Kehilangan Uang, Jadikan sebagai Sodaqoh

Bagaimana jika uang yang hilang tersebut jumlahnya besar? Tentulah seperti akhir riwayat dari diri kita. Yap, uang sekarang menjadi hal terpenting dan utama, hingga kadang sampai menggeser posisi Tuhan dalam diri manusia. Orang yang telah menuhankan uang dalam hidupnya, maka suatu ketika dia mengalami frustasi dan depresi berat manakala kehilangan uang (harta) yang dimilikinya. Kita mungkin sebagian besar mengalami kehilangan uang, yang berbeda adalah mengenai jumlah uang yang hilang tersebut. Hanya saja perbedaan itu tidak hanya pada jumlah nominal yang hilang saja namun adalah perbedaan penyikapan terhadap raibnya uang yang kita miliki. Jika kita tidak bisa mengikhlaskannya, hal ini akan membawa depresi dalam hidup, perasaan sedih sampai marah, meluapkan emosi, merusak barang atau menyakiti orang lain. Bahkan terkadang mendadak pingsan dikarenakan shock, tidak siap menghadapi kenyataan yang ada.

Dengan demikian, belajar menata hati dan mental itu sangatlah dibutuhkan. Salah satunya ketika mengalami kehilangan barang (misal uang). Dampak negatif bisa teratasi, manakala kita terlalu mengagung-agungkan uang. Adalah fakta bahwa posisi uang itu vital dan penting, banyak yang bisa dibeli dengan uang (meski tidak semua), banyak yang bisa dirubah dengan uang (baik secara fisik maupun sikap). Namun diingat juga, fakta lainnya adalah kita masih bisa hidup meski uang kita tidak banyak, atau bahkan tidak memiliki uang 1 rupiahpun, maka perasaan ini bisa mengikis kekhawatiran, rasa gundah gulana kita, sehingga seakan-akan tamatlah riwayat jika uang hilang. Ingatlah, semua rezeki yang Allah limpahkan kepada kita di dalamnya terdapat hak orang lain. So, ketika mengalami kehilangan bisa jadi zakat jarang kita bayarkan, sodaqoh tidak pernah, infaq mungkin kalau ingat, nah jalan sodaqohnya dengan kejadian hilangnya uang.
Teks yang menceritakan "pengalaman pribadi penulis tentang kehilangan uang" masuk ke dalam jenis teks recount (telling past event), dengan menggunakan kata kerja kedua (verb 2), bentuk penanda waktu lampau (misalnya last, ago). Dengan sudut pandang penulis orang pertama (aku/ I). Contohnya;

My Experience: Losing Money

It was Monday afternoon at that time. I was enjoying a TV show when I heard the bell of the ice cream vendor from a distance. That reminded me of something. I jumped from my seat and grabbed my wallet. I opened my wallet, and I was surprised. There were only a few rupiahs in it. Just a week ago, my auntie gave me more than enough for what I did for her. I am good at computer so she asked me to edit some photos from the last vacation.

I tried to remember where I spent my money during the past week. I remembered going to Jatim Park with my cousin, buying two tickets, two bowls of meatball soup, and two glasses of iced lemon tea. That was all. What else did I buy?

While I was busy thinking, my cousin stepped out of the front door and called the ice cream man. He looked at me and said, “Hey, wanna grab some ice cream? It’s on me.” And I said to myself, “Well it’s free, so why not?” We both picked our ice cream and enjoyed it while we were chilling out in the living room. I asked him “It is strange that you actually treated me ice cream”. He shrugged his shoulder and said “That’s because I got some money in my wallet.” “Where did you get it?” I asked him. He replied, “No idea, man. It was just suddenly there.” “What? Let me see your wallet!” I shouted. Then, I opened it and learned that the wallet was mine. I just remembered that we had the same wallets and they even had the same color. “This is mine,” I told him. “No way! Are you sure?” he asked. I showed him a card from the wallet and said, “Look, this is my student ID card. Just a while ago I was thinking why my money was all gone.” “Sorry, man. I didn’t know that it wasn’t mine. But, don’t worry I haven’t bought anything with that. Only this ice cream,” He explained with an innocent look. I took my wallet and said, “It is okay. I’m sorry you don’t have any cash now. Here, take 20 thousands and buy some more ice cream with it. Oh, and here’s your wallet.” “Cool! Thanks, man!” he replied.

Questions

1. What is the text tells you about?

A. The writer experience in losing money 

B. The writer experience buying ice cream               

C. The wallet full of money

D. A man who pick money

E. The writer cousin

2. When did the story happen?

A. Sunday Afternoon          

B. Monday noon  

C. An afternoon

D. Monday afternoon

E. Monday morning

3. What was the writer doing at that time?

A. Bought Ice cream            

B. Watched TV Show          

C. Played with his cousin

D. Opened his wallet

E. Went to Jatim Park

4. What was he looking for?

A. Ice cream vendor            

B. Tickets 

C. His cousin money

D. His cousin

E. His wallet

5. What made the writer realize about his money?

A. Ice cream vendor fond it             

B. It is gone             

C. His cousin has the same color wallet

D. His cousin bought an ice cream

E. He went to Jatim Park