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Most Memorable Gift

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Gift of life

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Everything is transient in this world

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My late grandma used to say this, “Humans are born with nothing, not even a piece of cloth on our back but when we leave this world, we still get to choose our favourite clothes to be worn to cover our modesty. Heaven is good”. I was a child then, and I don’t understand.

As a child, I thought life is about achieving what I want, good results, being able to eat food that I want, being able to go where I want to go… I grew up being miserable because I wasn’t born in a rich family. I don’t get to choose what I want to eat or travel like my classmates do. I often ended up envying others and lamenting why my life is so tough…

Fast forward 4 decades
My life got tougher. Married to an abusive husband, suffered domestic violence and became a mother to 4 kids. Father of the kids abandoned the family in 2019.
Many nights I cried out to Heaven “Why?! Do you think that my life is not tough enough that you have to make it worse?! I wish that I’m dead!!”
During a recent visit to KKH for an abnormal bleeding, the gynae reminded me that I’ve an abnormal “heart shaped” womb. It simply means whoever has such conditions cannot hold a baby to full term, has a higher chance of miscarriage etc.

It struck me that Heaven decided to bless me with 4 lives whom I call my family. These 4 littles lives give me a purpose and a new meaning to my own life. I realised whatever I’ve went through in the 1st half of my life is to mould me to be a stronger person, to build the resilience and grit required to survive whatever is to come in life. To weather out the storm of my life and ensure the survival of the little ones.

I may not get to enjoy any materialistic items, the future may seems bleak but I constantly remind myself I’ve the greatest gift of all times. LIFE. That I’m still alive, blessed with 4 lives and i can make a difference in their lives. What more do I still need?….

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