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Short but sweet moments}
Thursday, November 27, 2014 | 11:39 AM | 0Comment Just a few moments of memories that I would like to remember... It is only 10.41am but so many things has happened that made me feel touched. 1) Eating breakfast with grandpa and realising that it's been such a long time. At first, I wanted to take pictures for my assignment which I can eat and accompany my grandpa at the same time but I gain an unexpected realisation. In the wee hours of the morning, I followed my grandpa to the market to have our breakfast. As we walked, I took pictures of his back and chatted with him. While taking, I realised how he has aged through the years. His back is now slightly hunched, with heavier footsteps. But his stamina still maintained rather well. I asked him about his routine every morning. He told me that he will walk to the market, have his breakfast and take the bus home. It made me realised that he is no longer as strong as he used to be. The grandpa that I thought I have known is the one who will walk to and fro home whenever he goes to the nearby market to have his meals. But the grandpa whom I talked to today has aged . "Ah..." is the first thought that came to my mind. Especially now that I'm always busy with school work and often returning home late, I realised that I have never taken a good look at my grandpa and chatted with him properly. I could rarely see him except for a few occasional short talks when we watched the television programmes together. To me, he is a very knowledgeable person who has imparted much of his knowledge and insight to me. He often share with me his opinions about many issues based on his wealth of experience. I respect him a lot. He is always caring and patient towards my brother and I but impatient towards others, The care and concern that he gave us is beyond description but we have not treated him as well as he does to us. This made me feel really guilty. Some thoughts that I had while writing this post are, I learnt that grandpa will not always be there. He is old already and I should not assume that he will always be there when I need him. I should not take his presence for granted but cherish all the precious moments we have together. I talked to my grandma too while she had her breakfast at home today. I talked to her about her work and my experience. Such chances are really hard to come. When will I have the chance to talk to them again like today. I really hope that I can still have many chances.... 2) Strangers helping me to catch the bus. There is no condition attached, we are purely strangers and I really did not expect them to help me. The first time was the bus driver who stopped to wait for me at the bus stop. I was crossing the road when the bus arrived at the bus stop. I decided to give up running for the bus and just wait for the next one since it would be arriving soon. The distance from where I was and the bus stop was slightly far. I thought the bus would leave after the passenger at the bus stop board it but it waited there. I was still walking slowly until I realised that the bus driver was waiting for me to board. I immediately run to board it. Instead of an irritated or poker face, I saw a smile from the bus driver. I was very surprised. The second time was when I walked to the bus stop where I needed to change the bus. The bus arrived at the bus stop before me so I had to run to catch it. I waved crazily while I run but was unsure if the bus driver would wait as no one was boarding the bus. Just as I was about to reach the bus stop, a passenger, stranger who just alighted the bus, helped me to wave to the bus driver to indicate that someone wants to board, please wait. It wasn't just standing and waving but he walked to the door and made large actions to tell the driver. The doors were closed so I thought that my hopes of boarding it was rather low. I managed to get onto the bus with the help of the stranger. Everything that happened in this short morning really made my day. These few weeks has been a horror for me where I faced the real challenge of my life, trying to cope with my studies, projects, and mainly the speech competition. I was still thinking last night about the meaning of life. It seems that everyday is a routine and we are all just living for the sake of living. I questioned myself why I had to make myself suffer and seems like I would be getting nothing out of this. But today's happenings answered my question to life. It is to live to help people and receiving help. It is about cherishing all my loved ones and don't make them upset. I guess that is the belief that I would live with for now and live happily. |
