♠ Storytime

Here's a story.

Once upon a time, there's this little girl who's curious bout a lot of things.

She's curious why her mum was working so hard day and night.

She tried to help out a little by washing the clothes herself and got scoldings instead.

She vowed to grow up one day to lessen her mum's burden.

When she's grown up enough, she got scholarship to study in the country's university.

Her dad used up all the school's savings to buy stocks and lossed them all.

She vowed never to gamble.

When she graduated, she helped taking care of her siblings and advicing them to return the favors to the next siblings.

She took care of one; paying the rentals, bills, food and clothing. She even took care of transport. She took care of all those so the sibling would focus on study and graduate and support mum.

She took care of two; paying the rentals, bills, food and clothing. She left transport with sibling one. She took care of all those so the sibling would had less depression in life and found a good work and support mum.

None favors were returned cos none could afford to return the favor yet, or too selfish to spare any favor.

She lived her life thinking, if one day she's no longer around, would any of her siblings treat each other as she had treated them.

That all her actions actually imparted some sort of lesson.

That somehow, her patience was actually appreciated.

She hoped one day, when she's no longer around, that her siblings would treat each other with a lot of respect and generousity without thoughts of self.

That her siblings would returned the favor and took care of the mum who gave birth to all of them and work hard to provide for them and support them till they were old enough to provide for themselves.

That if one of the sibling got married, would that sibling be able to support the mum as well as the sibling support own family?

That if another of the sibling got married, would that sibling be able to support the mum if the sibling's working for the family-in-law?

How many more excuses are enough until the favors are returned?

Promise me you will all take care of mum. Promise and remember that promise in your heart and mind or I will come back and haunt you for life. I promise I will if you have too many excuses, and you know I keep my promises.