membaca hikayat

setiap epik di dunia. tak lahir dengan sekadar imiginasi mahupun khayalan penulis semata-mata. selalunya epik terwujud berdasarkan kisah-kisah benar yang diturunkan dari generasi sebelumnya. namun epik tak pernah usang dengan unsur tokok tambah.

“The progeny of Adamis and Hevas soon became so wicked that they were no longer able to coexist peacefully. Brahma therefore decided to punish his creatures “Vishnu” ordered Vaivasvata to build a ship for himself and his family. When the ship was ready, and Vaivasvata and his family were inside with the seeds of every plant and a pair of every species of animal, the big rains began and the rivers began to overflow.”

(Mahabharata)

 

masa aku high school dulu. aku selalu fikir yang epik macam mahabharata, ramayana, la galigo, babad tanah jawi, merong mahawangsa, bhagavad gita, gilgamesh dan banyak yang lain adalah mitos mengarut semata-mata. tapi bila kaji balik. tak juga sebenarnya. sebagai contoh, kau boleh temui kisah bahtera nabi noh dalam banyak hikayat dunia. termasuk kisah adam, hawa dan beberapa nabi lain.