Towards a New Frontier

Saw this commercial for CNY on TV today. It’s by Kurnia Insurance. The content is about how a guy always use “Wa Bo Eng (I am not free in Hokkien)” as an excuse whenever his mum calls him from his hometown. At one point, he was almost struck by a bus while crossing a road but was saved. Finally he took the initiative to put down all his work and went back home to celebrate CNY with his family.

After seeing this commercial advert, I feel that that guy doesn’t really know the value of life. Yes, working and earning money is important. But there are things way more important than money in this world. What if he had been struck by the bus? If he was, then for so many years his parents had not been able to see him and all of a sudden he is gone. Imagine how sad they will be? Don’t think that we are all alone here. There are tonnes of people who will be sad to use if one day something happens to us. That brings us back to an post I wrote before, nobody knows what will happen tomorrow and thus, don’t live a life such that you will regret if one day we need to leave this world.

Recently, I came to know there are people who say I am too mummy’s boy. Well, I don’t really care what others thing already. I have grown old enough to understand: What others think: I don’t give a damn! It’s what I think which is more important. For one, I know that when I was small, I was really a brat. I did quite many things which made my mum sad. Even my relatives know those bad things I did. As I grow older, I came to my senses that, it’s time for me to repay all those tears my mum had shred for me. (But of course la, I didn’t do those evil things like robbing/stealing/killing etc) Right now, anything that will make my parents happy, I will do it, unless I don’t agree with what they want me to do or I can’t do it. There’s a chinese proverb:

树欲静而风不止，子欲养而亲不在

If I don’t 孝顺 them now, it may be too late tomorrow as nobody knows what will happen then. All I know is, I don’t want to regret living today.

Also, during the CNY, I was shocked quite many people didn’t come back for holiday. I understand the reason they went to outstation to work. Maybe the chances are better there. But please, CNY, especially the reunion dinner is that one day where people come back to gather around with their family. How can you say even this one day’s gathering also you cannot fulfill?? Are you really that busy? Is the airfare to come back really that much? Until can make you bankrupt? It really makes me sad how time can make traditions getting forgotten. No matter how successful a person become, he shouldn’t forget his roots. A tall tree won’t grow that tall if not for the roots. Thus, honour it. Honour the family. Honour your roots. I am sure all parents will be happy when the son/daughter came back for a gathering.

I think I wrote too much already. People may not know what I want to say even. Haha. Hope everyone had had a great time during CNY. I did.

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