Above was last year writing and recently I (or we) had been experiencing how life has always been carefully precisely designed by The Best Planner and Designer.
Education is my obsession and apparently Allah matched me with someone with the same or even more intense level of obsession. We as parents and individuals really enjoy spending time thinking, searching, curating, and executing any trainings that we want to pursue, or we just like.
There are recent several big and small things that dumbfounded me of how Allah really takes everything that we want seriously.
I once casually said, but, wholeheartedly, since we couldn’t send little girl to where the Chinese kids study, let’s go where they train. In her music school, I notice there are certain small circles with specific teacher which consist of students with different level of skills and achievements. Then, the more I observe, their parents were actually my fellows back in YPM years. That even makes more sense.
These kids not only pursue things inside the school, but also things outside their school. Then, I said to her father casually, “how we could join them in training?”.
I actually don’t have any idea at all. I don’t want to exercise my audacity for this.
That’s the first circumference.
On the other lane, since last year, we changed her ABRSM teacher from one online in Spain to an offline one coming to our house once a week. Considering her current level, an online teacher is no longer sufficient to achieve the level’s requirements. Someone has to show it in front of her face.
We had been searching for suitable offline teachers for months. Contacted several but, on none returned the call. Until one did last November. We had the trials and so far we have been quite satisfied with what she brings.
Then, here’s where things get really fun(ny).
Last two weeks, this teacher texted me whether my daughter wanted to join a concert in one of the recital halls in town. Not a huge one, but a very decent one and it’s located only 20 mins drive from our home. We once went there too to watch an orchestra.
I said I was interested and signed up right away. Last week, we attended the practice and saw the small-circle teacher mentioned above during the practice session. Not only that, but we also met my fellow student since early years, she also happened to be a fellow doctor. This friend’s daughter also joined the concert.
Small world story is always fun(ny).
The concert will be held in two sessions and we asked to be included on the second one.
Few days ago, the offline teacher sent me the rundown of the concert and I couldn’t help laughing silently.
Many of the names on the second sessions consist of the small circle students that I said I wanted my daughter to join.
All of these were too absurd to be called a coincidence. I just said casually, in my own mother language, “gimana sih join circle itu, yang serius-serius gitu latihannya dan rapi bgt mainnya?”. But I did nothing to pursue it. Not desperate enough to do something about it. Just a simple wishful thinking to improve my daughter’s skill and character.
I once read a thread that relying on human logic only is the most illogical thing a human can do. The truth is, we should put our best effort into ourselves, but tie the result to something bigger than our own limitations. To One Who Is Limitless. That’s actually the right logic for doing well in life.
This is jsut a story among many that keeps proving many things in life is really possible if you really want to and with Allah’s permission.
I reached a point where I needed to warn myself to be really careful, yet remain utterly hopeful about everything I asked.
Because it can be fulfilled,
To the smallest details.
PS : I wrote this few days ago. Today’s is the concert day and everyone keeps saying how beautiful her playing was. Alhamdulillah.
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