RAINBOW for my child

Who is working in the fields? He is Mr. Hurr who is cultivating his rice fields. Before owning his own rice field, Mr. Hurr was only a farm laborer. He works in other people's fields and earns a wage. By frugality, the wages can be set aside and saved.

After saving quite a lot, he used it to rent several rice fields. As a diligent farmer, his crops thrive so that the harvest is good. Part of the harvest is saved so that Pak Hurr can buy rice fields.

Mr. Hurr's wife is named Mrs. Rutt. They have two children. His daughter named Nyes and son named Ran. Nyes and Ran are still in elementary school. Nyes sixth grade and Ran in first grade. They live simply. Even though they live in simplicity, they live happily. Nyes is a lively and cheerful child so that her friends like her, as well as Ran.

Nyes and Ran are also diligent children. Not only studious but also diligent in helping parents. For example, driving sparrows that eat rice, participate in growing beans, corn or soybeans. If at harvest time they are even busier.

But lately Nyes looks gloomy. Her agility and cheerfulness were lost. Mr. Hurr and Mrs. Rutt are confused by the change in their daughter's attitude. Is Nyes sick? No, she's fine. But every time her parents asked her why she was upset, Nyes never wanted to admit it.

What really happened to her? She really wants to have a cellphone like her friends. In class only Nyes does not have a cellphone. Ria, a classmate who is a chicken boss, keeps changing her new cellphone. So far, if her friends are playing games or texting, Nyes can only see it.

His father has a cellphone but it is an old model. That's buy a used cellphone, not buying new. "If I bring the cellphone to school, my friends will laugh at it," thought Nyes. "I want to have a new cellphone, but I don't dare tell my father or mother," Nyes said to herself. She already knew the answer had she asked for it. Besides that, did she have the heart to see his parents sad because of her request. For others, especially those with good economies, perhaps spending a few hundred thousand rupiah was fine. But this amount of money to her parents meant a lot. The money is better used to buy rice seeds, corn seeds, or other crops.

At school Ria called her. She showed her new cellphone. "You can also borrow my cellphone at any time," said Ria, not intending to show off.

"Thank you," Nyes said while hiding her feelings. She didn't want Ria to know that she was very jealous of her luck. "Why don't I become the daughter of the rich. It would be nice if I were Ria," thought Nyes.

If born by a rich parents, many wishes come true. When the next harvest comes she will nag his parents to have a plan to buy her a cell phone. For that she is more active in helping her parents.

When the harvest comes Nyes helps reap the rice. When she was reaping the rice, she saw an old woman who was looking for leftover rice. Nyes didn't know her. The old woman is not a resident of the village.

If any rice is left behind, then it is taken and put in the basket that it is carrying. Of course, he got very little padai. Seeing that Nyes became pity.

She deliberately skipped the rice she was harvesting to be taken by the grandmother. Nyes quietly watched the old woman. But she was surprised that the rice that had been left was not taken. The old woman ignored her and kept looking for leftovers of rice that had been completely overlooked, not those that were accidentally overlooked.

The old woman rested by sitting on a rice field embankment. Nyes approached her. Nyes invited her to chat. The old woman was very friendly. "Why don't you take the grains?" Nyes asked, pointing at the rice that was deliberately overlooked.

The old woman laughed and said, "You don't need to pity me." Nyes did not expect to get an answer like that. "I know you missed it on purpose. Have you asked your father's permission for that? Even if you ask permission, Grandma won't take it. For Grandma, being old didn't mean you had to be pitied. If Grandma falls, you can help. But after that, don't always keep being led." Nyes to be embarrassed.

The old woman continued her words, "We should be grateful to have been born in the world healthy. Our limbs are complete. With our eyes we can see the beauty of the universe. See the shining sun. Gazing at the shade of the moonlight. See the twinkle of the star. With our ears we can hear a wide variety of sounds. Birds chirping, music, and so on. Not to mention with the tongue, we can taste various kinds of flavors. Not to mention other pleasures. Is all of that not worthy of being grateful? But remember carefully, not all of our wishes are granted by Him."

Nyes listened to the old woman's words attentively. Apparently, God has sent someone to open her heart. "Doesn't Grandma have a family?" asked Nyes. She thought why that grandmother was that old still had to make a living.

The old woman said that her husband had long since passed away to Rahmattullah. "Grandma has several children and grandchildren. Some of them live with Grandma," replied the old woman.

"But Grandma doesn't want to burden them. Their life is also difficult. As long as Grandma is still healthy, let me earn a living. That way Grandma also became healthier. Even though life is difficult, Grandma is very grateful and considers it the most beautiful gift."

"Thank you for the advice, Grandma," Nyes said. After the resting enough, the old woman got up and continued looking for leftover rice. Nyes continued to reap rice. Nyes's heart became very spacious. Her world became radiant. She decided not to ask her parents to buy a cellphone.

After all, for her, a cellphones are not something that very important. If she had it, it might be more for playing games or for calling and texting her friends about something trivial. Even though all of that requires money to buy pulse. Nyes was happy to meet the mighty old woman. Mr. Hurr and Mrs. Rutt were happy when they found out that Nyes had returned to being lively and cheerful. (*)