Papa Baca yang keras ya…

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    [AkhirZaman.org] Pada suatu malam Budi seperti biasanya sibuk memperhatikan berkas-berkas pekerjaan kantor yang dibawanya pulang ke rumah, karena keesokan harinya ada rapat umum yang sangat penting dengan para pemegang saham. Ketika ia sedang asyik menyeleksi dokumen kantor tersebut, Putrinya Jessica datang mendekatinya berdiri tepat disampingnya, sambil memegang buku cerita baru. Buku itu bergambar, sangat menarik perhatian Jessica,

“Pa liat”! Jessica berusaha menarik perhatian ayahnya.
Budi menengok ke arahnya, sambil menurunkan kacamatanya, kalimat yang keluar hanyalah kalimat basa-basi “Wah,. buku baru ya Jes?”,
“Ya papa” muka Jessica berseri-seri karena merasa ada tanggapan dari ayahnya.

“Bacain Jessi dong Pa” pinta Jessica lembut,
“Wah papa sedang sibuk sekali, jangan sekarang deh” sanggah Budi dengan cepat. 
Lalu ia segera mengalihkan perhatiannya pada kertas-kertas yang berserakkan didepannya, dengan serius.

    Jessica kecil bengong sejenak, namun ia belum menyerah. Dengan suara lembut dan sedikit manja ia kembali merayu  “pa, mama bilang papa mau baca untuk Jessi”.
Budi mulai agak kesal, “Jes papa sibuk, sekarang Jessi suruh mama baca ya”
“Pa, mama cibuk terus, papa liat gambarnya lucu-lucu”,
“Lain kali Jessica, sana! papa lagi banyak kerjaan” Budi berusaha memusatkan perhatiannya pada lembar-lembar kertas tadi, menit demi menit berlalu, Jessica menarik nafas panjang dan tetap disitu, berdiri ditempatnya penuh harap, dan tiba-tiba ia mulai lagi.
“Pa,..gambarnya bagus, papa pasti suka”
“Jessica, PAPA BILANG, LAIN KALI!!” kata Budi membentaknya dengan keras, Kali ini Budi berhasil, semangat Jessica kecil terkulai, hampir menangis, matanya berkaca-kaca dan ia bergeser menjauhi ayahnya “Iya pa,. lain kali ya pa?”

    Ia masih sempat mendekati ayahnya dan sambil menyentuh lembut tangan ayahnya ia menaruh buku cerita di pangkuan sang Ayah. “Pa kalau papa ada waktu, papa baca keras-keras ya pa, supaya Jessica bisa denger”.

    Hari demi hari telah berlalu, tanpa terasa dua pekan telah berlalu namun permintaan Jessica kecil tidak pernah terpenuhi, buku cerita tersebut, belum pernah dibacakan bagi dirinya. Hingga suatu sore terdengar suara hentakan keras “Buukk!!” beberapa tetangga melaporkan dengan histeris bahwa Jessica kecil terlindas kendaraan seorang pemuda mabuk yang melajukan kendaraannya dengan kencang didepan rumah Budi.

    Tubuh Jessica mungil terhentak beberapa meter, dalam keadaan yang begitu panik ambulance didatangkan secepatnya, selama perjalanan menuju rumah sakit, Jessica kecil sempat berkata dengan begitu lirih “Jessi takut Pa, Jessi takut Ma, Jessi sayang papa mama” namun darah segar terus mengalir keluar dari mulutnya hingga ia tidak tertolong lagi ketika sesampainya di rumah sakit terdekat.
   
    Kejadian hari itu begitu mengguncangkan hati nurani Budi, tidak ada lagi waktu tersisa untuk memenuhi sebuah janji. Kini yang Ada hanyalah penyesalan. Permintaan sang buah hati yang sangat sederhana,.. pun tidak terpenuhi. Masih segar terbayang dalam ingatan budi tangan mungil anaknya yang memohon kepadanya untuk membacakan sebuah cerita, kini sentuhan itu terasa sangat berarti sekali, “,…papa baca keras-keras ya Pa, supaya Jessica bisa denger” kata-kata Jessi terngiang-ngiang kembali di telinga Budi.

    Sore itu setelah segalanya telah berlalu, yang tersisa hanya keheningan dan kesunyian hati, canda dan riang Jessica kecil tidak akan pernah terdengar lagi,
Budi mulai membuka buku cerita jessi yang diambilnya perlahan dari onggokan mainan Jessica di pojok ruangan. Bukunya sudah tidak baru lagi,sampulnya sudah usang dan koyak. Beberapa coretan tak berbentuk menghiasi lembar-lembar halamannya seperti sebuah kenangan indah dari Jessica kecil. Budi menguatkan hati, dengan mata yang berkaca-kaca ia membuka halaman pertama dan membacanya dengan sura keras, tampak sekali ia berusaha membacanya dengan keras, Ia terus membacanya
dengan sekeras-kerasnya halaman demi halaman, dengan berlinang air mata…

“Jessi dengar papa baca ya” selang beberapa kata,…hatinya memohon lagi “Jessi papa mohon ampun nak”
“papa sayang Jessi” Seakan setiap kata dalam bacaan itu begitu menggores lubuk hatinya, tak kuasa menahan itu Budi bersujut dan menangis…. ..memohon satu kesempatan lagi untuk mencintai putrinya yg telah tiada.

    Teman…..seorang yang mengasihi selalu mengalikan kesenangan Dan membagi kesedihan kita, Ia selalu memberi PERHATIAN kepada kita karena ia peduli kepada kita.

ADAKAH “PERHATIAN TERBAIK” ITU BEGITU MAHAL BAGI MEREKA ?
BERILAH “PERHATIAN TERBAIK” WALAUPUN ITU HANYA SEKALI

    Bukankah kesempatan untuk memberi perhatian kepada orang-orang yang kita cintai itu sangat berharga ?

Berilah “PERHATIAN TERBAIK” bagi mereka yang kita cintai Dan LAKUKANLAH KARENA HANYA ADA SATU KESEMPATAN UNTUK MEMPERHATIKAN DENGAN HATI KITA

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