Mothers . . .

One day, I told my mother I shall be back home for dinner, but I returned pretty late. While I was walking from the lift and towards my main door which was opened, I noticed (through the metal grill) my father was sitting in the living room. I also noticed that my mother was walking towards the sofa. Immediately when she sat down, I reached the main door, took my key out and was about to open the metal grill. At that moment, my mum noticed that I had returned. She jolted from her seat, got up and walked into the kitchen. And I heard her saying almost to herself, “I go and warm the food first.”

Just tell her what I like to eat and I can be sure I will have the same dish on almost alternate days until I signal “maybe a change is better”.

Those are her subtle ways of showing concern and care. Many other ways too… I can only be thankful.

On a different note, I would like to ask how many of us would describe our mother/father as “naggy”. Not surprisingly, our so called “naggy” mother/father may also describe our grand mother/father as “naggy” too. Heh.. I wonder if that is a natural trait to observe by parents? But when we listen (not hear only) deeper into the nagging, do we find the forces behind are still care and concern?

Ladies/Gentlemen out there, will you eventually be “naggy” mummy/daddy too?
Okay, I can almost “hear” you saying no.
Erm... But ...
- Our daddy / mummy thought that way too, before they have us.
- See the way we treat our younger siblings (if you have any), do we observe that we may “discipline” or “nag” them the way our parents do to us? :P

Hahaha..

Anyway, on this special day, someone shared his thoughts about parents (and I think it’s rather touching) :
一身的简朴
一生的简朴
我们回家给你们拍张照片
在你们看来都是孝顺
我们已经很久不在你们身边
你们相携相扶
以成彼此几乎唯一的依靠
曾经那么辛苦和忙碌
是为了我们都够少受些苦
现在我们都长大成人了
你们为什么还要这样的劳累
我们是你们唯一的希望
是你们任劳任怨的原因
是你们含辛茹苦的动力
是你们无怨无悔的选择
小时候我们还给你们挠过背
长大后就再没有了
当妈妈给你挠背时
你们还总夸我们懂事
为了我们芝麻点的小事
你们会起个大早走很远的路
你们那样的焦急
却从不跟我们提起
我们每次远行
你们都是那么的放心不下
即使走出很远很远
都走不出你们牵挂的视线
你们一直撑着这个家
不经意间我们才猛然发现
你们老了，真的老了
而且越来越苍老
树欲静而风不止
子欲养而亲不在
我们总是用太多的借口安慰自己
你们却有太多的理由原谅我们
曾经给我们剪指甲的母亲
皱纹多了，眼睛花了
曾经强壮无比的父亲
瘦弱得那样可怜
似乎从不生病的你们
现在不得不去医院
似乎从来没有眼泪的你们
现在也会流下无言的泪
你们总是跟我们说
在外要照顾好自己
你们总是说家里一切都好
不用挂念我们 … …
你们最挂念的是我们
我们最挂念的却不是你们
你们曾经给予我们最无私的爱
却在你们最需要爱和温暖的时候
只能左手温暖右手
节目越来越多
我们往往都能记住
我们却需要相互提醒
五月的第二个星期天是母亲节
六月的第三个星期天是父亲节

And I think the following song sang by 杨坤 and 谭晶 “summarizes” pretty well.

天下父母心

[The Song]
[The Lyrics]