Go the distance

I have often dreamed of a far off place.

Where a hero's welcome, would be waiting for me

Where the crowds will cheer, when they see my face

And a voice keeps saying, this is where I'm meant to be

I'll be there someday, I can go the distance

I will find my way, if I can be strong

I know every mile, will be worth my while

When I go the distance, I'll be right where I belong

Down an unknown road to embrace my fate

Though that road may wander, it will lead me to you

And a thousand years, would be worth the wait

It might take a lifetime, but somehow I'll see it through

And I won't look back, I can go the distance

And I'll stay on track, no, I won't accept defeat

It's an uphill slope, but I won't lose hope

Till I go the distance, and my journey is complete

But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part

For a hero's strength is measured by his heart

Like a shooting star, I will go the distance

I will search the world, I will face its harms

I don't care how far, I can go the distance

Till I find my hero's welcome, waiting in your arms

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this is michael bolton song, soundtrack-nya film Hercules. Yes, yang anaknya dewa Zeus di mitologi yunani yang super kuat itu. Somehow, its just fit us, people, that perhaps, searching for their own definition about 'hero' and in many ways are trying to have the title 'hero'. people cheering, people clapping, people adoring, mudah2an gak jadi tujuan, karena ya emang buat apa juga. won't make any benefit for us :)

and just like this song, to be a hero, all we have to do is 'go the distance'. karena jalan menjadi 'pahlawan' bukan dengan mangap tangan nengadah diem di tempat genjreng gitar, itu mah ngamen, hehe. banyak hal harus dilakukan, banyak tempat harus didatangi, banyak uang (mungkin) keluar, banyak energi bakal terkuras. but hey, like the song said: "I know every mile, will be worth my while" gak akan ada yang sia-sia, insyaAllah, asal dalam kerangka yang benar.

dan satu hal yang membuat seseorang jadi 'hero' ; keengganan untuk menyerah kalah. the song said: "And I'll stay on track, no, I won't accept defeat. It's an uphill slope, but I won't lose hope". jalannya pasti susah, tapi dia gak akan kehilangan yang namanya harapan. Backing-nya kuat, kenapa harus takut, kenapa harus ragu, kenapa harus kehilangan harapan? :)

dan pada akhirnya, title 'hero' akan menjadi milik mereka, yang menyelesaikan perjalanan. "Till I go the distance, and my journey is complete". tidak menyerah sampai kita diwafatkan/ sampai kemenangan itu datang dan perjalanan usai (Allah ridho atas kita, dan kita pun ridho kepadaNya). gelar 'hero' gak akan sampai kepada mereka yang labil, semangat di awal memble di akhir. No. Gelar ini akan menjadi milik mereka yang bertahan dan sampai ke tujuan.

"It might take a lifetime, but somehow I'll see it through"

Kita yang dhaif (lemah), hallu'a (banyak berkeluh-kesah), dan segala penyakit 'ke-manusia-annya' harus selalu berdo'a, mudah2an diberikan kekuatan, in every step. kaya kata buku di 'from zero to hero' : kesuksesan itu adalah milik mereka yang menggantungkan kepada yang Maha Besar.

Astagfirullah.