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Monday, November 12, 2007
straits time reported that china supermarket gave $2 discount on cooking oil thus came a huge crowd outside the supermarket and when it was opened, people rushed in. in the midst of it, alot of people got pushed on the floor and died as a result of people stomping over them. the death reached like 30. do u kill people for like the most $10 bucks if u buy 5 bottles of oil, which will probably take u a few months to finish it, maybe more. so err, congratulations, some old ladies died cuz u refused to help them get up while u were making sure that u save $2.
anyway, y i brought this up was because my family faced the same issue. i always thought that my family (maternal side) was quite closely bonded until when my grandma left us with some inheritance. my mum took care of my grandma every sat ever since she became quite sick, which was 3 yrs ago. even before that, we visited my grandma quite often. my grandma doted on her more than the other siblings but at the same time, my mum sacrificed alot of time to take care of her too. my point is that my mum did it out of love.
then when my grandma's condition got worse, all my aunties including my mum, took turns to stayover night with my grandma, taking shift throughout the week,making sure that she's okie. then when she passed away, all my relatives cared about was the amount of inheritance they were gonna get, expect for my mum who didn't want a single cent, expect to give my grandma the best burial and a proper tombstone.
anyway, there were alot of objections from the rest of them and my mum was like since they dun really wanna give then its okie, she'll fork out the money herself. then after that , she thought that the issue was over. but no, there were alot of backstabbing still going on, my relatives called her like almost once a week, saying that they had a meeting on how the money should be split among them and stuff and at the same time, they bad mouthed my mum for alot of things that she didn't do. while all these were going on for 1 mth already i think, my mum didn't care what they said and continued to run around from places to places to settle the administration stuff for my grandma while the rest of them continue bitching about her.
so, should i be angry? what did my mum do wrong? all the money she used up for is in black and white and before she does anything, she approached the rest. basically she followed all instructions, took all the blame and scolding when she did nothing. and, she happens to be the oldest sibling in the family who sacrificed her studies to take care of them when they were young.
if i say that im not pissed, im lying. if i say that i forgive them, im lying. at least for now. but God is gracious. before i heard about all these things concerning my mum, i received a parcel from daily bread with a book focusing on forgiveness. i glimpse through it and i prayed about it a few days back and i know what is expected of me as a christian.
i recall a few months back i told God to send me people who are hard to love so that i can honed my skills, nows the time. they will be coming over to my place during chinese new year. i know some of my cousins dun like me cuz they feel that im arrogant after i went into uni. what happened was that i greeted them but they din hear and i thought they did so i went on to do my work. its some dumb misunderstandings la but explaination is not good enough especially when its like related to my family.
so as i was saying, verses from the bible came flashing in my mind. do not repay evil with evil for what differences.. something like that. i was able to tell my bro this cuz he too was pissed and still am. he shared about how he was going to react like when my relative calls again to bug my mum about the money, he was going to ask them y, to make them feel bad. the issue is this, if u want the money, take it. my family is not interested. i will make sure that i will behave and be the same cheerful me who will greet everyone eventho they already form the impression that i suck. i will continue to respect them eventho they don't deserve it. i will continue to be nice to them and serve them if necessary. i will forgive them for making my mum cry for a very long time. i will even pray blessings over them because they need Jesus. may God grant me the strength and love to make all these statements sincere and true.
+++1:21 AM+++
Jesus is Love
straits time reported that china supermarket gave $2 discount on cooking oil thus came a huge crowd outside the supermarket and when it was opened, people rushed in. in the midst of it, alot of people got pushed on the floor and died as a result of people stomping over them. the death reached like 30. do u kill people for like the most $10 bucks if u buy 5 bottles of oil, which will probably take u a few months to finish it, maybe more. so err, congratulations, some old ladies died cuz u refused to help them get up while u were making sure that u save $2.
anyway, y i brought this up was because my family faced the same issue. i always thought that my family (maternal side) was quite closely bonded until when my grandma left us with some inheritance. my mum took care of my grandma every sat ever since she became quite sick, which was 3 yrs ago. even before that, we visited my grandma quite often. my grandma doted on her more than the other siblings but at the same time, my mum sacrificed alot of time to take care of her too. my point is that my mum did it out of love.
then when my grandma's condition got worse, all my aunties including my mum, took turns to stayover night with my grandma, taking shift throughout the week,making sure that she's okie. then when she passed away, all my relatives cared about was the amount of inheritance they were gonna get, expect for my mum who didn't want a single cent, expect to give my grandma the best burial and a proper tombstone.
anyway, there were alot of objections from the rest of them and my mum was like since they dun really wanna give then its okie, she'll fork out the money herself. then after that , she thought that the issue was over. but no, there were alot of backstabbing still going on, my relatives called her like almost once a week, saying that they had a meeting on how the money should be split among them and stuff and at the same time, they bad mouthed my mum for alot of things that she didn't do. while all these were going on for 1 mth already i think, my mum didn't care what they said and continued to run around from places to places to settle the administration stuff for my grandma while the rest of them continue bitching about her.
so, should i be angry? what did my mum do wrong? all the money she used up for is in black and white and before she does anything, she approached the rest. basically she followed all instructions, took all the blame and scolding when she did nothing. and, she happens to be the oldest sibling in the family who sacrificed her studies to take care of them when they were young.
if i say that im not pissed, im lying. if i say that i forgive them, im lying. at least for now. but God is gracious. before i heard about all these things concerning my mum, i received a parcel from daily bread with a book focusing on forgiveness. i glimpse through it and i prayed about it a few days back and i know what is expected of me as a christian.
i recall a few months back i told God to send me people who are hard to love so that i can honed my skills, nows the time. they will be coming over to my place during chinese new year. i know some of my cousins dun like me cuz they feel that im arrogant after i went into uni. what happened was that i greeted them but they din hear and i thought they did so i went on to do my work. its some dumb misunderstandings la but explaination is not good enough especially when its like related to my family.
so as i was saying, verses from the bible came flashing in my mind. do not repay evil with evil for what differences.. something like that. i was able to tell my bro this cuz he too was pissed and still am. he shared about how he was going to react like when my relative calls again to bug my mum about the money, he was going to ask them y, to make them feel bad. the issue is this, if u want the money, take it. my family is not interested. i will make sure that i will behave and be the same cheerful me who will greet everyone eventho they already form the impression that i suck. i will continue to respect them eventho they don't deserve it. i will continue to be nice to them and serve them if necessary. i will forgive them for making my mum cry for a very long time. i will even pray blessings over them because they need Jesus. may God grant me the strength and love to make all these statements sincere and true.
Jesus is Love