Sunday, November 09, 2008

changes

as we grow older, we change, both physically and mentally. one very fine example is that when we were young, we used to hate green veggie a lot ( at least for me). and we refused to take all those green veggie no matter how hard the adults try to persuade us. i am sure in our mind will be full of questions like why do they kept asking us to eat the disgusting veggie? and why do they have to force themselves to eat the veggie when its not nice? but look, when we grow older, we start to appreciate these green veggie. and we take it even when no one is there forcing us to take. why the difference? its because we have CHANGEd with time. this is a very true fact that i have not realised until a friend of mine mentioned it that day.

yes. we have all changed as we grow older. and these changes are inevitable. it's impossible for us to grow without changing. and with all these changes, it is important to maintain our identity, our principles, and our focus of life. but it is just so hard.

and looking at the people around us changing, will we able to accept their changes? can our perceptions for one another change as we all change with time? can you accept your friend if he/she turns out to be someone that is very different from who you thought he/she was?

the experiences that we are going through are something that are shaping our thoughts. it is from these experiences that we can learn and change to be a better person. going through so many things may be tough, but without these experiences, we won't be able to grow up.

but sometimes, talking to people who have gone through many things in life is very useful as well. we can always gain priceless life experiences from them and learn from their mistakes. it is always wiseful to learn from other people's mistakes because we do not have time to commit so many mistakes. thus, talking to some people for one hour is sometimes worth a lifetime's experience :)

i just came back from johor. looking at my grandparents, i really want to do something for them, at least some small little things. but i just do not know how. the other day when i was jogging in the park, i saw one old lady walking there with the daughter. and she was holding tightly to the daughter's hand. i don't know why, but at the very moment, i was so touched by the very scene. when we are young and can't walk properly, our parents guide us patiently until the day we can walk independantly on our own. and similarly, when our parents grow old, it is our responsibility to guide and help them when they couldn't walk properly. why there are so many people out there who complain complain and complain about their parents, and treat them like a burden. have they forgotten who are the one who guided them properly when they couldn't walk? have they forgotten who are the one who fed them when they couldnt' eat by themselves? have they forgotten who are the one who cleaned them up when they couldn't shower by themselves? so why the complaints now when they have to return the favour for the very same person who did the exact same things for them 30/40 years ago? 'money not enough2' by jack neo is really a good and worth watching production. it really portrays what is happening in today's world.it has touched my heart, and i hope it will do the same to many many sons and daughters out there.
perhaps, to understand your parents' love, you must first raise children yourself. i don't quite agree with this though.

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