Mother's Love
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My mom only had one eye, I hated her because I thought that she was an embarrassment. She cooked for students & teachers to support the family. There was this one day in primary school where my mom came to Say hello to me. I was so embarrassed. How could she do this to me? I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out.
The next day at school one of my classmates said, 'hahahah, your mom only has one eye!' I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just disappear.I confronted her that day and said, ' If you're only going to make me a Laughing stock, why don't you just die?' My mom did not respond.... I didn't even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger. I was obliviously not considering her feelings.
I wanted to be out of that house, and have nothing to do with her. So I studied real hard, got a chance to go abroad to study. Some years passed without me thinking or missing her .I later got married , bought a house of my own and finally had kids of my own.I never told my children about their grandmother because she was not part of my new happy life . I was happy and comfortable .
One day my mother came to visit me.She was a bit older now and paler. She hadn't seen me in years and she didn't even meet her grandchildren. When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, I was furious and yelled at her for coming over uninvited. 'How dare you come to my house and scare my children!' GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!' My mother quietly answered, 'Oh, I'm so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address,' She disappeared out of my sight , I was not even filled with guilt .
One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went to the old shack just out of curiosity. My neighbours said that she died. I did not shed a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.
'My dearest son.
I think of you all the time. I'm sorry that I came to your house and scared your children. I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I'm sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up. You see,when you were very little, you got into an accident and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn't stand watching you having to grow up with one eye. So I gave you mine. I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye. With all my love to you,
Your mother
An ocean of tears flooded my eyes. I was able to see properly because my mother sacrifised her eye for me .I wish she told me that before my hatred for her grew . I wish I would rewind the sands of time and be kind to her just as she was to me . Oh LORD its too late !
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