Selamat datang di uzairsuhaimi.blog! Blog ini merekam jejak pemikiran penulisnya mengenai bidang sosial-ekonomi-kependudukan dan refleksinya mengenai kebijaksanaan abadi dalam perspektif Islam.
Apa itu kebenaran (truth)? Kebanaran adalah apa yang harus kita ketahui. Fungsinya, mencerahkan kehendak. Pada tingkat kehendak kita, kebenaran adalah kebajikan dalam bentuk kejujuran (veracity) dan ketulusan (sincerity). Kebenaran memungkinkan kita untuk memahami kebajikan dan memberikannya kekuatan kosmis serta kemanjuran.
Apa itu kebajikan (virtue)? Ia berwujud dalam bentuk kerendahan hati (humility)[2] dan kemurahan hati (charity). Kebajikan membimbing ke arah kebenaran dan membuat kebenaran menjadi kongkrit, terlihat dan hidup.
Apa itu inteligensi (intelligence)? Ia tidak lain dari pada apa yang tanpa kebajikan mustahil dapat mengandung kebenaran. Inteligensi tanpa kebenaran bukan apa-apa (nothing).
Apa itu kehendak (the will)? Ia tidak lain dari pada apa yang tanpa kebenaran mustahil dapat merealisasikan kebajikan. Tanpa kebenaran, kehendak bukan apa-apa (nothing).
Kabajikan bersifat universal, bukan menghadapkan wajah ke arah Timur (masyriq) maupun Barat (maghrib);
Kebajikan adalah realisasi keimananan terhadap yang Absolute (the Absolute) dan perwujudan amal soleh sehingga kebenaran menjadi kongkrit, terlihat dan hidup[4]:
Keimanan: Fiksasi inteligensi disertai kesadaran proporsionalitas di hadapan yang Mutlak (the Absolute);
Amal Soleh: Pelepasan kehendak yang disinari kebenaran untuk merealisaikan kebajikan dengan penuh kejujuran dan kemurahan hati.
Wallâhu ’alam… @
[1] Disarikan dengan sedikit improvisasi dari “Spiritual Perspectives and Human Facts”, World Wisdom online library: www. worldwisdom.com /public/ library/default.aspx.
[2] Seacara etimologis istilah humility mengeskpresikan sikap fundamental yang independen terhadap sentimentalitas tertentu.
**Statistics and Spirituality: An Unexpected Synergy**
At first glance, the pairing of statistics and religion may seem unconventional—even paradoxical. One discipline is rooted in empirical analysis, quantifying the tangible realities of our world; the other contemplates the transcendent, exploring truths beyond the physical realm. Yet this very duality defines my journey: a lifelong dedication to statistical rigor intertwined with a deep fascination for humanity’s spiritual dimensions.
**Professional Journey: Three Decades of Data-Driven Impact**
From 1981 to 2011, I served as a statistician at *BPS-Statistics Indonesia*, the nation’s central bureau of statistics, contributing to data-driven policymaking and national development. Following this, I lent my expertise to Indonesia’s *TNP2K* (a Vice President’s Office initiative) and the *International Labour Organization’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ILO-ROAP)* as a senior statistician. Since 2012, I have operated as an independent consultant, collaborating with entities like the ILO and Indonesian government agencies on pivotal projects. A recent highlight includes leading Indonesia’s first comprehensive *estimation of child labor* for the ILO Country Office in Jakarta (2019), a critical step toward addressing this urgent social challenge.
**Spiritual Inquiry: Bridging the Universal and the Esoteric**
Parallel to my professional work, I have nurtured a decades-long intellectual passion for the essence of religious thought—its esoteric traditions, universal principles, and timeless wisdom. Sufism’s mystical teachings and the *perennial philosophy*, which seeks shared truths across spiritual traditions, hold particular resonance for me. To explore these themes, I have authored and shared reflections on my personal blog, inviting dialogue on how inner understanding intersects with our outer world.
**Convergence: Where Analysis Meets Meaning**
This unlikely harmony between data and devotion has profoundly shaped my perspective: statistics reveal the *"what"* of human conditions, while spirituality grapples with the *"why."* Together, they form a dynamic lens through which I seek to understand—and contribute to—both the measurable and the immeasurable dimensions of life.
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