Pertamanya, masih belum terlambat untuk saya ucapkan "Happy Mother's day, Mummy.." on 10th Mei 2009 (Sunday) last week..
This morning, while i had my breakfast and check my email, my eyes attracted to an email that is really touching....suddenly while i read through my tears drop from my eye lid...here's the story goes:
BEING A MOTHER/HAVING A MOTHER''After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman
out to dinner and a movie.
She said, 'I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and
would Love to spend
some time with you.'
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my Mother, who
has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my
three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.
That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner an d a movie.
'What's wrong, are you well,' she asked? My mother is the type of
woman who suspects
that a late night call or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad
news.
'I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you,' I
responded 'just the two of us.' She thought about it for a moment,
and then said,
'I would like that very much.'
That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit
nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed
to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat
on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had
worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a
face that was as radiant as an angel's.
'I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they
were impressed,' she said, as she got into the car. 'They can't wait
to hear about our meeting.'
We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and
cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady.
After we sat down, I had to read the menu.
Her eyes could only read large print. Half-way through the entrees, I
lifted my eyes and saw Mother sitting there staring at me. A
nostalgic smile was on her lips.
'It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small,' she
said. 'Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor,' I
responded. During the dinner , we had an agreeable conversation
nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each
other's life. We talked so much that we missed the movie. As we
arrived at her house later, she said, 'I'll go out with you again,
but only if you let me invite you.' I agreed.
'How was your dinner date?' asked my wife when I got home. 'Very
nice, much more so than I could have imagined,' I answered.
A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It
happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for
her. Sometime later, I received an envelope with a copy of a
restaurant receipt from the same place Mother and I had dined. An
attached note said: 'I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that
I could be there; but, nevertheless, I paid for two plates - one for
you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night
meant for me.
'I love you, son'
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: 'Ilove YOU' and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve.Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them thetime they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till some'other' time. Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal afteryou've had a baby... somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother,'normal' is history. Somebody said you can't love the second child as much as you love thefirst... somebody doesn't have two or more children. Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labor anddelivery....somebody never watched her 'baby' get on the bus for thefirst day of kindergarten... or on a plane headed for military 'bootcamp.' Somebody said a Mother can stop worrying after her child getsmarried... somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son ordaughter-in-law to a mother's heartstrings. Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child leaveshome... somebody never had grandchildren. Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don't need totell her... somebody isn't a mother. Pass this along to all the GREAT 'mothers' in your life and toeveryone who ever had a mother. This isn't just about being a mother; it's about appreciating thepeople in your lives while you have them... no matter who that personis! Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes...your destiny. 'Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting somekind of battle'. Saya tersedar....saya bukanlah anak yang begitu baik.....disedari mahupun tanpa saya sedari,selalu shj meyakiti hati ibu bapa (anak mana yg tidak pernah sekali menyakiti hati mereka tanpa disedari kan???)...tapi, ibu bapa tetap bersabar dan melayan kita seperti biasa selepas itu...mereka masih menyayangi kita dan memaafkan kita walaupun kita sebagai anak kdg2 telah menghiris hati mereka...selepas itu, kami masih boleh bergurau senda, berborak seolah-olah tiada apa terjadi :) tp jauh di sudut hati ini, saya tetap ingin berusaha menjadi anak yang baik...yang boleh dibanggakan oleh ibu bapa...mendengar kata mereka dan tidak melawan mereka...anak solehah..insyaallah...amin...
I love u sooo much mummy, papa...and i love everyone who is always in my heart..sayangilah dan hargailah mereka selagi mampu dan selagi mereka masih bersama kita.....hargai lah mereka kerana dengan izin-Nya dan dengan kasih syg kedua ibu bapa dan keluarga kita, mereka telah berjaya membesarkan kita dengan penuh kasih syg...dari tapak kaki ini lbh kecil dari tapak tangan mereka, sampailah saya telah menjadi anak dara sunti yang berumur 26 tahun :)) thanku for everything, mum, dad.......................... TAMAT ........................
sebelum air mata sy mengalir lg...saya rasa saya berenti di sini.... :)
