THOSE YOUNG DAYS
When
you were 1 year old, she fed you and
bathed you.
You
thanked her by crying all night long.
When
you were 2 years old, she taught you
to walk.
You
thanked her by running away when she called.
When
you were 3 years old, she made all
your meals with love.
You
thanked her by tossing your plate on the floor.
When
you were 4 years old, she gave you
some crayons.
You
thanked her by colouring the dining room table.
When
you were 5 years old, she dressed you
for the holidays.
You
thanked her by plopping into the nearest pile of mud.
When
you were 6 years old, she walked you
to school.
You
thanked her by screaming, " I’m not going ! "
When
you were 7 years old, she bought you
a ball/doll.
You
thanked her by throwing it through the next-door-neighbour window.
When
you were 8 years old, she you handed
you an ice-cream.
You
thanked her by dripping it all over your lap.
When
you were 9 years old, she paid for
the music lessons.
You
thanked her by never even bothering to practice.
When
you were 10 years old, she drove you
all day,from futsal to gymnastics to one birthday party to another.
You
thanked her by jumping out of the car and never looking back.
When
you were 11 years old, she took you
and your friends to the movies.
You
thanked her by asking her to sit in a different row.
When you were 12 years old, she told you not to watch
certain tv shows.
You
thanked her by waiting until she left the house.
THOSE TEENAGE YEARS
When
you were 13, she suggested a haircut
that was becoming.
You
thanked her by telling her that she had no taste.
When
you were 14 ,she paid for a month
away at summer camp.
You
thanked her by forgetting to write a single letter.
When
you were 15, she came home from
work,looking for a hug.
You
thanked her by having your bedroom door locked.
When
you were 16, she taught you how to
drive her car.
You
thanked her by taking it every chance you could.
When
you were 17, she was expecting an
important call.
You
thanked her by being on the phone all night.
When
you were 18, she cried at your high
school graduation.
You
thanked her by staying out partying until dawn.
GROWING OLD AND GREY
When
you were 19, she paid for your
college tuition,drove you to campus and carried your bags.
You
thanked her by saying goodbye outside the door so you wouldn’t be embrassed in
front of your friends.
When
you were 20, she asked whetheryou
were seeing anyone.
You
thanked her by saying, " It’s none of your business. "
When
you were 21, she suggested certain
careersfor your future.
You
thanked her by saying, " I don’t want to be like you. "
When you were 22, she hugged you at your college graduation.
You
thanked her by asking whether she could pay for a trip to Europe.
When
you were 23, she gave furniture for
your first apartment.
You
thanked her by telling your friends that it was ugly.
When
you were 24, she met your fiancee and
asked about your plans for the future.
You
thanked her by glaring and growling.
When
you were 25, she helped to pay for
your wedding,she cried and told you how deeply she loved you.
You
thanked her by moving halfway across the country.
When
you were 30, she called with some
advice on the baby.
You
thanked her by telling her, “ Things are different now. ”
When
you were 40, she called to remind you
a relative’s birthdat.
You
thanked her by saying you were really busy right now.
When
you were 50, she fell ill and needed
you to take care of her.
You
thanked her by reading about the parents become burden to their children.
And
then, one day she quietly died.
And
everything you never did came crashing down like thunder.
SHE
IS YOUR HEART. LOVE HER MORE THAN YOU LOVE YOURSELF. LIFE IS MEANINGLESS WITHOUT
HER…
The
best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched.
They must be felt with the heart~