Sunday, December 12

I like the way my nieces rush to me every time they see me, with their arms opened wide, knowing their ‘Ah Yi’ will give them one of her very special hugs.
 
I like the way my brother encourages my 2-year-old niece to get up when she falls down, in his gentle, calming voice. Never would I have thought my own brother would, one day, become a father. 

I like the way Mom ask the same “Have you eaten dinner?” question to me almost every single night when I returned home.
 
I like the way the elderly couple, whom I saw on the streets the other day, looked at each other. Especially when they held hands. I like how she deliberately slowed down her walking pace, and supported her physically weaker husband.
 
I like the way the group of teenagers I saw at The Cathay urging one another on, to take group pictures. Getting teenage boys to take pictures is no easy feat.
 
I like the way the teenage girl sitting next to me on the bus, called her friend and complained about her boyfriend in her very ‘singlish’ speech. 
 
I like these and many more...

Lately, I have been taking a step back and observing life around me. Strangers on the street, fellow passengers in the train, my family, my friends. Allowing myself to be inspired and to be emotionally rejuvenated by the sights and sounds that I see and hear.

It all boils down to one thing. Relationships. Human interactions. Love in its various forms.

Last week, I passed by a funeral procession and am reminded of Life. What can possibly be worse than Death? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. 

As long as there is still a single breath in me, I will never stop living. I will never stop hoping. I will never stop loving. I will never stop trusting.

Because Life is simply too short to do otherwise.

"I will remember you. Will you remember me? 
Don't let your life pass you by. Weep not for the memories."

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