went out for a belated birthday lunch with colleagues the other day, one of them suddenly popped a question, "what's your birthday wish?". my mind went blank, yeah what's my birthday wish?
i search and i don't know, too many of them or none? i have too many wishes i suppose. i wish God wind the clock back to the 80s, let my dad drink fewer glasses, led a healthier lifestyle and be healthy now, i wish my brother was born a normal child that my mom don't have to care for him selflessly for 37 years without rest and complains, i wish my mom have an easier life and don't have to worry and toil every minute, i wish i could do more, anything more to ease to cheer and just to see more smile on the wrinkled face.
use to hear people say, "is my birthday, should buy something to reward myself". i used to think the same, on second thought, what have i done that is so great that need to be rewarded. have i help a crippled cross the road, have i washed a paralyzed man in the old folks home, have i sang lullaby to a kid in the orphanage, have i bring joy to a fragile old woman who sells tissue papers on the street, have i washed away the tears of widow who lost her child, have i console my sister when she is lonely, have i hug my dad when he is scared, have i obey my mom when she needed me the most, have i cherish and love my partner as i've vowed to do, have i?
The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' matthew 25:40
