Eight Lies Of A Mother, A heartwarming story

by esor19 Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:32 pm

This story begins when I was a child:
I was born poor. Often we hadn't
enough to eat. Whenever we had some
food, Mother often gave me her portion
of rice. While she was transferring
her rice into 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 the fish
she caught, she could give me a little
bit more nutritious food for my
growth. Once she had caught 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 touched when I
saw it. Once I gave the other fish to
her on my chopstick but she
immediately refused it and said, "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 used matchboxes which
she filled with fresh matchsticks.
This helped her get some money to
cover our needs. 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 and said "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 for me 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 asked her 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 from starvation. Seeing our
family's condition worsening, my kind
Uncle who lived near my house came to
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 "I don'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 she carried 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 enough
money."
That was Mother's Sixth Lie.

I continued my part-time studies for
my Master's Degree. Funded by the
American Corporation for which I
worked, I succeeded in my studies.
With a big jump in my salary, I
decided to bring Mother to enjoy life
in America but Mother didn't want to
bother her son; she said to me "I'm
not used to to high 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
smile but 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.

Like a Star @ heaven

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"I want to be remembered as a woman who tripped on stage during the most crucial time of her life and stood up,
showing the world that falling is never a hindrance to someones's aspiration and determination."

by amie sison Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:14 pm

but whatever it will be. being a mom is the best thing i have!

Eight Lies Of A Mother, A heartwarming story

Eight Lies Of A Mother, A heartwarming story

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