The proverbial "Last Nail in the Coffin..."

Fri 151010

Yup, the proverbial "Last Nail in the Coffin" has been hammered right in...today!

And yup, that literally meant that it's now 100% confirmed that none of our children nor their families would be visiting these 2 ole folks @ Lot 10 OFH to celebrate this ole man's special day of the year which would fall sometime soon...

And yup, as that special day falls on a working day, it had been ( and now, too ) wrongfully assumed that Lot 10 would be privileged to receive at least a visit from those "kids". But, alas, like all OFHs & their residents, such visits are never the norm but considered a rare "luxury" which their kids feel only possible at their whims & fancies...and yup, certainly not a matter of the heart nor feelings associated with their blood ties.

Sad? Pitiful? Unbelievable? Probably all those BUT true!!

If you've read the story that's been circulating in the Net for quite a while.... "The Boy & The Apple Tree"??....then you would be nodding your head in agreement.

And how true...Parents of such "kids" are taken for granted, used to satisfy their needs at every stage in their lives...until their parents have nothing left to give! At the extreme end, such parents are even "non-existent"! As if being parents, they have no needs, no problems and eternally healthy & will live forever! How we, as parents, really wish if only that were true...

Well, like it or not, that's Life As Is...

Ever since my realisation of this "Reality of Life As Is", I've always advised the young to "NEVER grow old..." As if that is humanly possible...if you get what I mean...haha!

Let them then look into the "Mirror of Life" at themselves when they do reach our age & situation...

And so I end this entry with the hope & prayer that your Life As Is has not been, is not & will not be even near to what is narrated above...

ps. On a more positive note, maybe it's God's way & His blessings to these 2 ole folks to have their lives back...to be as they were during those good ole "Pak Tor" (dating) days of yesteryears? Would be a happy thought to cherish, wouldn't it?

To those who had been following this Blog, it was the exact same situation during my other half's birthday in August. And with God's blessings, we both had a memorable day doing what we do best...spending time together...happily!

I will do my best to count my blessings...to remind myself that I am still of sound mind, independent and in reasonably good health...still mobile! And with a great "Kay Pa" to take care of our financial aspects.

Thank God for His kind blessings...Amen.