Mother's Love
It is 1.24am. Wanted to sleep as need to wake up early tomorrow. But, so much things need to be written down.... one after another, all queuing up...
Now, at this time, it is the death anniversary of my maternal grandmother, my mother's mother. So many years, my mother never failed to forget her mother's death date. She never forgot anybody's birthday. She got the children's birthday, and also can remember the death date of her brother, sister and mother. My father always said that she is very intelligent, but just that she has no chance to go to school. At the work place, she is so hardworking. She knows so many things, but the people there are lazy. I saw her lose weight now, due to work stress -- she worked everyday, even on Sunday!
My father always said that we, the 'educated' ones who go to school, but are 'inferior' to my mother, the 'chair meh' (blind = illiterate). My mother has very good memory. She can remember phone numbers, how to do things etc. That is true. But I have poor memory, but photographic memory....
Today my mother called to ask me to submit mass offering to the church. I missed the call -- always cannot hear (handphone in the bag). Only discovered it in the evening, and it was too late already.
This is how great my mother is. My mother, did not know any English, but enrolled me in school, brought me to my primary school. At that time, there were no more vacancy at Boon Lay Garden Primary School, and she had to travel to Taman Jurong, and finally got a place for me at Yung An Primary School...
Without my mother, I would not be here today. Without school, I won't be writing here today either.....
Nobody knows the plight of a woman. Until today, my mother is still 'suffering' in silence. Who can she talk to? Who can help her? I cannot continue now, as I think of all her suffering....... there are so many kind of suffering -- to see your love ones suffering and yet you have no capacity to help; and now, to know 'the truth' and yet don't know how to say.....
This is really a test, a great test of unity and strength. I got so much to show, the amazing things I see....
Now, at this time, it is the death anniversary of my maternal grandmother, my mother's mother. So many years, my mother never failed to forget her mother's death date. She never forgot anybody's birthday. She got the children's birthday, and also can remember the death date of her brother, sister and mother. My father always said that she is very intelligent, but just that she has no chance to go to school. At the work place, she is so hardworking. She knows so many things, but the people there are lazy. I saw her lose weight now, due to work stress -- she worked everyday, even on Sunday!
My father always said that we, the 'educated' ones who go to school, but are 'inferior' to my mother, the 'chair meh' (blind = illiterate). My mother has very good memory. She can remember phone numbers, how to do things etc. That is true. But I have poor memory, but photographic memory....
Today my mother called to ask me to submit mass offering to the church. I missed the call -- always cannot hear (handphone in the bag). Only discovered it in the evening, and it was too late already.
This is how great my mother is. My mother, did not know any English, but enrolled me in school, brought me to my primary school. At that time, there were no more vacancy at Boon Lay Garden Primary School, and she had to travel to Taman Jurong, and finally got a place for me at Yung An Primary School...
Without my mother, I would not be here today. Without school, I won't be writing here today either.....
Nobody knows the plight of a woman. Until today, my mother is still 'suffering' in silence. Who can she talk to? Who can help her? I cannot continue now, as I think of all her suffering....... there are so many kind of suffering -- to see your love ones suffering and yet you have no capacity to help; and now, to know 'the truth' and yet don't know how to say.....
This is really a test, a great test of unity and strength. I got so much to show, the amazing things I see....
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