love

There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she's blind.
She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He's always there
for her. She said that if she could only see the world, she would
marry her boyfriend.
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her and then she can see
everything, including her boyfriend.
Her boyfriend asked her, "now that you can see the world, will you
marry me?" The girl was shocked when she saw that her boyfriend is
blind too, and refused to marry him.
Her boyfriend walked away in tears, and later wrote a letter to her
saying. "Just take care of my eyes dear."

This is how human brain changes when the status changed.

Only few remember what life was before, and who's always been there
even in the most painful situations.

After I read it, I kinda felt sad because I can totally relate to it. Not in a BGR kinda way, but it reminds me of how shabbily I sometimes treat those who love me the most, my parents. Think about it, after reading this story, I bet most of you would go: 'Oh, I'll never do that to someone so kind to me' but more often than not, think of all the times we snapped at our parents, think the worse of them and deemed them old and useless? For those of you who are super good and filial kids, I am not talking about you, so don't protest. Isn't there a slight resemblance of how we sometimes treat our parents as compared to how this blind girl treated her boyfriend?

I have been through numerous painful breakups and hardships but the reason I am still kicking is because of my beloved parents. Can you imagine going through life's hardships all alone? No matter how insignificant our parent's effort may seem at the time, I am sure it contributed a lot to our sanity. Like how mom would knock on the door and say: Honey, dinner's ready! I prepared all your favourites! or how dad would say: I fixed your desk/lamp/shower/chair/bed (the minute we complained about it). Sometimes I reflect back on the things that they have done for me and I get a little weepy because I am so grateful.

Mom and dad, I love you guys.