Wednesday, October 17, 2007
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7:24 PM
Parents- such a touching story
When the son came back, the mother immediately ate the food without a word. Shestared at him. The son took a taste on his mother's food and spitted outimmediately. He ranted at his wife," Didn't I told you that my mother cannottake too salty food?!" The wife shouted,"OK! She's your mum! You cook for herin future!"
After saying that, she stormed into their room angrily.Feeling helpless, the sontold the mother,"Mum, don't eat this anymore. I will cook you a bowl ofnoodles." The mother said, "Son, you have something to tell me? Don't keep everything to yourself." Son:"Mum, I am going to get promoted soon and my upcoming working schedule willbe very, very tight...and as for my wife...ummm...she said she will be going outto work...."
The mother understood what he meant and said in a begging manner, "Son, pleasedon't send me to the Old Folks' Home.." The son remained silent and tried to think of a good reason to persuade hermother. Then he said," There is nothing wrong with the Old Folks' Home. Once my wife hadgone out to work, no one will serve you as well as the Home which provides youmeals and care. It would definitely much better than being at home."
The son went for a bath after that and went into the Study Room. He looked outfrom the windows and thought back and hesitated a while.... His mother has beenremaining as a widow since she was young with him, and brought him uppainstakingly, solely.
She tried all means to earn as much as she could, in order to support him instudying overseas. Yet she expected nothing nor used her past painful experienceto threaten his son to be filial. While now, his wife is threatening him with the stake of their marriage. "Should I send my Mum to the Home?" He asked himself. "The only person whowill accompany you till the end of your life would be your wife.." said a friendbefore.
"Your mother is in old age now, and if she's lucky, she might be able to livefor a few more years longer. Why not be filial to her for this period of time?reminded by some relatives.
He was stuck in a dilemma. He did not want to think anymore, in order not toaffect his decision. The son found a Home with high standards, built on abeautiful and transquil mountain top. He told himself that he would feel muchbetter when the more he spent.
When the son helped his mother into the lobby of the Home, the 42" TV was turnedon. The programme shown on screen was a comedy. But no one was laughing.
A few old folks, dressed similarly in clothing, were sitting there, in a daze.There was one who was sitting improperly on a sofa, there was one who wasbending down to pick up a piece of biscuit from the floor, there was one who wastalking to himself...
The son knew that his mother likes sunlight, so he chose a room with ample sunrays shining into the room. By viewing out from the room, was a big piece ofgreenery scene. Few nurses were wheeling some old folks out for some fresh air. It was so pathetic of silence in the background. The sun would still need to setdown. Soon it was dusk.
The son told the mother,"Mum, I am leaving." The mother waved to him to saygoodbye, opening her toothless mouth.. He turned back to look at his mother. She was full of grey hair and wrinkled skin with deep set eyes... He found that she was really old. Heremembered when he was six, due to some circumstances, his mother cannot bringhim along with her thus temporarily placed him at a relative's home for fewdays. He recalled hugging his mother's thigh and begged her not to leave himalone. In the end, his mother never leave him alone and decide to stay with him. He stopped thinking and left.
When he returned home, his wife and his mother-in-law were busy discardingthings from his mother's room, happily. One of the discarded item was his talltrophy which he won as First Prize when he was young. He wrote an essay on "MY MOTHER". The second item discarded was a dictionary. That was the first gift from hismother, who scrimped and saved for a month in order to buy for him. Heshouted,"Enough! Stop discarding anymore!"
His mother-in-law cried," There were so much rubbish. If don't discard, therewould not be any place for my stuff.." His wife continued,"Yeah! Need to dump away that old, stinky bed of your mumtoo. We will buy a new bed for my mum later,"
He saw some pictures from the stack..they were taken at a zoo and amusement parkwhen his mother brought him there. " These are precious belongings of my Mum! You can't discard them!" "What sortof attitude is this? I demand you to apologise to my Mum NOW!" ranted the wife. The husband said," When I got married with you, that showed that I will loveyour Mum too. But why can't you do the same too?"
He went back to the Home and saw his mother weeping in between her frail legs.She was missing the moments when her son would apply ointment for her everynight...
The son kneeled before her and said,"Mum, here I come. I brought the ointmenttoo." The mother said," I will apply it myself, Son! You still need to work tomorrow. Go home, Son!" Son said,"Mum, please forgive me! Let's go home!" _____
Hope this is inspirational and touching to you. Without our parents, we won't be here. No parents will resort to harm their own children. They only want the benefitsfor them. For Daughters & Sons: Please remember to return gratitude to your dads and mums. For Daughter-In-Laws & Sons-In-Laws: Please love your in laws as you did to yourparents, coz without them, you will not find your partners...they are parents too..
