Goodbye, Mbah Maridjan, God Loves You!

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Mt. Merapi erupted and killed our respected-modest old man, Mbah Maridjan, who was in the previous eruption (2006), he, who's house's nearest to the erupting crater, rejected to go down and he did something that -with God's permission- stopped Merapi eruption. That's OK if you don't believe in such supernatural thing, but you can visit Indonesia to prove that such thing once really happened. Last Tuesday, Merapi erupted again. Still Mbah Maridjan refused to be rescued. He even made a joke of the eruption: "Look, the mount is coughing again. It's just coughing". And when his family asked him to go down, he simply said: "Whatever will happen, I'll be here, I'll never go down" That symbolizes integrity and loyalty. Then, God wills to call him when he was praying Maghrib. He was killed in the best position; sujud (bow from kneeling position till the forehead touches the floor in sholat ritual). Let us remember him as a strong and high-dedicated man. His modesty will remain forever. Goodbye Mbah Maridjan, we'll pray for you!