Post by MIRIAM JACOB on Oct 27, 2009 5:31:11 GMT -5
EIGHT LIES OF A MOTHER
This story begins when I was a child: I was born poor. Often we hadn't enough to eat. Wheneverwe had some food, Mother often gave me her portion of rice. While she was transferring her riceinto my bowl, she would say "Eat this rice, son! I'm not hungry."This was Mother's First Lie.
As I grew, Mother gave up her spare time to fish in a river near our house; she hoped that from thefish she caught, she could give me a little bit more nutritious food for my growth. Once she hadcaught just two fish, she would make fish soup. While I was eating the soup, mother would sit beside me and eat the what was still left on the bone of the fish I had eaten, My heart was touchedwhen I saw it. Once I gave the other fish to her on my chopstick but she immediately refused it andsaid, "Eat this fish, son! I don't really like fish."This was Mother's Second Lie.
Then, in order to fund my education, Mother went to a Match Factory to bring home some usedmatchboxes, which she filled with fresh matchsticks. This helped her get some money to cover ourneeds. One wintry night I awoke to find Mother filling the matchboxes by candlelight. So I said,"Mother, go to sleep; it's late: you can continue working tomorrow morning." Mother smiled andsaid, "Go to sleep, son! I'm not tired."This was Mother's Third Lie.
When I had to sit my Final Examination, Mother accompanied me. After dawn, Mother waited forme for hours in the heat of the sun. When the bell rang, I ran to meet her.. Mother embraced me and poured me a glass of tea that she had prepared in a thermos. The tea was not as strong as my Mother's love. Seeing Mother covered with perspiration, I at once gave her my glass and askedher to drink too. Mother said, "Drink, son! I'm not thirsty!".This was Mother's Fourth Lie.
After Father's death, Mother had to play the role of a single parent. She held on to her former job;she had to fund our needs alone. Our family's life was more complicated. We suffered fromstarvation. Seeing our family's condition worsening, my kind Uncle who lived near my house cameto help us solve our problems big and small. Our other neighbors saw that we were poverty stricken so they often advised my mother to marry again. But Mother refused to remarry saying, "Idon't need love."This was Mother's Fifth Lie.
After I had finished my studies and gotten a job, it was time for my old Mother to retire but shecarried on going to the market every morning just to sell a few vegetables. I kept sending her
money but she was steadfast and even sent the money back to me. She said, "I have enoughmoney."That was Mother's Sixth Lie.
I continued my part-time studies for my Master's Degree. Funded by the American Corporation forwhich I worked, I succeeded in my studies. With a big jump in my salary, I decided to bring Motherto enjoy life in America but Mother didn't want to bother her son; she said to me "I'm not used tohigh living."That was Mother's Seventh Lie.
In her dotage, Mother was attacked by cancer and had to be hospitalized. Now living far across the ocean, I went home to visit Mother who was bedridden after an operation. Mother tried to smilebut I was heartbroken because she was so thin and feeble but Mother said, "Don't cry, son! I'm not in pain."That was Mother's Eighth Lie.
Telling me this, her eighth lie, she died.
YES, MOTHER WAS AN ANGEL!
M - O - T - H - E - R
"M" is for the Million things she gave me,
"O" means Only that she's growing old,
"T" is for the Tears she shed to save me,
"H" is for her Heart of gold,
"E" is for her Eyes with love-light shining in them,
"R" means Right, and right she'll always be.
Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER" a word that means the world to me.
For those of you who are lucky to be still blessed with your Mom's presence on Earth, this story is beautiful.
For those who aren't so blessed, this is even more beautiful.
This story begins when I was a child: I was born poor. Often we hadn't enough to eat. Wheneverwe had some food, Mother often gave me her portion of rice. While she was transferring her riceinto my bowl, she would say "Eat this rice, son! I'm not hungry."This was Mother's First Lie.
As I grew, Mother gave up her spare time to fish in a river near our house; she hoped that from thefish she caught, she could give me a little bit more nutritious food for my growth. Once she hadcaught just two fish, she would make fish soup. While I was eating the soup, mother would sit beside me and eat the what was still left on the bone of the fish I had eaten, My heart was touchedwhen I saw it. Once I gave the other fish to her on my chopstick but she immediately refused it andsaid, "Eat this fish, son! I don't really like fish."This was Mother's Second Lie.
Then, in order to fund my education, Mother went to a Match Factory to bring home some usedmatchboxes, which she filled with fresh matchsticks. This helped her get some money to cover ourneeds. One wintry night I awoke to find Mother filling the matchboxes by candlelight. So I said,"Mother, go to sleep; it's late: you can continue working tomorrow morning." Mother smiled andsaid, "Go to sleep, son! I'm not tired."This was Mother's Third Lie.
When I had to sit my Final Examination, Mother accompanied me. After dawn, Mother waited forme for hours in the heat of the sun. When the bell rang, I ran to meet her.. Mother embraced me and poured me a glass of tea that she had prepared in a thermos. The tea was not as strong as my Mother's love. Seeing Mother covered with perspiration, I at once gave her my glass and askedher to drink too. Mother said, "Drink, son! I'm not thirsty!".This was Mother's Fourth Lie.
After Father's death, Mother had to play the role of a single parent. She held on to her former job;she had to fund our needs alone. Our family's life was more complicated. We suffered fromstarvation. Seeing our family's condition worsening, my kind Uncle who lived near my house cameto help us solve our problems big and small. Our other neighbors saw that we were poverty stricken so they often advised my mother to marry again. But Mother refused to remarry saying, "Idon't need love."This was Mother's Fifth Lie.
After I had finished my studies and gotten a job, it was time for my old Mother to retire but shecarried on going to the market every morning just to sell a few vegetables. I kept sending her
money but she was steadfast and even sent the money back to me. She said, "I have enoughmoney."That was Mother's Sixth Lie.
I continued my part-time studies for my Master's Degree. Funded by the American Corporation forwhich I worked, I succeeded in my studies. With a big jump in my salary, I decided to bring Motherto enjoy life in America but Mother didn't want to bother her son; she said to me "I'm not used tohigh living."That was Mother's Seventh Lie.
In her dotage, Mother was attacked by cancer and had to be hospitalized. Now living far across the ocean, I went home to visit Mother who was bedridden after an operation. Mother tried to smilebut I was heartbroken because she was so thin and feeble but Mother said, "Don't cry, son! I'm not in pain."That was Mother's Eighth Lie.
Telling me this, her eighth lie, she died.
YES, MOTHER WAS AN ANGEL!
M - O - T - H - E - R
"M" is for the Million things she gave me,
"O" means Only that she's growing old,
"T" is for the Tears she shed to save me,
"H" is for her Heart of gold,
"E" is for her Eyes with love-light shining in them,
"R" means Right, and right she'll always be.
Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER" a word that means the world to me.
For those of you who are lucky to be still blessed with your Mom's presence on Earth, this story is beautiful.
For those who aren't so blessed, this is even more beautiful.