WHO'S BAHAR SAFAR??
Hello this is diary zaman!! It feels like it’s been a long time since I last wrote on this blog. Today, I want to talk about a book by Bang Tere Liye called Janji . Some of you may have read it, some of you may not. But I think this story is worth sharing. The main character in Janji is Bahar Safar. The story is told using a back-and-forth timeline, so we slowly get to know who Bahar really is. At first, he looks like a rebellious young man, someone people would easily judge and underestimate. And honestly, when we hear about a troublemaker, especially one accused of burning a religious school, our first reaction is usually negative. Bahar was once a student in a religious boarding school. He did not like the rules and felt trapped there. He kept breaking them until one serious incident changed everything. After the fire, he was expelled from the pesantren. What looked like the end of his life became the moment that changed his direction. Before Bahar left, Buya, his teacher, gave ...