Saya Sayang Sangat Pada Tok - Catatan Menyentuh Hati Cucuanda Almarhum Sultan Kedah

“Saya sayang sangat pada Tok; Tuanku ialah Sultan selamanya bagi saya. Al-Fatihah," itu antara catatan menyentuh hati Cucunda Almarhum Sultan Kedah, Raja Sarina Iskandar di laman sosial.

Raja Sarina telah memuat naik posting mengenai Almarhum nendanya itu di Instagram.

Baginda disahkan mangkat pada pukul 2.30 petang, Isnin.

Melalui posting Instagram tersebut, Raja Sarina berkata, Kedah dan Malaysia telah "kehilangan salah seorang raja terhebat".

Raja Sarina yang merupakan graduan bidang kewartawanan turut menceritakan bagaimana dia melihat Tuanku Abdul Halim menagguhkan waktu makan untuk berlatih membaca titah atau ketika bekerja di pejabatnya.

Dearest Tok, Today and forever, Kedah and Malaysia have lost one of their greatest kings. Your dedication to Kedah and Malaysia has inspired me growing up. When you were Agong for the second time at the age of 83, I moved in with you at Istana Negara. It was then that I saw for the first time the behind the scenes of your life. __ I saw you skip your meals to practise your speeches or to be in the office. Which 80-something man would do that? Most of us dream of retiring at 50 if we can! But you never could even if you wanted to. And there were times, more often than people knew, when you were ill but still continued with your Agong and Sultan duties. __ In between functions you would be in the hospital ward. When you would leave the ward, I would watch you on TV looking normal as you greet the the PM, govt ministers and the rakyat. But as soon as the event was over, you would return to the hospital ward with tubes connected to your body. Even on your sickest day, you would be ON TIME. You would never make anyone wait. __ This is the side of a king no one knows. You don't simply sit on a throne and enjoy your riches despite what many ignorantly think. There are sacrifices because you can't have a normal life. There is no privacy and no normal schedule. Your status is an amanah from Allah. __ People are unforgiving when leaders make mistakes and my Tok always made sure he did the very best. When I told him this blog or that person insulted him, he was never angry. He was calm and would simply say: "I did my best." __ You did the very best and more your WHOLE life Tok. The reason I know how to be a good princess is because you taught me how. I love you so much Tok; you're forever my Sultan. Al-Fatihah.
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"Siapakah orang yang berumur 80 tahun ke atas yang akan berbuat sebegitu? Kebanyakan daripada kita mengimpikan untuk bersara ketika berumur 50 tahun sekiranya boleh! Tapi Tuanku tidak boleh berbuat begitu sekalipun Tuanku mahu.

"Dan kadang-kadang tidak ramai orang tahu bahawa Tuanku sedang gering, tapi Tuanku masih meneruskan tugas sebagai Agong dan Sultan," katanya.

Tambahnya, Tuanku Abdul Halim turut pernah meninggalkan hospital untuk menghadiri majlis-majlis rasmi.

"Sekiranya boleh, Tuanku akan meninggalkan wad dan saya menonton di televisyen, melihat Tuanku beramah mesra dengan Perdana Menteri, para Menteri dan rakyat seperti biasa.

"Tapi, sebaik sahaja majlis itu tamat, Tuanku akan pulang ke wad hospital dengan tiub yang berselirat di badan. Walaupun gering, Tuanku tetap akan menepati masa. Tuanku tidak akan biarkan sesiapa menunggu," katanya.

"Inilah sisi seorang Raja (Tuanku) yang tiada siapa tahu. Tuanku tidak hanya bersemayam di atas takhta sambil menikmati kekayaan biarpun apa yang orang ramai fikir.

"Ada pengorbanan yang terpaksa dilakukan kerana Tuanku tidak boleh memiliki kehidupan yang normal. Tiada privasi dan jadual harian yang normal. Status Tuanku adalah amanah daripada Allah," katanya.

Tambah Raja Sarina, segelintir orang sukar memaafkan apabila terdapat pemimpin yang melakukan kesilapan, "dan 'Tok' saya akan selalu pastikan bahawa dia telah lakukan yang terbaik.

"Apabila saya memberitahu kepadanya bahawa ada blog atau seseorang menghina Baginda, Tuanku tidak pernah murka. Baginda sungguh tenang dan bertitah: "Saya sudah lakukan yang terbaik."

"Tuanku telah lakukan yang terbaik dan lebih daripada itu dalam seluruh hidup Tok. Saya boleh menjadi puteri yang baik kerana tunjuk ajar Tuanku. Saya sayang sangat pada Tok; Tuanku ialah Sultan selamanya bagi saya. Al-Fatihah," luahnya.