malam, no someone to love to return to [besides my lovely parents of course], capek mental dan fisik. tapi ternyata begitu gue sampai rumah setelah lelah menembus jakarta raya yang macet belibet ini, seluruh teman-teman tercinta gue sudah menunggu di rumah dan bikin surprise yang melibatkan nyokap bokap plus niat mereka buat nyembunyiin mobil mereka di pelataran rumah tetangga biar pas gue masuk halaman nggak tau kalo mereka udah pada ready di dalam rumah.
aku terharu. sangat terharu...
from that moment on, i kind of promised myself to be happy on my birthday, no matter what. at least make an effort to be happy, if happiness is not around.
maka berulanglah kebiasaan membuat keriaan saat ulang tahun di tahun lalu.
begitu pula tahun ini.
berbeda dengan tahun lalu dimana kebahagiaan duduk-duduk dengan senangnya di hati, kali ini meski gue berada di tempat yang indah, all five senses being indulged, gue musti usaha ekstra buat menarik si kebahagiaan biar dia kembali duduk-duduk di hati.
kursi tempat si kebahagiaan biasa ngejogrok, kosong. nggak diisi sama kesedihan sih, tapi kosong aja. nggak ada apa-apa di situ. cenderung diliputi kabut ketidakpastian yang bikin nggak nyaman.
buat gue biasanya sangat mudah untuk ngerasa happy. not just a happy thought, but really feeling happy. even when i feel sad, i can enjoy it as part of the drama.
but at that time, feeling happy felt like million miles away. can't even drag it closer to me.
dan out of the blue, the universe was like trying to put its hand and pat my back, pas dengerin radio, ada lho lagu :

Smile though your heart is aching
Smile even though it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by
If you smile through your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shining through for you

Light up your face with gladness
Hide every trace of sadness
Although a tear may be ever so near
That's the time you must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying?
You'll find that life is still worthwhile
If you just smile

yes, and there it goes. i put a fake smile on my face, take a bath, wash away every trace of unhappiness, and somehow...it no longer a fake smile.
gue bisa ngerasain ms.happy happy joy joy kembali menyelinap duduk di tempatnya sambil goyang-goyang kaki. and suddenly nothing really matters. . .

5 Comments:

Blogger Soleh Solihun said...

tenang 'nda. gua yakin. setelah didera kesusahan cukup lama, kebahagiaan yang tidak terkira bakal menghampiri elu. hahaha. sok bijak ya?

3:08 AM  
Blogger LUNATIC DWEEBSTARR said...

last week i just made a good tagline for my life. sentences taken from certain songs. here it is:

Although it's over when it's over, there are still tomorrows. And there will surely a light from a dead star.
____________________________
Never lose faith my darling. Never lose faith...

3:14 AM  
Blogger caramello said...

thank you my dear friends.... :D
aku terharu....

3:22 AM  
Blogger aris said...

there's something that doesn't have expired date, nda, it's call faith, no not hope, but faith... happy birthday...

10:57 PM  
Blogger LUNATIC DWEEBSTARR said...

cieh yulin, katanya lagi nggak mau cerita.. mana mana mana???

3:15 AM  

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