Valuing Relationship

I got this email from Auntie Felisa and it did make me cry. Please also take time to visit http://parentswish.com if you wanna cry more :-)

Thanks for being be there, for building a good relationship with me and with my mom and sis. We may have argued sometimes but the sense of belonging you are showing us will never be reciprocated with any wealth. They can have their land, money or material thing but we will have the most precious thing that will never fade - our love and care for each other as family.

F A M I L Y

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
"Oh excuse me please" was my reply.

He said, "Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you."

We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.

But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
"Move out of the way," I said with a frown.

He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,

"While dealing with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.

Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.

Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.

He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes."

By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.

I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
"Wake up, little one, wake up," I said.

"Are these the flowers you picked for me?"
He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.

I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue."

I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way."
He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay.
I love you anyway."


I said, "Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue."

FAMILY
Are you aware that if we die tomorrow, the company
that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days.
But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.


And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than into our own family,
an unwise investment indeed, don't you think?
So what is behind the story?

Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU
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I was furious with my daughter Keiichi because she uprooted my bonsai plant. It has purple leaves. She was holding it and the moment I saw it, my eyebrows met but I was glad I did not say a word. She said it was so cute and it was for me. I was moved and was about to cry so I have to turn around to hide the tears. Then I told her that I was grateful and that I love her so. I don't want the plant to die so I told her that we had to replant it and make sure it will grow bigger and healthier.

Unluckily, one of her playmates found the plant really nice that he uprooted it again and I never saw it again :-(

Chi is sometimes annoying and I don't deny the fact that I am mean and make mistakes at times but for her, I am her supermom.

I don't know how to make a nice conclusion in this entry. I just know I am loved and that I also love my family and friends a lot and I am glad I was able to maintain a good relationship towards a lot of people. As what a friend of mine reiterates in our last conversation, the relationship I have built with other people is what always matters at the end of the day. Other people may say that you are the worst kind, but those whom you've touched compassionately will tell otherwise.