Helping Hands

Tribute to Klaz78

A few days ago, a cousin of mine sms-ed, saying that he is helping Darul Makwa to gather clothing for 8 to 18 year old girls.

I desptached the info to my friends, and immediately, I got positive responses from them. These are my friends, forever willing to help. They are not only willing to help our own group, but those others in need too.

With them, we have successfully handled few charity projects to help those in need. Project Lionheart, Project Ginjal, CD for the Needy, Majlis Tahlil and Doa Selamat, Klaz78 Fund. These are just a few projects among many that we have accomplished with pride within the 4 years that we have been together.

Every time I initiate a charity project, I will always get supports from my friends. Klaz78. It is said that "with many hands, the load is not heavy".

It is people like them who are committed to making this world a better place, that make it possible for us to make a significant difference for people, animals and the environment. Whenever we get together, there is always a discussion for our next charity project, or what help can we render to those who is in need. They say, good friends are hard to find, but I have 70 of them and still counting.

There are things that we need to do in order to have good friends. Qualities to look for in friends and also qualities for us to develop so that we can be good friends to others:

• having a peaceful content mind instead of a very greedy mind because when we are very greedy and self-centred, it’s difficult for people to be friends with us; and if we are kind of jealous, it’s difficult for people to be friends with us.


• If we have a more content mind and a more satisfied attitude, then we’re much easier to get along with and also, if we’re looking for friends, we’ll have much better friends because those people will have those qualities.


• Similarly, if we figure out a way to work with our anger and instead of just thinking malicious thoughts, being able to again forgive people and to let go of grudges, then we are going to be able to be a much better friend to others.
  

So there's lot's of things that we need to be aware of, in creating friendships - you know, the kind of qualities we want to develop in ourselves and the kinds of qualities we want to seek out in friends.

Someone once told me that if you have 5 true friends that will be there thru your thick and thin, you will die in peace. I am so proud to say that I have Klaz78 and I feel so blessed. If we want to have friends, we also have to learn how to be a good friend.

To my KLAZ78 friends, a BIG THANKYOU. For your courage, your commitment and willingness to make the KLAZ78 a big family, because ‘mengeratkan silatul rahim, adalah perintah Allah’. You have made this word a better place to live in. These are friends with golden hearts. These are MY FRIENDS.