A son had made the difficult decision to move his mother into an old age home after his father’s passing. He would visit her regularly, but their relationship had become strained.
One day, the son received a call from the old age home, informing him that his mother was critically ill and wanted to see him.
Rushing to her side, the son was met with a frail and weakened mother. As he sat beside her, she whispered her final wishes to him. She asked him to install fans in the old age home, as the heat had been unbearable, and to provide a fridge to improve the quality of food.
The son was taken aback, wondering why his mother had never complained about these issues before.
His mother’s response was both poignant and profound. She explained that she had endured the hardships, but her concern was not for herself, but for her son.
She feared that one day, his children might abandon him in a similar old age home, and he would suffer the same fate. Her parting words were a stark reminder of the importance of treating others with kindness and compassion, for it is in giving that we receive.
