Anam Cara

There was a game after a lesson by a lecturer. Not mine, but I read it somewhere. A short story but it touches my heart. Anyways, there was this one post grad student who happened to volunteer when the lecturer asked who wants to play this game. There he was raising his hand and walked to the front of the class. A question was asked, he had to list down 5 people that are close to him. He listed down his parents as in his mum, dad, wife and his two kids. The next question was asked, he had to choose. If he was given a situation where a life of the meaningful people around him will be taken. Which one among those 5 will it be? He paused. For quite some time. He looked deep into his lecturer's eyes to confirm the question. He had to choose. He decided to cancel his dad. WHY? because his dad is too old. It's better for him to die than to suffer. One person after another. The next person is the mum and the kids. WHY? because the kids will grow up and meet the love of their lives. They might forget him. They might abandon him. BUT one thing for sure, his wife will stay with him come hell or high water. They'll grow old together. WHY? because they love each other. 

Nope. It's not a love story. 

Last year, I went to Bukit Jambul to buy something and to hang out with my girls. we decided to eat at KFC and I saw something that touches my heart. There was an old Chinese man around my dad's age. Older perhaps. Cleaning up those tables and he's wearing blue shirt with name tag. As far as I'm concern, that's the official uniform of KFC.

End of last year too, I was at Kapitan, Penang. Celebrating my last paper with food but I'm not sure why I failed to eat up all my briyani. I left quarter of my rice on the table and walked away. As I walked out of the restaurant, I've intercept with a Chinese uncle who's eating the leftovers from the garbage. Dumpster to be exact. It touches my heart and I cant seem to forget that incident even until today.

This very evening, while I was waiting for the bus. There's this one Indian lady with couple of bottles and cans in her hands along with a helmet, asking for the time. We had a short chit chat about the hot weather. Few minutes after, the husband came, riding a very old motorcycle. Both of them are wearing gardener's uniform. The husband took the bottles and the cans from her. I assume they're going to recycle those things for extra penny. They went off and she smiled at me.

Gosh, I always  pray days and nights that things like that will never happen to me or I'm the one who will be doing that to my parents. Truth to be told, I always asked myself questions. WHY DO I HAVE TO LEARN LIFE THE HARD WAY? why me? why cant I have everything that I want? What can't I get what I desire easily? Why can't I have a perfect life? Why can't I this and that and this and that. Selfish and ungrateful person I am. Not knowing that there are other persons in this world or even around me who have to suffer for a meal. Not even for a proper meal. I can't seem to relate whatever I feel and I saw atm but one thing for sure, I should learn to be grateful.

PARENTS.

they can be the pain in the ass but they're the ones that we seek to when we need love. They never failed to fulfill our needs. They never say no. Anam Cara. It stands for soul mate. vampire language. haha. well, no matter how rich you will become, no matter how successful you will become someday, never leave them behind. Just don't. Hold their hands, walk with them. Let them grow old together because they complete each other. Just so you know, what goes around will always comes back around. 

This is random and all over the place. 

But..

yeah, whatever.