You can do whatever you want

Pernah naik kapal terbang tak?

Itu hari saya ke Gaylord, Michigan. Saya perlu naik kapal terbang dari Pittbusrgh ke Philly, kemudian dari Philly ke Indianapolis (dan rakan saya kutip saya di Indianapolis).

Semasa kapal terbang mahu berlepas, Encik Pilot (apa pilot dalam bahasa Melayu?) akan minta semua penumpang untuk tutup/matikan sebarang alat elektronik.

Kemudian semasa kapal terbang sudah terbang dengan stabil di udara, barang elektronik boleh digunakan, KECUALI telefon bimbit.

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Kemudian saya terfikir sewaktu dalam kapal terbang (I'm sick of planes now, to be honest)...

Anda agak-agak, kenapa Encik Pilot meminta kami untuk matikan SEMUA peralatan elektronik?

Dan kemudian, kenapa hanya telefon bimbit sahaja yang tidak boleh digunakan (sedangkan semua alatan elektronik lain boleh?).

Mesti bersebab kan?

Maybe the reason we're not allowed to use phones can't be well-understood by a common citizen.

Maybe the mobile phones will interrupt communication between the plane and the headquarters.

There has to be some logical explanation as to why we're not allowed to use phones on board, and during take off and landing.

And maybe that reason has something to do with the physics of everything, like the electromagnetic waves like the radio waves, or the frequency, etc.

Us, as common passengers with no extensive background in physics or electromagnetic waves, just trust the pilot and the crew and switch off our mobile phones.

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Now, what if there's one person on board who refuses to follow the cabin crew's instruction?

He wants to use his phone during take off, during landing, and while on board.

He might jeopardize other passengers on board, don't you think? Even though he might seem to be doing nothing wrong (just using his mobile phone, really).

Who will you trust? The cabin crew (who asks you to switch the phone off), or the hard-headed man (who insists on using his phone)?

Mesti la anda lebih percayakan krew kabin kan? Kerana mereka ada lebih banyak ilmu tentang kapal terbang daripada pak cik yang degil itu.

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Saya rasa benda yang sama juga boleh kita aplikasikan dalam hidup ini.

Allah Maha Mengetahui, Dia TAHU semua benda.

Jadi mungkin kita tak faham kenapa Allah larang kita buat sesuatu, atau perintah kita untuk buat sesuatu.

Kita mungkin tak faham kenapa Allah perintahkan begitu, tetapi Allah lebih mengetahui.

Kadang-kadang kita rasa kalau kita buat sesuatu tu, tidak akan memberi impak besar terhadap orang lain pun.

Tapi sebenarnya kita sebagai manusia tak tahu apa-apa.

Jadi mungkin anda pernah terfikir, "Alah, aku buat ni pun, suka hati aku lah, bukan susahkan kau pun. Bukan susahkan orang lain."

You might think, "Whatever I do will not affect you, so please mind your own business."

Are sure?

Maybe, whatever it is you're doing wrong WILL impact me.

It's just that both you and I can't see how it will.

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I think, recently we as a society has become more selfish.

We like to say, "Mind your own business. Whatever we're doing/they're doing is our/their business, it doesn't concern you and I."

Are you sure?

Are seriously sure?