Mother is the Angel
Mother with ChildThe story began when I was a
child; I was born as a son of a poor family. Even for eating, we often
got lack of food. Whenever the time for eating, mother often gave me
her portion of rice. While she was removing her rice into my bowl, she
would say "Eat this rice, son. I'm not hungry". That was the Mother's
First Lie.
When I was getting to grow up, the
persevering mother gave her spare time for
fishing in a river near our house, she hoped that
from the fishes she got, she could gave me a little
bit nutritious food for my growth. After fishing,
she would cook the fishes to be a fresh fish soup,
which raised my appetite. While I was eating the
soup, mother would sit beside me and eat the rest meat of fish, which was still on the bone of the
fish I ate. My heart was touched when I saw it. I then used my chopstick and gave the other fish to
her. But she immediately refused it and said "Eat this
fish, son. I don't really like fish." That was Mother's
Second Lie.
Then, when I was in Junior High School, to fund
my study, mother went to an economic enterprise to
bring some used-matches boxes that would be stuck in. It
gave her some money for covering our needs. As the
winter came, I woke up from my sleep and looked at my
mother who was still awoke, supported by a little
candlelight and within her perseverance she continued
the work of sticking some used-matches box. I said, "Mother, go to sleep, it's late, tomorrow
morning you still have to go for work." Mother smiled and said "Go to sleep, dear. I'm not tired."
That was Mother's Third Lie.
At the time of final term, mother asked for a leave
from her work in order to accompany me. While the daytime was
coming and the heat of the sun was starting to shine, the strong
and persevering mother waited for me under the heat of the sun's
shine for several hours. As the bell rang, which indicated that the final exam had finished, mother
immediately welcomed me and poured me a glass of tea that she had prepared before in a cold
bottle. The very thick tea was not as thick as my mother's love, which was much thicker. Seeing my
mother covering with perspiration, I at once gave her my glass and asked her to drink too. Mother
said "Drink, son. I'm not thirsty!". That was Mother's Fourth Lie.
After the death of my father because of illness, my poor mother had to play her role as a single
parent. By held on her former job, she had to fund our needs alone. Our family's life was more
complicated. No days without sufferance. Seeing our family's condition that was getting worse,
there was a nice uncle who lived near my house came to help us, either in a big problem and a small
problem.
Our other neighbors who lived next to us saw that our family's life was so unfortunate, they often
advised my mother to marry again. But mother, who was stubborn, didn't care to their advice, she
said "I don't need love." That was Mother's Fifth Lie.
After I had finished my study and then got a job, it was the time for my old mother to retire. But she
didn't want to; she was sincere to go to the marketplace every morning, just to sell some vegetable
for fulfilling her needs. I, who worked in the other city, often sent her some money to help her in
fulfilling her needs, but she was stubborn for not accepting the money. She even sent the money
back to me. She said "I have enough money." That was Mother's Sixth Lie.
After graduated from Bachelor Degree, I then continued my study to Master Degree. I took the
degree, which was funded by a company through a scholarship program, from a famous University
in America. I finally worked in the company. Within a quite high salary, I intended to take my
mother to enjoy her life in America. But my lovely mother didn't want to bother her son, she said to
me "I'm not used to." That was Mother's Seventh Lie.
After entering her old age,
mother got a flank cancer and had to be hospitalized. I,
who lived in miles away and across the ocean, directly
went home to visit my dearest mother. She lied down in
weakness on her bed after having an operation. Mother,
who looked so old, was staring at me in deep yearn. She
tried to spread her smile on her face; even it looked so stiff
because of the disease she held out. It was clear enough to
see how the disease broke my mother's body, thus she
looked so weak and thin. I stared at my mother within tears
flowing on my face. My heart was hurt, so hurt, seeing my
mother on that condition. But mother, with her strength, said "Don't cry, my dear. I'm not in pain."
That was Mother's Eight Lie.
After saying her eighth lie, my dearest mother closed her eyes forever.
ANGEL around us is MOTHER
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"M" is for the million things she gave me
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"O" means only that she's growing old
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"T" is for the tears she shed to save me
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"H" is for her heart of purest gold
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"E" is for her eyes, with love-light shining
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"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 who
are lucky to still be blessed with your mom this is beautiful. For those who aren't, this is even more
beautiful.
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