Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Doa (Invocation)

There are many God-fearing & pious workers in this
organization. They perform their duties as if they will
live for the next 1000 years and they pray to God as if
they will die tomorrow. What the extremes you may think,
but that is the teaching of the Prophet Mohammad, peace
be upon him.
Every morning at 8am, an assigned staff will read a doa
(an invocation to God Almighty) over public address
system. The PA system is well connected through out the
entire plant covering every single building where there
is a workplace.
The message in the doa is quite simple. May God bless our
operation for the day. Make us better as days go by, in
term of performance and behavior.
The recital of the doa is a form of surrender to Allah
Almighty that men alone cannot ensure safety to this
extremely hazardous petrochemical plant, despite all the
safety measures taken, despite that SAFETY, SAFETY and
SAFETY are the top three priorities by the management.
And it reminds me that the biggest safety is when one is
saved from the Hell Fire.

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