My mother had only one eye, I hated her as I was ashamed of her
She was a cook in the school cafeteria where I studied.
One day, when I was still in a primary class,
She came to visit me to see for herself that I was all right.
I was very upset, how dare she do this to me?
After that incident I ignored her & looked on her
Only with hateful eyes….
The next day, a fellow-student told me,
"Oh, your mother has only one eye!"
At that moment, I wanted to crawl under the floor
And that my mother would be out of my life completely.
The next day I went to meet her & to tell here:
" because of you I am the joke at school,
Why don't you go away!
But, she did not respond….
I wasn't thinking and did not know what I was saying,
I was very angry. I could not imagine
how she would react to my remarks.
And, I left town.
I studied relentlessly and obtained a scholarship
to continue my studies abroad.
In fact, I completed my studies, got married, bought a house
and set up my family. I lived a happy and a peaceful life.
One day, my mother came to visit me.
It has been many years since we had got separated;
She had never met her grandchildren.
She remained at the doorstep
While my children were making fun of her
I shouted at her: " How dare you come all the way here and
frighten my kids? With a calm voice she responded:
"I apologize, I am at the wrong address."
And she disappeared.
One day, I received an invitation from my hometown school to
attend a reunion under the "close family ties" topic.
I lied to my wife and made her believe that I was traveling
for business.
After the school reunion I stopped by the house
where I grew up.
The neighbors informed me that my mother had passed away.
I did not shed even one drop of tear!!!
The neighbor handed me a letter
that my mother had left for me
"My Dear son, I always thought of you.
I regret having visited you abroad
And frightened your kids
…I was very pleased when I heard that
you would come to attend the school reunion
…
The only thing was that I could not get up
from my bed to come and see you….
… I am broken-hearted that I brought
shame to you on numerous occasions…
Did you know that when you were a baby
you had an accident and lost one eye?
… and, as any other mother would,
I would not let you grow up with only one eye….
So. I gave you my eye…
I was very proud and happy to know that my son would be able
to see the world with my eye
…
With all my love…
…your mother….
But now it was 'too late' for the son to do anything!
"It is one of the greatest sins that a man should not respect his parents."
