Love

Love is when you look into someones eyes and see their heart.

Yesterday was 24th November. It was my grandfather's birthday. I took the opportunity to get him a gift. After much thoughts and a few rounds of fruitless shopping, I finally decided to just buy him a fruity birthday cake with my youngest sister. Since my youngest sibling's birthday is also around the corner, I bought an extra cake to celebrate with her.

I looked at my grandfather's face. His hair used to be darker. His eyes used to be bigger. His lips used to be more well defined, his hearing and sight used to be much better . I imagined 60 years from now, I would also be like him. We all go through the same life cycle. I suddenly remembered the video my sisters did for my wedding which says this :

"Love does not make the world go round; Love is what makes the ride worthwhile."

That night I had a good chat with my mum and sister. My mum looked tired. She is the best person whom I would share my life stories with. Eventhough at times, she could raise her voice unneccesarily when talking to her daughters, deep inside my heart, I always remember how much blood she lost giving birth to her 6 daughters and the unexpected surgery due to accident. She came from a broken home without parental love, husband's love and formal education ( When we are studying in primary schools , my mother was working in a chicken farm collecting eggs for her grandfather to sell); yet she was so determined to bring up and educate all of us to become a better person today. Now that I am a mother myself, I truly understand those sleepless nights she went through for all her kids, not easy at all.

I almost forgot how my fifth sister looked like until I saw her the next day. It had been a while we had not had any heart to heart talk. She has been very busy with her job and assignments.

Let us all make our rides worthwhile by showering each other with more LOVE...

Love the life we live, and Live the life we love!