I think me mom has the same problem as i do sometimes - she looks much younger than she really is.
I've always had this problem - as people treat me like a young adult!!! But that's another story altogether for another post.
Back to me mom - i often forget how old she is. Cuz she looks young and she is still healthy and strong! For a person who is above 70 years old!!!
So sometimes, i tend to get very impatient with her. It drives me up the wall when she doesn't seem to remember things well or can't seem to understand things.
But when i remember how old she is, i begin to understand a appreciate why she is like that. There is nothing wrong with her. She is just getting old. Her body and mind is aging. It is normal, natural. It is me who has "something wrong"!
In fact, for someone as old as she is, she is far much better than people of her age. Even better than some who are younger than her. She is generally independant and does not need anyone to take care of her. In fact, she wouldn't want it. Instead, she is the one who is taking care of my nephew and neice when they come over after school. She is the one who cooks for all of us and washes our clothes (now, me wife has lighten that load by washing most of my clothes). When one of us is ill, she is the one who is at home taking care of us, providing for us.
I know that the day will come when she is no longer strong enuf to do that anymore. If one were to be realistic, that day should have come oredi. But by God's grace, that day has been postponed.
To me, that is the greatest dread that i have now - to see her like her age, helpless.
I only hope that when that day comes, i can be to her what she has always been to me. That seems impossible, tho - for how can one love the same way as a mother loves her child?
I saw this vid earlier and it moved me to tears. Thought i'll share it here:-
*Written by Babyface, this was also the theme song for the movie, Soul Food.
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