ΎϬϧϷ ...ΎϬΘϫήϛ Ϊϗϭ ...

ΓΪΣ΍ϭ Ϧϴϋ ϲϣϷ ϥΎϛ

.Ν΍ήΣϹ΍ ϲϟ ΐΒδΗ ΖϧΎϛ

My mom only had one eye.

I hated her... she was such an embarrassment.
ϢϠόΗ΃ ϲΘϟ΍ ΔγέΪϤϟ΍ ϲϓ ΔϴϫΎσ ϞϤόΗ ΖϧΎϛϭ
.ΔϠ΋Ύόϟ΍ ϞϴόΘϟ ΎϬϴϓ

She cooked for students & teachers to support the family.

Ε˯ΎΟ Δϴ΋΍ΪΘΑϻ΍ ΔϠΣήϤϟ΍ ϲϓ...Š
Ε΍Ϋ
.ϲϠ˴ϋ ϦΌϤτΘϟ

There was this one day during elementary school where my

mom came to say hello to me.
΍άϫ ΖϠόϓ ϒϴϛ ... ϼ
˱ όϓ Ν΍ήΣϹΎΑ ΖδδΣ΃
!ˮϲΑ

I was so embarrassed.
How could she do this to me?!
.ϩήϜϟΎΑ ΔΌϴϠϣ ΓήψϨΑ ΎϬΘϴϣέϭ ,ΎϬΘϠϫΎΠΗ

I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out.

Ϛϣ΃ ... ΓάϣϼΘϟ΍ ΪΣ΃ ϝΎϗ ϲϟΎΘϟ΍ Š ϴϟ΍ ϲϓϭ
ϩϭϭϭϭ΃ ... ϩΪΣ΍ϭ ϦϴόΑ

The next day at school one of my classmates said,

"EEEE, your mom only has one eye!"
ϲδϔϧ ϦϓΩ΃ ϥ΃ ΖϴϨϤΗ ΎϬϨϴΣϭ
.ϲΗΎϴΣ Ϧϣ ϲϣ΍ ϲϔΘΨΗ ϥ΃ϭ

I wanted to bury myself.

I also wanted my mom to just disappear.
 : ΎϬΘϬΟ΍ϭ ϲϟΎΘϟ΍ Š ϴϟ΍ ϲϓ
!!ˮ ϦϴΗ ϤΗ ϻ Ϣ˶ϟ ,Δϛ ΃ ϲϨϣ Ζ ˶ ϠόΟ ΪϘϟ

So I confronted her that day and said, " If you're only gonna make me a
laughing stock, why don't you just die?!!!"
!!!ΐΠ˵Η Ϣϟ ΎϬϨϜϟϭ

My mom did not respond!!!

ΖϨϛ ϲϧϷ ϲϣϼϜΑ ήϜϓ΃ Ϣϟϭ ΖϠϗ ΎϤϴϓ ΍˱ΩΩήΘϣ Ϧϛ΃ Ϣϟ
.΍˱ΪΟ Ύ˱ ΒΎϏ

I didn't even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I
was full of anger.
... ΎϫήϋΎθϤϟ ϲϟΎΑ΃ Ϣϟϭ

I was oblivious to her feelings«

..ϥΎϜϤϟ΍ ΓέΩΎϐϣ ΕΩέ΃ϭ

I wanted out of that house..

 Δγ΍έΪϠϟ ΔϨϣ ϰϠϋ Ζ
˵ ϠμΣϭ ΪΠΑ ΖγέΩ
.Γέ ϓΎϐϨγ ϲϓ

So I studied real hard, got a chance to go to Singapore to study.

.. ΖΟϭΰΗ ϢΛ .. ΖγέΩϭ .. ΖΒϫΫ ..ϼ ˱ όϓϭ
ΖϨϛϭ ΍˱Ωϻϭ΃ ΖΒΠϧ΃ϭ .. Ύ˱ ΘϴΑ Ζ
ήΘη΍ϭ
.ϲΗΎϴΣ ϲϓ Ύ˱ ΣΎΗήϣϭ ΍˱Ϊϴόγ

Then, I got married.

I bought a house of my own.
I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life
Ϊϗ ϦϜΗ Ϣϟϭ ϲΗέΎ
ΰϟ ϲϣ΃ ΖΗ΃.. ŠΎ
Ϸ΍ Ϧϣ Š
ϲϓϭ
!΍˱ΪΑ΃ ΎϫΩΎϔΣ΃ ϯήΗ Ϣϟϭ Ε΍ Ϩγ άϨϣ ϲϨΗ΃έ

Then one day, my mother came to visit me. She hadn't seen me in years
and she didn't even meet her grandchildren!.
...ϥ Ϝ
ϱΩϻϭ΃ άΧ΃ϭ ΏΎΒϟ΍ ϰϠϋ Ζϔϗϭ

When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her.

..ˮϲϟΎϔσ΍ ϲϔϴΨΘϟ ΖϴΗ΃ϭ Ε˶ ΃ήΠΗ ϒϴϛ :ΖΧήλ
!!!ϻ˱ ΎΣ ϲΟήΧ΍

I screamed at her, "How dare you come to my house and scare my

children!"
GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!"
ϥ΍ Ϩόϟ΍ ˲Ε΄τΧ΃ .. Δϔγ΁) :˯ϭΪϬΑ ΖΑΎΟ΃
....ΖϔΘΧ΍ϭ ..(ϭΪΒ
Ύϣ ϰϠϋ

And to this, my mother quietly answered, "Oh, I'm so sorry.

I may have gotten the wrong address," and she disappeared out of sight.
ϲϧ ϋΪΗ ΔγέΪϤϟ΍ Ϧϣ ΔϟΎγέ ϲϨΘϠλϭ Š
Ε΍Ϋϭ
.ϲϠ΋Ύόϟ΍ ϞϤθϟ΍ ϊϤΠϟ

One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house.

ϲϓ ΐϫΫ΄γ ϲϨϧ΃ ΎϬΗήΒΧ΃ϭ ϲΘΟϭί ϰϠϋ ΖΑάϜϓ
...ϞϤϋ ΔϠΣέ

So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip«

ΎϨϛ ϱάϟ΍ Ϣ
ΪϘϟ΍ ΖϴΒϟ΍ ϰϟ΍ ΖΒϫΫ ωΎϤΘΟϻ΍ ΪόΑ
.!!!ςϘϓ ϝ ϔϠϟ ,Ϫϴϓ ζϴόϧ

After the reunion, I went to the old shack just out of curiosity!!!.
.Ζϴϓ Η ....ϲϣ΃ ϥ΃ ϥ΍ήϴΠϟ΍ ϲϧήΒΧ΃

My neighbors said that she died.

!! ΓΪΣ΍ϭ ΔόϣΩ ϟϭ ϑέΫ΃ Ϣϟ

I did not shed a single tear!!.

 .... ϲϣ΃ Ϧϣ ΔϟΎγέ ϲϤϴϠδΘΑ ΍ ϣΎϗ

They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have«

..ϚΑ ΕήϜϓ ΎϤϟΎτϟ ..ΐϴΒϟ΍ ϲϨΑ΍

"My dearest son, I think of you all the time..

.3Ωϻϭ΃ ΔϓΎΧ·ϭ Γέ ϓΎϐϨγ ϰϟ· ϲΌϴΠϤϟ Δϔγ΁

I'm sorry that I came to Singapore and scared your children.

ϲΗ΄Η ϑ γ Ϛϧ΃ Ζ
˵ όϤγ ΎϣΪϨϋ ΍˱ΪΟ ΓΪϴόγ ΖϨϛ
.ωΎϤΘΟϼϟ

I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion.
.ϚΘ
ήϟ ή
ήδϟ΍ ΓέΩΎϐϣ ϊϴτΘγ΃ ϻ Ϊϗ ϲϨϜϟϭ

But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you.
 ϲϓ Ε΍ήϣϭ Ε
˳ ΍ήϣ Ν΍ήΣϹ΍ Ϛϟ ΖΒΒγ ϲϨϧϷ Δϔγ΁
.ϚΗΎϴΣ

I'm sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up.
΍˱ήϴϐλ ΖϨϛ ΎϣΪϨϋ Ι
˳ ΩΎϟ Ζ
˴ ήόΗ ΪϘϟ ...ϢϠόΗ Ϟϫ
.ϚϨϴϋ Ε
˴ ΪϘϓ Ϊϗϭ

You see........when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost
your eye.
...Γ˳ ΪΣ΍ϭ Ϧ
˳ ϴόΑ ήΒϜΗ ϚϛήΗ΃ ϥ΃ ϊτΘγ΍ Ϣϟ ,Š΃ ϱ΄ϛϭ

As a mother, I couldn't stand watching you having to grow up with one

eye.
..... ϲϨϴϋ Ϛ
˴ Θϴτϋ΃ ...΍ά˶ϟϭ

So« I gave you mine«..

Δ
έ ϊϴτΘδ
ϲϨΑ΍ ϥϷ ΍˱ΪΟ Γέ Ψϓϭ ΓΪϴόγ Ζ
˵ Ϩϛϭ
.ϲϨϴόΑ ϢϟΎόϟ΍

I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in
my place, with that eye.
 .....ϲΒΣ ϊϣ.....

«With my love to you«

 .....Ϛ˰˰˰˰˰˰˰˰˰˰˰˰ϣ΃.....

«Your mother«
 !!ˮϪϧΎΒγ ë΍ ΔϤΣήΑ ϒϴϜϓ ΎϫΪϟ Α ŠϷ΍ ΔϤΣέ ϩάϫ ΖϧΎϛ ΍Ϋ· :ë΍ ϥΎΒγ

:Κ
Ϊϟ΍ ϲϓ ϢϠγϭ ϪϴϠϋ ë΍ ϰϠλ ë΍ ϝ γέ ϝ Ϙ

:ϝΎϗ Ϫϧ΃ ϢϠγϭ ϪϴϠϋ ë΍ ϰϠλ ϲΒϨϟ΍ Ϧϋ ϪϨϋ ë΍ ϲέ Γή
ήϫ ϲΑ΃ Ϧϋ

ΎϬΑ ϭ ϥ ϤΣ΍ήΘ
ΎϬΑ ϖ΋ϼΨϟ΍ ϊϴϤΟ ϦϴΑ ΔϤΣέ ΎϬϨϣ Ϣδϗ ΔϤΣέ ΔΌϣ ë ϥ· )
ϢΣή
ΔϤΣέ ϦϴόδΗϭ ΔόδΗ ήΧ΃ϭ ΎϫΩϻϭ΃ ϰϠϋ ζΣ ϟ΍ ϒτόΗ ΎϬΑ ϭ ϥ ϔσΎόΘ

( ΔϣΎϴϘϟ΍ Š
ϩΩΎΒϋ ΎϬΑ
 :Ύ˱ 
΃ ϝ Ϙ
ϭ

ϲΒδΑ ϢϠγϭ ϪϴϠϋ ë΍ ϰϠλ ë΍ ϝ γέ ϰϠϋ ŠΪϗ Ϫϧ΃ ΏΎτΨϟ΍ ϦΑ ήϤϋ Ϧϋ )

ΎϬϨτΒΑ ϪΘϘμϟ΄ϓ ϪΗάΧ΃ ϲΒδϟ΍ ϲϓ Ύ˱ ϴΒλ ΕΪΟϭ ΍Ϋ· ϲϐΘΒΗ ϲΒδϟ΍ Ϧϣ ˲Γ΃ήϣ΍ ΍ΫΈϓ
± ë΍ϭ ϻ :ΎϨϠϗ ˮέΎϨϟ΍ ϲϓ ΎϫΪϟϭ Δ˱ ΣέΎσ Γ΃ήϤϟ΍ ϩάϫ ϥϭήΗ΃ :ΎϨϟ ϝΎϘϓ ϪΘόέ΃ϭ
:ϝΎϘϓ ϪΣήτΗ ϻ ϥ΃ έΪϘΗ ϲϫϭ
( ΎϫΪϟ Α ϩάϫ Ϧϣ ϩΩΎΒόΑ ϢΣέ΃ ë΍
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