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As my late mother’s first death anniversary gets closer, allow me to share and express my thoughts over the past year.

They say that the loss would get easier in time, but honestly it doesn’t.

Somehow there isn’t a day that passes by where my mother is not on my mind. In fact the thought of her is the first thing on my mind everyday.

I can now understand why people say don’t take the presence of loved ones for granted . Unfortunately, it is always too late, isn’t it?

When you think back of the sacrifices that a mother has made for their children, it is quite amazing actually. A mother never complains when it comes to doing things for her children.

Now, I wish I had talked to my mother more. Wished I had spent more time with her or doing things with her.

I understand that death is a normal part of the circle of life. But to have your mother taken away suddenly, by cancer in my mother’s case, it is quite a painful experience.

Having siblings really helps. Just being with them takes a load off. Siblings, too, are people we take for granted sometimes.

When a mother is no more around, the void left behind is just not capable of being filled with anything, but perhaps with the knowledge that she is in a better place.

The verse ‘Syurga itu di telapak kaki ibu’ is so true for me. I totally understand that now.

Twice had I touched my mother’s feet. First when I passed my Bar exams. And second during her funeral rites.

For those who still have their mothers, one word of advice, spend as much time with her as possible. Talk and do things with her. There is nothing more that a mother looks forward to.

In the end, I find consolation in the fact that the person who was Heaven-sent for me, after performing her earthly duties, is back where she came from, Heaven.


PUTHAN PERUMAL is an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya.

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