Yup, the BLOOD BROTHERS was back by popular demand for Good Friday! We had almost 2500 audience in these 2 days! The first day was FULL-HOUSE!

This recording was taken from the Christmas run one though.

Anyway, the drama was about the Father’s love and making choices. For those who didn’t manage to catch it, it was about a brother made his choice to sacrifice for his elder brother so he could have 2nd chance to live. The father made a choice to sacrifice his good son to take his another son’s place.

It struck me that often, our choices seem small but they could be significant for others. Unfortunately, we tend to make selfish choices.

My mom came to visit me since last month. Because of my classes and assignments, I seldom had time for her. I thank those who constantly asking me,“Hey, what happen to your mom while you’re away?” Perhaps God sent these people to remind me that I have neglected my mom.

Being mom, she will put my needs at first, hers second. What she really HOPED was to spend a good 10 minutes talking to me before she goes to bed each day. She stayed up late to wait for me. It was disheartening to see her asking me out with a careful request, “Girl, you want to have dinner with me tomorrow night?” So worried that the dinner would take me away from doing my work and cost me a leg. I know she was torn between meeting my needs and hers. She made a choice to sacrifice her needs to fulfill mine.

A few days ago, I made a decision to spend 20 dollars fixing a back seat on my bicycle, just to fetch her to a coffee shop from home. I knew it was perhaps a ONE-OFF thing but I knew this memory will stay with her for as long she lives. I came back from work though tiring, it took me 45 mins and an aching butts to reach there. She was so happy (though nervous, with her sweaty palms clenching on my waist). We had a wonderful dinner!

Did it really cost me an arm to do so? Did I fail my assignment just because I spent that 3 hours with her?? I could just spend 30 minutes lesser each day from idling, sleeping, watching TV FOR A WEEK to make up that 3 hours. But seriously, do I have to be so calculative?!

You see, being our critical and judgmental nature, we do not see our flaws until we meet a more selfish and horrible person than us. In fact, this person is there to remind us about our weaknesses. I wouldn’t know how self-centered I was to my mom until I met someone who is more self-centered than me. That was how I felt the pain and the struggles, just as how my mom felt hers.

Her flight is 11am. She is going to the airport at 9am. I told her that I wanted to send her off. She was thrilled but she said:”It’s OK la..you just finished your drama and you need more sleep.”

And I joked: “You don’t want meh??” She was so happy that she just answered with a long WAAAAAAAANT.

I only need to wake up 40 minutes earlier. Does it really cost me a life???

I am feeling very upset as I am writing this. She is leaving tomorrow morning and I knew I have not been treating her well and spent quality time with her. I felt very sorry and I wished I could learn the lesson earlier and turned back the time. Just hated the fact that we always have to lose something/someone in order to appreciate it.

So when we say “I love you”, does it also mean that “I can take you for granted”?

It is really presumption that this person knows how much we love him/her if we do not doing anything and expect that he/she knows.

You guys have to watch this video.

Don’t be like me ok?

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