Today I am pretty exhausted because I spend some time teaching my little brother, and I realize, it is so hard to focus all my energy on my brother. I mean I have to sacrifices a lot and for that I know that to handle one child is hard enough, and to handle a classroom of children is even tougher. Although I am not feeling very well, I try very hard to hide it because I don’t want my parents to worry about me. I know I can take care of myself.

While I was teaching, I realize it so exhausting to actually teach and make sure my brother is learning, and I agreed that it is impossible for me to do it alone. I need someone to help me, and of course I will be tired out if it all depends on me. Then again, I hope that while I was teaching my brother he give his fullest attention and put his heart at learning. I knew learning can be very routine and boring, but somehow that’s the price he needs to pay for success. Hard but I know it is possible. I so hope that it isn’t just depends on me, he have to make the effort too… “when the student is ready, the teacher will appear” I so hope that phrase holds some certain degrees of truth.

That’s all for what happen today. Let’s continue with my second story, this is the story that makes me realize the importance of parent love… I was almost close to tears when I heard it through my ears and heart.

A bowl of mee ( This is the second story)

There was once a single mother and her daughter. The family was poor, and so the mother worked hard to give her best to the only daughter. At some point, the mother was very closed with her daughter, until the day the daughter grew up, reaches adolescent and have a her mind of her own. Well, it is normal for mother and daughter to argue because of the divergent opinions due to different life phases. And so one day, there happen to be a big argument between them.

Mother: So what, I raise you and you have to obey me.

Daughter: Fine, you never try to reason with me. I am leaving now.

Mother: GO ahead, if you DARE!

Daughter: I WILL!

Mother: If you dare step a foot outside the house, don’t expect to be coming in this home ever again!

Daughter: Fine! I can live without you.

And so, the daughter leaves the house, and swears never to return. Unfortunely, she had no money with her and that it makes even harder to survive in the streets. She wandered along the neighborhood and town. She did not realize that it was approaching night, and she come across a night market. She was hungry, and she had no money to buy any food, she could only stare.

She passed by a hawker who sold noodles. She felt so helpless, hungry, and tired. But there is nothing she can do, she would not beg for food. However, life is kind to us.

The hawker uncle notices about her, and he offered a bowl of noodle.

Hawker: Hey little girl, what are you looking at, come here. If you are hungry, I prepare a bowl of noodle for you.

Daughter: But I had no money with me, I can’t pay you.

Hawker: Don’t worry. You don have to pay me. I treat you this time, you are my loyal customer. Here, one hot bowl of me. Eat now.

Daughter: Thanks…

The daughter was so hungry, and she finished the bowl of noodles. Every single strand of noodles and the soup, the bowl was cleaned. Suddenly she cried:

Hawker: Why are you crying?

Daughter: I cried because I was overwhelmed and touched by your kindness, you never asked anything from me and offered me food when I need it. Thank you very much.

Hawker: You cried because you are overwhelmed by just a bowl of mee. Well little girl, your mother has feed for so long, and did you ever felt overwhelmed and touched by it what she has given you.

At the spur of moment, the daughter realized her mistakes. She puts the chopsticks down and rush directly back to her home. She hugs her mother and apologized to her mother her mistakes.

Dear friends, I guess that’s the value of love. It is true that we take granted for what our parents have given us sometimes. Perhaps now is the time to appreciate every single thing that did for us. A bowl of mee can means so much to the daughter, and a single thank you can brings wonders of appreciation, gratitude, honor and love to the people around us. Let’s be grateful what they have given us.