A life fighter – A letter to my mother-in-law on her memory day

Date: 11-8-2011

A sleeping lady without asthmatically panting and hysterically breathing,

The first time I'd ever seen for last decade …

She’s been to the never-land – a heaven for soul,

No pain, no worry and no anxiety for her children anymore.

My mother-in-law has gone physically.

Surreally, I have no slightly feeling that she is not around us.

Quite the opposite, we are closer to each other than ever…

We are in communication with her, heart by heart, every minute…

Being paralyzed in bed for more than 17 years,

Survived endlessly hospital treatments.

She has been the most admired person in my mind,

A heroine, a life-fighter, a person who never said die!

Many people would have chosen leaving rather than staying,

But she chose suffering from torture instead.

She has left us a serious topic?

What is the meaning of life?

Something made her too heavy to leave;

Something miraculously encouraged her to stay.

She has left us so much…

That is the meaning of life:

“If I can survive from so many hardships for such a long time,

Why can’t you?”

“People living with passion can live longer life;

People living with compassion can live longer life.”

“Love yourself and love people,

You will find your life is never boring but fulfilling.”

“Having a meaning of life,

You can face any difficulties in life”.

“Man is always much more resilient than expected,

Living is stronger than death.”

From your life experiences,

I started to realize -

Death is only part of life.

The less we know it,

The more fearful we are about it.

If we don’t know how to face death,

We cannot set us from fear of death,

We don’t know how to live with happiness.

To treat every day is our last day,

We will love and care ourselves and others more,

Cherish and treasure what we have more.

Making each day never be the same.

My dear mother-in –law,

You are receiving your messages from the heaven:

“I will happier if you would think -

I’ve just returned to nature as sun set to the west;

But sun rises tomorrow from the east and life is going on and on.

To look forward instead of being trapped in a gloomy mood.

To celebrate your life and rejoice in life.

As life is so precious that it can’t take two.

The world is so big,

There are so many dreams for you to fulfill,

There is so much happiness for you to pursuit.”

Thanks for your life teachings and advice,

We are proud of you and we will miss you.

Take care,

I will love you forever,

My mother- in- low – a brave life fighter.

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Dear Mother-in Law,

Here is a  beautiful poem for you:

“I have turned into

A glimpse of wave stroking the shore,

A lining of sunlight warming your heart,

A breeze of wind refreshing your face,

A bunch of grass relaxing in the hill,

And a tuft of flowers smiling to you!”

                                    Anonymous