God, Why My Mommy Crying?

A Boy frequently asked to his God?
"God, Why My Mom crying?"
God said......, "Because your mom is a woman .."
When I made women she had to be special.
I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world;
yet, gentle enough to give comfort....
I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth
and the rejection that many times comes from her children......
I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going
when everyone else gives up and take care of her
family through sickness and fatigue without complaining......
I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances,
even when her child has hurt them very badly.......
This same sensitivity helps her make a child's boo-boo feel better
And shares in their teenagers anxieties and fears.......
I gave her strength to carry her husband through his faults
And fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart.
I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife,
but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly.
I gave her a tear to shed, It's hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed.
It's her only weakness.... It's a tear for mankind........."


Rabbi, Mengapa Bundaku Sering Menangis?
(dari God, Why My Mommy Crying? )

Seorang anak kecil bertanya pada Tuhannya,
Rabbi, Mengapa Bundaku sering menangis?
Allah menjawab,
Karena ibumu seorang wanita…
Aku menciptakan wanita sebagai makhluk yang istimewa
Aku kuatkan bahunya untuk menyangga dunia
Aku lembutkan hatinya untuk memberi rasa aman
Aku kuatkan rahimnya untuk melahirkan benih manusia
Dan Aku tabahkan pribadinya untuk terus berjuang saat orang lain menyerah

Aku beri dia rasa sensitif untuk mencintai putra-putrinya
Aku tanamkan rasa sayang yang akan meninabobokan anaknya
dan berbagi cerita dengan putra-putrinya yang beranjak dewasa
Aku beri dia kekuatan memikul beban keluarga tanpa mengeluh
Aku kuatkan batinnya untuk tetap menyayangi meski disakiti
(Oleh purta-putrinya sekalipun)
Aku beri dia keindahan untuk melindungi batin suaminya
Aku beri dia kebijaksanaan untuk mengerti
bahwa suami yang baik tak kan pernah menyakitinya,
tapi kadang itu hanya ujian apakah dia wanita setia

Bundamu, makhluk yang sangat kuat
Jika kau lihat bunda menangis,
Karena Aku beri dia air mata, yang bisa dia gunakan sewaktu-waktu
Untuk membasuh luka batinnya dan memberikan kekuatan baru

(Terjemah bebas oleh Deshinta Arrova Dewi)