A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack.
It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her.
Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt
from the same place Mother and I had dined.
An attached note said: "I paid
this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I
paid for two plates - one for you and the other for your wife. You will never
know what that night meant for me. I love you, son."
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in
time: "I LOVE YOU" and to give our loved ones the time that they
deserve. Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time
they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till "some other
time."
Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal
after you've had a baby. Somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother,
"normal" is history.
Somebody said you can't love the second child as much as you
love the first. Somebody doesn't have two or more children.
Somebody said the hardest part of being a mother is labor
and delivery. Somebody never watched her "baby" get on the bus for
the first day of kindergarten or on a plane headed for military "boot
camp."
Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child
gets married. Somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son or
daughter-in-law to a mother's heart strings.
Somebody said a mother's job is done when her last child
leaves home. Somebody never had grandchildren.
Somebody said your mother knows you love her, so you don’t
need to tell her. Somebody isn't a mother.
Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words,
they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits,
they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
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