kerana...

'kalau tak kerana....'

that's a phrase that I picked up this morning through SINAR FM with Krill, KE and of coz Abang Jem... and suddenly this old folk song ring to me...

Bangau oh bangau kenapa engkau kurus

Macam mana aku tak kurus ikan tidak timbul

Ikan oh ikan kenapa kau tidak timbul

Macam mana aku nak timbul rumput panjang sangat

Rumput oh rumput kenapa kau panjang sangat

Macam mana aku tak panjang kerbau tak makan aku

Kerbau oh kerbau kenapa tak makan rumput

Macam mana aku nak makan perut aku sakit

Perut oh perut kenapa engkau sakit

Macam mana aku tak sakit makan nasi mentah

Nasi oh nasi kenapa engkau mentah

Macam mana aku tak mentah kayu api basah

Kayu oh kayu kenapa engkau basah

Macam mana aku tak basah hujan timpa aku

Hujan oh hujan kenapa engkau turun

Macam mana aku tak turun katak panggil aku

Katak oh katak kenapa kau panggil hujan

Macam mana aku tak panggil ular nak makan aku

Ular oh ular kenapa nak makan katak

Macam mana aku tak makan memang makanan aku...

and so... bangau kurus kerana ikan ... ikan tak timbul kerana rumput .. rumput panjang kerana kerbau.. kerbau tak makan kerana perut.. perut sakit kerana nasi... nasi mentah kerana kayu... kayu basah kerana hujan... hujan turun kerana katak... katak panggil hujan kerana ular... and the king of the story is ULAR... kerana ULAR lah semuanya merana...

suddenly I am so impressed with this folk song.. how beautiful it is... it is a guidance by our ancestors for us to live our life... betapa manusia sering meletakkan kesalahan ke atas bahu orang lain.. menuding telunjuk sedangkan 4 jari lain sedia mengaku kesalahan sendiri... our ancestors did not send their children to kindergarten which cost you more than RM100 for you to gain knowledge.. not to mention kiddies that willingly charging you more than RM300 a month... but they leave you these folk songs as a guidance for you to live in harmony... having good faith with no cost...

moral of this song (purely my personal opinion):

1. Manusia akan menyalahkan orang lain sebelum mengakui kesalahan sendiri (there's no mention of human character in the song.. all the blames are borne by Allah's creatures other than human)
2. Manusia sanggup mencari punca kesilapan hingga ke akar umbi dan tak akan berputus asa selagi tiada jawapan (finally.. the ULAR la punca segalanya....)
3. Berhati-hatilah dengan sikap manusia
4. ...errr... tu je kot yang terpk....

so.. let us dig all the folk songs and find our path to happiness....