Di\u00a0sudut\u00a0ruang\u00a0sempit,\u00a0 selembar\u00a0\u00a0tikar\u00a0tergelar.\u00a0 Di\u00a0atasnya\u00a0bersemayam\u00a0sebuah\u00a0 buku\u00a0tebal\u00a0yang\u00a0senantiasa\u00a0 sunyi,\u00a0 sepertinya\u00a0 kitab\u00a0suci.\u00a0 Dalam\u00a0ruangan\u00a0yang\u00a0agak\u00a0 gelap\u00a0itu,\u00a0ia\u00a0terbiasa\u00a0menyendiri\u00a0.\u00a0Dari\u00a0pagi\u00a0hingga\u00a0 senja\u00a0menghilang.<\/p>\n
\u201cSaya\u00a0harus\u00a0rajin\u00a0sembahyang,\u00a0Tuan\u201d<\/p>\n
Itulah\u00a0jawaban\u00a0yang\u00a0 terlontar\u00a0dari\u00a0kedua\u00a0 bibirnya\u00a0setiap\u00a0kali\u00a0 ditanya\u00a0kerabat\u00a0dan\u00a0tetangganya\u00a0 perihal\u00a0kelakuannya.\u00a0 Sembahyang\u00a0adalah\u00a0jawaban\u00a0 yang\u00a0mutlak.\u00a0Seolah\u00a0ia\u00a0 membangun\u00a0sebuah\u00a0kesadaran\u00a0 pada\u00a0batas-batas\u00a0yang\u00a0 tak\u00a0pernah\u00a0 terwakilkan.\u00a0Sekat\u00a0memang\u00a0 ada,\u00a0tapi\u00a0ia\u00a0bungkus\u00a0dengan\u00a0 sepotong\u00a0senyum\u00a0kesederhanan,\u00a0 namun\u00a0penuh\u00a0kharisma.\u00a0 Siapa\u00a0 yang\u00a0sanggup\u00a0membantahnya?\u00a0Bahkan\u00a0seorang\u00a0Hilter\u00a0sekalipun.<\/p>\n
\u201cSepanjang\u00a0siang\u00a0sampai\u00a0 senja\u00a0menghilang\u00a0saya\u00a0 senantiasa\u00a0sembahyang.\u00a0Kalau\u00a0 malam\u00a0hari\u00a0saya\u00a0lebih\u00a0 memilih\u00a0istirahat\u00a0 di\u00a0rumah\u00a0atau\u00a0keluar\u00a0 rumah\u00a0jika\u00a0perlu,\u00a0 ala\u00a0kadarnya.\u00a0Tuan\u00a0kan\u00a0 sadar,\u00a0saya\u00a0sudah\u00a0cukup\u00a0 tua\u00a0untuk\u00a0ukuran\u00a0kalian.\u00a0 Anak-anak\u00a0biasanya\u00a0datang\u00a0 sebulan\u00a0sekali.\u00a0Membawa\u00a0buah\u00a0 tangan\u00a0dan\u00a0sedikit\u00a0uang\u00a0untuk\u00a0keperluan\u00a0saya\u201d\u00a0sambungnya.<\/p>\n
Menurut\u00a0temanku\u00a0yang\u00a0 sudah\u00a0menjadi\u00a0penghuni\u00a0 kost\u00a0di\u00a0sini\u00a0selama\u00a0dua\u00a0 tahun,\u00a0sudah\u00a0sekitar\u00a0 setahun\u00a0terakhir\u00a0ini\u00a0 ia\u00a0hidup\u00a0 sendirian\u00a0di\u00a0rumah\u00a0besar\u00a0 berwarna\u00a0hijau\u00a0muda\u00a0itu , puteri\u00a0terakhirnya\u00a0telah\u00a0pindah\u00a0 mengikuti\u00a0menantunya.\u00a0\u00a0Akan\u00a0tetapi,\u00a0 ia\u00a0lebih\u00a0memilih\u00a0tinggal\u00a0di\u00a0ruang\u00a0 sempit\u00a0yang\u00a0terletak\u00a0paling\u00a0belakang.\u00a0 Meski\u00a0pintu\u00a0gerbang\u00a0senantiasa\u00a0 terbuka,\u00a0agak\u00a0sulit\u00a0 menemuinya,\u00a0apalagi\u00a0saat\u00a0 siang\u00a0hari.\u00a0Namun,\u00a0seminggu\u00a0 sekali\u00a0lelaki\u00a0tua\u00a0yang\u00a0 sudah\u00a0beruban\u00a0itu\u00a0masih\u00a0 berkenan\u00a0 menyempatkan\u00a0diri\u00a0 mengikuti\u00a0ronda,\u00a0padahal\u00a0namanya\u00a0tidak\u00a0 masuk\u00a0jadwal\u00a0\u2013mengingat\u00a0faktor\u00a0usia.\u00a0Itulah\u00a0keunikan\u00a0beliau.<\/p>\n
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Banyak\u00a0orang\u00a0beranggapan\u00a0 bahwa\u00a0ia\u00a0sulit\u00a0ditemui.\u00a0 Bahkan,\u00a0sekadar\u00a0bersitatap\u00a0 dengannya.\u00a0Namun,\u00a0siang\u00a0 itu\u00a0aku\u00a0 mengalami\u00a0 hal\u00a0yang\u00a0lain.\u00a0Ia\u00a0terlihat\u00a0ke\u00a0luar\u00a0 rumah.\u00a0Menyapaku\u00a0yang\u00a0 sedang\u00a0duduk\u00a0di\u00a0warung\u00a0 burjo\u00a0Pak\u00a0Durrohim,\u00a0 persis\u00a0di\u00a0depan\u00a0 rumah\u00a0beliau.<\/p>\n
\u201dNggak\u00a0berangkat\u00a0kuliah,\u00a0nak?\u201d\u00a0tanyanya.<\/p>\n
\u201cBelum\u00a0berangkat,\u00a0Pak\u00a0Salim.\u00a0Jadwal\u00a0kuliah\u00a0nanti\u00a0siang\u201d\u00a0jawabku.<\/p>\n
Pak\u00a0Salim,\u00a0begitulah\u00a0aku\u00a0 dan\u00a0penduduk\u00a0sekitar\u00a0menyebutnya.\u00a0 Sebenarnya\u00a0dia\u00a0sudah\u00a0 menunaikan\u00a0ibadah\u00a0haji.\u00a0 Dua\u00a0kali\u00a0 malah.\u00a0 Tapi\u00a0dia\u00a0 tak\u00a0pernah\u00a0menggunakan\u00a0 gelar\u00a0tersebut.<\/p>\n
\u201cNggak\u00a0usah\u00a0pakai\u00a0 gelar\u00a0Haji.\u00a0Cuma\u00a0gelar\u00a0kok,\u00a0 gak\u00a0ada\u00a0artinya\u201d\u00a0protesnya\u00a0kepada\u00a0 warga\u00a0yang\u00a0sempat\u00a0menanyakannya.<\/p>\n
Itulah\u00a0Pak\u00a0Salim.\u00a0 Sifatnya\u00a0rendah\u00a0hati.\u00a0 Siapapun\u00a0akan\u00a0disapanya,\u00a0 tak\u00a0terkecuali\u00a0aku\u00a0 yang\u00a0masih\u00a0muda\u00a0 dan\u00a0hanya\u00a0anak\u00a0kost\u00a0 yang\u00a0baru\u00a0tinggal\u00a0di\u00a0wilayah\u00a0 ini\u00a0selama\u00a0lima\u00a0bulan.\u00a0 Namun,\u00a0kemunculannya\u00a0masih\u00a0 menjadi\u00a0teka-teki,\u00a0paling\u00a0 tidak\u00a0hanya\u00a0 sekali\u00a0dalam\u00a0seminggu.<\/p>\n
\u201cKalau\u00a0kamu\u00a0membaca\u00a0Karl\u00a0Marx,\u00a0 Nietzche,\u00a0atau\u00a0Balzac,\u00a0hingga\u00a0 Tolstoy\u00a0barangkali\u00a0kamu\u00a0dapat\u00a0 pencerahan\u00a0lebih.\u00a0 Tak\u00a0 sekadar\u00a0 jadi\u00a0anak\u00a0muda\u201d\u00a0ia\u00a0tertawa\u00a0 kecil,\u00a0aku\u00a0hanya\u00a0membalasnya\u00a0dengan\u00a0senyuman.<\/p>\n
\u201cSaya\u00a0memang\u00a0masih\u00a0muda\u00a0 kok,\u00a0Pak\u201d\u00a0jawabku\u00a0dengan\u00a0 mimik\u00a0muka\u00a0tetap\u00a0mengembangkan\u00a0 senyum,\u00a0menghormati\u00a0 orang\u00a0yang\u00a0lebih\u00a0tua.<\/p>\n
\u201cOrang\u00a0muda\u00a0belum\u00a0 tentu\u00a0berjiwa\u00a0muda,\u00a0bahkan\u00a0bisa\u00a0 berjiwa\u00a0tua\u00a0dan\u00a0kekanak-kanaknan,\u00a0 hehehe\u201d\u00a0dia\u00a0tertawa\u00a0 kecil\u00a0dengan\u00a0 tetap\u00a0mengumbarkan\u00a0senyum\u00a0 ke\u00a0arahku\u00a0sembari\u00a0mengambil\u00a0 sepotong\u00a0pisang\u00a0goreng.\u00a0 Secangkir\u00a0kopi\u00a0ia\u00a0reguk\u00a0 perlahan-lahan,\u00a0seolah\u00a0membunuh\u00a0 hawa\u00a0panas\u00a0yang\u00a0makin\u00a0mencekam.<\/p>\n
Aku\u00a0heran.\u00a0Dalam\u00a0hati\u00a0 bertanya,\u00a0bapak\u00a0ini\u00a0lulusan\u00a0 universitas\u00a0mana\u00a0ya?\u00a0 Seingatku,\u00a0berdasarkan\u00a0penuturan\u00a0 Udin,\u00a0teman\u00a0 kostku,\u00a0 meski\u00a0Pak\u00a0Salim\u00a0 orang\u00a0yang\u00a0\u00a0sukses\u00a0dalam\u00a0berwirausaha,\u00a0dia\u00a0hanyalah\u00a0lulusan\u00a0SMA.<\/p>\n
\u201cUntuk\u00a0pintar\u00a0dan\u00a0bisa\u00a0 kerja\u00a0nggak<\/em>\u00a0mesti\u00a0harus\u00a0kuliah\u00a0kok,\u00a0asal\u00a0kerja\u00a0keras,\u00a0 dan\u00a0jangan\u00a0lupa\u00a0sembahyang\u00a0pada\u00a0Gusti\u00a0Allah\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGlek!!\u201d<\/p>\n Aku\u00a0kaget\u00a0bukan\u00a0main.\u00a0 Pak\u00a0Salim\u00a0sanggup\u00a0membaca\u00a0 pikiranku.\u00a0Apakah\u00a0Pak\u00a0Salim\u00a0 dukun\u00a0klenik?\u00a0Tanyaku\u00a0 dalam\u00a0hati.\u00a0 Tapi\u00a0itu\u00a0mustahil,\u00a0sebelum\u00a0 kepergian\u00a0puteri\u00a0terakhirnya\u00a0 yang\u00a0mengikuti\u00a0menantunya,\u00a0 Pak\u00a0Salim\u00a0rajin\u00a0ke\u00a0 masjid,\u00a0bahkan\u00a0tidak\u00a0 pernah\u00a0melewatkan\u00a0sholat\u00a0 subuh\u00a0berjama\u2019ah.\u00a0Sikapnya\u00a0juga\u00a0 biasa-biasa\u00a0saja.<\/p>\n \u201cPeganglah\u00a0prinsip\u00a0 hidupmu\u00a0nak,\u00a0menyendirilah\u00a0selayaknya\u00a0 Zharatustha.\u00a0Dan,\u00a0temukan\u00a0di\u00a0mana\u00a0Tuhanmu\u201d<\/p>\n Ia\u00a0menyelonong\u00a0sendiri, beranjak\u00a0pergi\u00a0meninggalkanku\u00a0yang\u00a0 melongo\u00a0sembari\u00a0memegang\u00a0 sepotong\u00a0tahu\u00a0gejrot.\u00a0 Aku\u00a0 bingung.\u00a0 \u201cTemukan\u00a0di\u00a0mana\u00a0 Tuhanmu!\u201d\u00a0itu\u00a0semacam\u00a0jawaban,\u00a0 sekaligus\u00a0pertanyaan.\u00a0Aku\u00a0semakin\u00a0 bingung.\u00a0Gila.\u00a0Barangkali.<\/p>\n ******<\/p>\n Langit\u00a0masih\u00a0cerah\u00a0tatkala\u00a0 kulangkahkan\u00a0sepasang\u00a0 kakiku\u00a0di\u00a0pelataran\u00a0kampus.\u00a0 Beringin\u00a0kembar\u00a0yang\u00a0berada\u00a0 di\u00a0pojok\u00a0 gedung\u00a0 tua\u00a0tampak\u00a0masih\u00a0anggun,\u00a0 menggodaku\u00a0untuk\u00a0bercumbu.\u00a0 Dari\u00a0kejauhan,\u00a0sepoi\u00a0 menerbangkan\u00a0beberapa\u00a0 daun\u00a0 mempelam\u00a0yang\u00a0luruh\u00a0 dari\u00a0selatan\u00a0pos\u00a0satpam\u00a0 yang\u00a0hanya\u00a0berukuran\u00a0 3X3\u00a0meter.\u00a0Alunannya\u00a0 tak\u00a0sempurna,\u00a0bahkan\u00a0 cenderung\u00a0zig-zag,\u00a0 tak\u00a0berirama.\u00a0Ada\u00a0metrum\u00a0yang\u00a0 bias\u00a0dan\u00a0kadang-kadang\u00a0menyalak\u00a0 galak.\u00a0Jika\u00a0tidak,\u00a0 ia\u00a0menjelma\u00a0 sepotong\u00a0halimun\u00a0yang\u00a0 siap\u00a0memecahkan\u00a0sepasang\u00a0gendang\u00a0 telinga.\u00a0Tak\u00a0diinginkan.\u00a0Memang.<\/p>\n Aku\u00a0mengambil\u00a0tempat\u00a0 di\u00a0bangku\u00a0paling\u00a0dekat\u00a0 dengan\u00a0beringin\u00a0kembar\u00a0 itu\u00a0bersemayam.\u00a0Di\u00a0sinilah,\u00a0 aku\u00a0seringkali\u00a0 merasakan\u00a0sesuatu\u00a0yang\u00a0lain\u00a0 ditengah\u00a0kejenuhanku\u00a0sebagai\u00a0 anak\u00a0rantau.\u00a0Tugas\u00a0kuliah\u00a0 yang\u00a0menumpuk,\u00a0hingga\u00a0 soal\u00a0 perut\u00a0yang\u00a0seringkali\u00a0 tak\u00a0berisi.\u00a0Dan\u00a0sebagai\u00a0 hiburan\u00a0selingan,\u00a0seringkali\u00a0 aku\u00a0bermain\u00a0kata-kata.\u00a0 Kalau\u00a0tidak,\u00a0 aku\u00a0mencumbu\u00a0 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sebut\u00a0sebagai\u00a0apa.\u00a0 Jaipong?\u00a0Serimpi?\u00a0 Cakalele?\u00a0Bahkan,\u00a0striptis?\u00a0 Namun,\u00a0ketika\u00a0sampai\u00a0pada\u00a0 halaman\u00a0cerpen,\u00a0 pandanganku\u00a0tertarik\u00a0pada\u00a0 sebuah\u00a0huruf\u00a0cukup\u00a0mencolok.<\/p>\n \u201cSEMBAHYANG\u00a0SENJA.\u201d<\/p>\n Aku\u00a0semakin\u00a0kaget\u00a0 ketika\u00a0menemukan\u00a0nama\u00a0 Salim\u00a0Rusdhie.\u00a0Bukankah\u00a0 ini\u00a0Pak\u00a0Salim?\u00a0Tanyaku\u00a0 dalam\u00a0hati.\u00a0Aku\u00a0semakin\u00a0 penasaran\u00a0ketika\u00a0 membaca\u00a0pembuka\u00a0cerpen\u00a0tersebut:<\/p>\n Sembahyang\u00a0senja.\u00a0 Begitulah\u00a0aku\u00a0senantiasa\u00a0 menjalankannya.\u00a0Jika\u00a0senja\u00a0 datang,\u00a0maka\u00a0aku\u00a0semakin\u00a0 memperbanyak\u00a0 sembahyang.\u00a0 Karena\u00a0pada\u00a0hakikatnya\u00a0Gusti\u00a0 Allah\u00a0menyukai\u00a0sebuah\u00a0 ketenangan.\u00a0Ketenangan,\u00a0 juga\u00a0kedamaian,\u00a0bisa\u00a0 aku\u00a0dapatkan\u00a0kala\u00a0 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