Thursday, July 19, 2012

Makcik Ground Floor

Hari-hari bekerja saya akan hantar anak saya ke babysitter yang berhampiran dengan pejabat. Rumah baby sitter itu di pangsapuri biasa-biasa dan berada di tingkat 2.

Letih juga mendukung anak naik tangga/turun tangga hari-hari. Bila hari hujan, lagi lah saya tension.

Di ground floor pangsapuri babysitter itu, ada seorang makcik yang berumur lewat 40an. Dia sangat peramah dan setiap kali terserempak dengan saya dan anak saya, beliau akan menegur kami sambil tersenyum. Kelihatan dia sangat ceria. Tak pernah saya nampak dia murung atau masam muka.

Suatu hari, saya sarapan dengan anak di restoran bersebelahan pangsapuri babysitter. Duduk di tepi kami ialah makcik ground floor tersebut. Seperti biasa, dia akan menegur bermain-main dengan Adam.

Kemudian dia mula bercerita.

"Makcik minum teh tarik gelas kecik ni sekali seminggu aje nak. Maksud makcik, ini sahaja air yang makcik minum untuk seminggu. Makcik ada sakit buah pinggang. Seminggu tiga kali makcik berulang ke pusat dialisis di Petaling Jaya."



Saya terngangga. Saya minum 3 liter air sehari, itu pun masih dahaga.

"Jarang makcik makan nasi. Bila nasi cerna dalam perut, ia hasilkan air. Jadi makcik makan roti hari hari. Kadang-kadang makcik dah rindu nasik, makcik makan sikit." Raut wajah makcik masih ceria walau menceritakan kepahitan hidup.

Saya jadi lesu.

Melihat kan muka saya yang sudah tak lalu nak makan, makcik tu sambung lagi bercerita.

"Doktor kata umur makcik ni memang panjang sebab ramai yang kes kronik macam makcik ni maksimum pun 15 tahun sahaja hidup. Tangan kanan makcik ni dah hampir lumpuh sebab tak ada tempat nak cucuk untuk dialisis. Dah 20 tahun makcik macam ni nak. Makcik dah tak kesah. "


Makcik ground floor masih tetap tersenyum dalam bercerita.

Mulai dari saat itu, saya pastikan supaya saya sentiasa bersyukur dengan kesihatan yang Tuhan berikan kepada kami sekeluarga dan jika saya murung, saya akan teringatkan makcik ground floor yang tetap tersenyum dalam perit-jerih menempuh kesakitan harinya selama 20 tahun itu dan saya akan ikut senyum.

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