Love is the cornerstone of happiness, and marriage is its ultimate destination.
As a devout believer, Cadiz also believed in this and believed for many years.
With this conviction, he carried everything in the Indonesian War of Independence in the last century: shrapnel passing by, deafening explosions, and blood scattered everywhere...
Through all the dangers, he and his companions drove out the Dutch and survived the brutal battlefield.
The moment he stepped off the battlefield bus and came to the front of his house, Cadiz smiled brightly.
While lying on the sofa, Cadiz also began to imagine his future happiness: the bride's delicate appearance, the bride's dazzling wedding dress, the smiling guests praising their wife's beauty...
But when that day actually came, Cadiz could not have imagined that people were not talking about how good his bride was, but about his 103-year-old age.
Centenary wedding
Cadiz married again when he was 103 years old, and he watched the bride grow up.
South Sulawesi is already a little hot in March, and most of the wedding guests wear short sleeves.
But looking at the squinting and smiling bride not far away, Cadiz still put on a straight suit with heat.
The word straight is not new to Cadiz, and his military posture in his youth is also a must in the army.
It is a pity that the years are not spared after all, and the once tall backbone has been destroyed for more than 70 years, and it is no longer straight.
But Kardex didn't care, he remembered Allah words that one should love a person's soul more than his appearance.
After sorting out the suit given by his friend, Cadiz, supported by his great-grandchildren, slowly walked to the bride, and dozens of pairs of eyes in the audience moved with this action.
Looking at the gaze swept by the black pressure below, Kadex Remstar couldn't help but be a little nervous even if he had fought in the smoke of gunfire, after all, not only friends but also reporters came today.
People used to say that he was old, and Cadiz also recognized this, after all, he has been in this world for more than a hundred years, and there are not many people who can live him.
But he was older, but not confused at all, and he knew that the reporters did not come to send blessings, but to find news.
This is a centenarian marrying, how many teenagers happen once, at least he has lived so long and knows his own.
Moreover, this is not only a matter of the old man marrying, but more importantly, his wife is still very young, and he has heard of old cows eating tender grass, but has never seen old cows eating grass seeds.
Looking at the somewhat shy bride on the side, Kardex Remstar felt that this 76-year-old woman was more beautiful than usual.
Not only is the bride dressed up beautifully today, but he also feels beautiful in his heart.
It stands to reason that at his age, even if a young girl is married, she will need more money, otherwise she will not feel worthy of it, but her own
Indo is not such a person.
This marriage, Kardex Remis only needs to give the Indo family a bride price of 5 million Indonesian rupees, which is converted into only more than 2,000 yuan, which is the monthly salary of young Indonesians, which is not a burden at all.
Thinking of this, Cadiz felt that Indo was indeed a good match that Allah had given him, without a little copper smell.
Witnessed by different guests, Cadiz took Indo's little hand and started the wedding.
He was very satisfied with the arrangement of this wedding, according to common sense, a Muslim wedding is inevitable with the appearance blessing of the elders and parents, especially his union with Indo is "Sunnai", which is a sunnah for reproduction, which is completely different from those "Wazhibu" who marry only for physical purposes.
It was precisely because he knew the sanctity of this marriage that Cadiz was afraid that the elders would not be willing to attend this wedding, after all, he no longer had parents, and he did not follow the teachings in terms of ceremony.
For a devout believer, a marriage without Allah blessing is incomplete.
Fortunately, the Religious Affairs Bureau not only arranged for the elders to attend his wedding, but this wedding was also organized by the Religious Affairs Bureau.
So married
If someone had told Kardex more than 20 years ago that your next bride would be this yellow-haired girl you watched grow up, Kardex would not have believed herself, but this happened.
His bond with Indo was formed from the time Indo was born.
At that time, he was not as old as he is today, only 76 years old, but for ordinary people, he was also a grandfather.
Indo's parents were his parishioners, but this is the outside world, and the people under the Allah call each other "Dosti", which means brother.
As an older brother, Cadiz naturally took on the responsibility of baptizing his brother and child.
Just three days after Indo's birth, Cadiz washed her body with holy water, officially called "Great Purity," signifying that the baby came to earth cleanly.
This time "Dajing" forged a marriage relationship between the two in the latter section.
After Indo grew up slowly, Cadiz also took care of his baptized little girl as a grandfather.
Every year on Eid al-Fitr, Indo follows his parents to visit the Cadiz house, which is proper etiquette between brothers.
As a believer, he was happy to comply, especially when every time there was a visit from this little girl to relieve his boredom, and Cadiz loved this day even more.
Compared with more serious parents, Indo and Kardiz, the grandfather who has experienced the battlefield, have more to say, Cadiz also likes this little girl, every time will give Indo some cookies, after all, children do not need to fast, see Indo eat happily, as if they are eating themselves.
Although the long years of getting along have forged a deep friendship between the two, at that time Kardex would never have imagined that he would actually marry this little girl in the future.
There were actually many unexpected factors in their final union, the biggest of which was Indo's last marriage.
Indo went to other places as an adult, and the pair of people who have been good for many years do not see each other on weekdays.
However, every time Indo is free, he will come to Cadiz to talk, or chat about news, or ask for advice, and over the years, Cadiz has long been like a father and friend to Indo.
But a visit from Indo made Cadiz turn his face.
That day, Indo came to Cadiz's house to chat as usual, and Cadiz also laughed while taking out cookies to listen quietly to Indo's speech, but when Indo talked about a trouble, the smile on Cadiz's face could not be hung up.
Destiny sometimes comes to life
Men get married, women get married, and when the once little Induo grows up, his troubles have changed from homework to love.
This time, Indo's home came to marry, but Indo's parents were divorced at this time, and no one could discuss a major matter, so as always, he came to ask Kardex for advice.
When a person needs someone to help refer to whether a relationship is worth it, whether the relationship is worth it, in fact, the party has the answer in his heart, but Induo himself is unwilling to accept this reality.
After listening to Indo's story about her fiancé, Cadiz immediately disagreed.
His experience of living for a century taught him that this man would definitely hurt the little Indo he watched grow up.
As the saying goes, care is cut, and Cadiz's strong opposition aroused Indo's disgust, after all, Cadiz was neither her father nor her grandfather, but uncharacteristically wanted to decide for herself.
Indo, who had come to seek understanding, immediately snatched the door away, leaving only a back for the hundred-year-old Cadiz.
Later, Indo was engaged to her fiancé and got married, and there was no shadow of Cadiz at every ceremony, but everything that happened later was as the old man expected, and little Indo was injured.
When the heart-wrenching sadness swept in, Indo suddenly found that it was Cadiz who had been accompanying him through all kinds of difficulties.
When Indo came to Cadiz's room again, she was still waiting for her with the gentle smile that had lasted for more than 20 years.
On that day, both understood their hearts, and a love that had been coming for more than 20 years began.
After the passion, everything will return to plain, and the frivolities of ordinary days will come again, waiting for people to solve them one by one.
Soon after falling in love, Indo discovers that something is wrong, not only nausea and vomiting, but also the usual normal menstruation.
Indo was frightened at that time, so he hurriedly went to the hospital for examination.
When she received the report and accepted the doctor's blessing, Indo panicked.
She wanted to be with Cadiz, but she never thought of this day in advance.
Indo's expression was seen by the doctor, and after asking if he needed help, the doctor tried to contact Indo's parents, but there was no reply.
Seeing the girl who did not say a word, the doctor finally had to contact the religious affairs bureau, and marriage and childbirth were under their control.
When the people from the religious bureau rushed over, Indo still did not say a word.
Finally, under layers of interrogation, Indo said everything.
The staff who suddenly realized quickly contacted Cadiz, and then Cadiz knew that he was going to be a father.
After the truth came out, the people of the Religious Affairs Bureau did not blame the affectionate couple for having children out of wedlock, but asked the two to discuss what to do next.
When Cadiz clasps Indo's hand under the watchful eye of the religious bureau personnel, a love rises to marriage.
In 2020, the couple, who had an age difference of 76 years, went to marriage, and under the testimony of the elders, the couple sat in the same direction to receive everyone's blessings.
When the bride price worth 5 million Indonesian rupees was handed to Indo by Kardex, their hearts were completely connected.
The wedding provoked many interviews with journalists, and Cadiz just smiled and answered questions one by one.
Asked how he stays healthy on weekdays, the 103-year-old veteran said he gets up every day at 5 a.m. to take a cold shower, a habit that has been maintained for more than 80 years since he became a soldier.
When talking about whether he had eaten anything special, Cadiz shook his head and said that his weekday diet was exactly the same as that of ordinary old men, slightly different, maybe just a smoking habit that could not be changed, one pack a day when he was young, and now it is one a day.
In 2023, Cadiz will be 106 years old, but he no longer smokes.
One is that his current body can no longer withstand tobacco, and the other is that he lost his child because of cigarettes.
The reason for the marriage disappeared shortly after marriage, and Induo, who was pregnant with a child, had a miscarriage, which the doctor said may have been due to sperm quality problems.
That day Cadiz quit smoking, he knew that he was old, and he knew that he could no longer accompany Indo, but he really hoped to have a child with his mark to accompany Indo for the rest of his life, but he failed.
After the miscarriage, Indo did not blame Cadiz, she knew that many things are fate, the moment is the most important, and the company that has lasted for nearly 30 years has made people who are two generations different in age still respect each other.
A love with a difference of 76 years is enough to shock the world, but now Cadiz and Indo only see each other.
Sources of information:
Journal of Northwest University for Nationalities "A Brief Analysis of the Islamic View of Marriage"
Morning News "Indonesia's 103-year-old man marries a 27-year-old bride attracts heated discussion, bride price 2500"
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