SongHe's arTicLe in ToDay PaPeR ToUcHes mY HeaRt...

DiD yOu GuYs ReAd SongHe's arTicLe in ToDay Paper on eVe oF XmaS? 

On Thursday, I was reading it on the way to work in the MRT.  Its really moved my heart cos i'm currently taking care of my parents and will do so till the rest of their lives (insyaallah)... and i know that i will go thru wats written in the article... *breathe in deeply* (Ya Allah, moga kau limpahkan kesihatan serta kesejahteraan buat kedua ibu bapa ku, amin....)

If you missed it, i have it typed out specially for you... like wat i've mentioned in my Facebook during Awal Muharram, "Gunakan masa yang ada sebaik-baiknya kerana esok belum tentu menjadi milik kita..."

Parent's Wish - To Our Dear Child

When the day you saw us old, weak & weary...
Have patience and try to understand us.

If we get dirty when eating...
If we cannot dress on our own...
Please bear with us and remember the time we spent feeding and dressing you up.

If, when we speak to you, we repeat the same thing over and over again... do not interrupt us... listen to us... 
When you were small, we had to read to you the same story a thousand and one time till you went to sleep.

When we do not want to have a shower, neither shame nor scold us...
Remember we had to chase you with your thousand excuses to get you to the shower?

When you see our ignorance of new technologies...
Help us navigate our way through these world wide webs.

We taught you to do so many things...
To eat the right foods, to dress appropriately, to fight for you rights...
When at some moment we lose our memory or the thread of our conversation...
Let us have the necessary time to remember... and if we cannot, do not become nervous...
as the most important thing is not our conversation, but surely to be with you and to have you listening to us.

If we do not feel like eating, do not force us...
We know when we need to and when not to eat.

When our tired legs give way and do not allow us to walk without a cane,
Lend us your hand the same way that we did when you tried your first flattering steps.

And when someday we say to you that we do not want to live anymore, that we want to die,
Do not get angry.  Some day you will understand.
Try to understand that our age is not just lived but survived.

Some day you will realize that, despite our mistakes,
We always want the best for you,
And we tried to prepare the way for you.

You must not feel sad, angry nor ashamed for having us near you instead,
Try to understand us and help us like we did when you were young.

Help us to walk...
Help us to live the rest of our live with love and dignity.

We will pay you with a smile and by the immerse love,
we have always had for you in our hearts.

We LOVE you child....
Mom & Dad