Angel in the Hell

it was a hard day.

I currently working on one of Jakarta's solid waste management project that constrain me to traveling to one involved-institution to another. I cant drive yet and what's worse, i'm not used to being solo traveler in Jakarta and depending public transportation. 

That day, I went to one of institution in east Jakarta, actually not really far from my home (which in Bekasi) but it is one of the crowded places. I took public transportation to get there, don't wish as much as in other country, you should know how i feel as people who take public transportation in Indonesia, especially Jakarta, everything about it is miserable (at least for me, and more than 80% of you maybe).

11.30 am, I safely arrived in that place. With all the prejudices and bunch of the bad hunch, i was trying to find the safest place to waiting the break time and also feed myself some lunch. i chose one of our favorite fast food restaurant with the letter-M as my safest place. i started queue in line to order, with the rest of my messy mood. i was about the fifth or sixth person in that line. The long line definitely made my mood become worse and felt that was the kind of hell in real world.

Suddenly, came one old lady with no shoes and her look-like-granddaughter stepped in directly to the front of the line. i was kinda curious about that old lady, i tried to tiptoeing so i can see the front line and know what's going on with that old lady. 

"teh saya beli tp 5000 boleh ya teh.." 

Evidently, that old lady wanted to buy a burger for her granddaughter but she only had 5000 rupiah, where the minimum spending for one burger in that restauran is about more than 8000 rupiah. The old lady just kept asking and asking to the waiter, with her granddaughter who stand still next to her with the eyes of craving.

For about 3 minutes asking, one of women in the first line told the waiter that she would pay a burger for the old lady. The old lady seems looked a bit crying and could not stop to thank to the women. 

i was smiling that time. my high temper suddenly gone. my mood raised. The important part is i was feeling blessed for that 5 minutes scene, wondering how God can  make a little heaven and send angel even to the kind of  hell situation. Subhanallah.