Attended a funeral of a client who I am proud to call a friend. From attending and hearing the eulogies of the day, it made me realise that I knew very little of this gental old lady.
She was a strong mother who made it her purpose to instill true character in her kids. To know right from wrong. To stand up for the wrongs. To be fair, kind and compassionate.
My relationship w this client was more than tax, we shared a special bond. Though it might be strange to say, but the bond was my kids. She took a special fondness to my kids, bought them presents, chocolates and more.
In the latter years of her life she was plagued by various illnesses and family problems, but all through it she was the same gentle lade I’ve always known. Quick to smile, quick to joke.
There was alot of people who turned up to the funeral, a testament to her life, a testament of the people she had touched.
This whole experience makes me think and wonder, what is life if you died and no one turned up to your funeral?
Life to me is all about helping. The more you help people, the more enjoyable life is. Sometimes its by going out of your way to say thank you, in other ways you just give a little without charging.
It’s sort of like planting a seed. The more seeds you plant, you hope that one day you leave behind a forest.
I have a vague rememberance of a sentamental movie I watched and during the movie, a little unknown man dies and at his funeral there thousands of people who comes to pay their respect. When each person starts talking to the next, they all start to realise something, each of them came to pay their respects to a little unknown man because this little unknown man at some stage in their lives did someone caring or helpful and touched everyone’s lives in a small but meaningful way. So when each of them happened to look in the newspaper and saw the little ad stating that he had passed away, they all made the effort to be there.
I would like to think today’s experience was just like that. A little old lady who passed away and people came to pay their respects because they respected this lady for the seed she had planted in their lives.
May you rest in peace, may you enjoy eternity in heaven.
Juen Phie
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