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Overwhelmed by this video. Could recall the occasion I overheard this young man asking his girlfriend (I could tell they were in courtship) if her mum would appreciate a take away meal. The girl nodded affirmatively with a smile. I observed their ordering. Yes, it was one meal they bought. I did not jump to the conclusion then that he may not have a mum himself to buy a take away meal for but what if he had? If so, then why did it not strike his mind that he should ask himself if his mum was hungry. What had the girlfriend's mother done for him all his life? Who bore the pain of pushing him out into this world. Who laboured to bring him up to adulthood? Who cried tears for his grief at low points in his life?
I never offered to buy a take out for the mothers of the girls I courted. I don't believe that I had performed my filial duties diligently either when I was a young man with a perpetual hard on in my pants. But I do reflect constantly what my mum had done for me since she brought me into this world. No need for details. "Tien Sia De Mama Toe Tse Hao."
My new year resolution. I want to make sure she knows that I love her and I will never abandon her. That my debts to her can never be repaid even if I can live my life all over again.