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Friday, May 23, 2008 ~ 8:03 AM

Thank You Mum..

I am sure all of you have heard about the recent devasting earthquake in China. I received this touching story recently and thought I should share it with all of you.

母爱

四川大地震摧毁了无数个美满幸福的家庭，在这场大灾难中，有人抱着亲人等候死神的来临，更有无数的舍身救人的感人故事。

在其中一个灾场，抢救人员在废墟中发现一名女子，双手扶着地支撑身体，救援人员确认她已死亡。准备转移到下一个建筑物时，救援队长有所发现，他费力把手伸进死者下搜索，摸了几下高声叫喊：有人！有个孩子，还活着！！

经过一番努力，将压着她的东西清理后，见她身下有一张红色带黄花的被子，包着一名三个月大的男婴。

孩子安详的睡这。因为母亲的身体保护，孩子没有受伤还安详的睡着。随行医生解开被子替男婴检查，发现有一部手机赛在里面，医生下意识看了手机屏幕，见到母亲留给孩子的短讯：亲爱的宝贝，如果你能活着，一定要记住我爱你。

After reading this message, I was deeply moved and almost teared. It reminded me of how much my mum have done for me and I promise I will never let her down.

This message also answered one of the unsolved question I always had.

All this while , I have often been wondering what makes human so different from animals. Wisdom? Not necessarily, it cannot be denied that some animals possesses knowledge far beyond us. After pondering over this question for a long period of time, I came to a conclusion. Love. Unlike animals , we do not simply mate with one another for offsprings. We search far and wide for our other halves , believing that true love will bring our destined one to us. We, unlike animals, do not eat our family members even though we might be starving. We know how to love one another. Doesn't this make us different from them?

However , after meeting a girl in AJC, Siowyun, my beliefs have been shaken. According to her , the love that Man are so proud of , proclaiming it to be the reason we are different from animals are merely the effects our hormones have on us. Hormones? Does this mean that our love is controlled by hormones and not the way we feel? Is love really not noble at all , just an effect that are caused by the needs of our physical shell? If so , what is there to be proud of? Siowyun. You really affected me alot.

However, after reading the message above, I am extremely glad that hormones are not the sole reason behind the love we have with other people. Why? Our body , is created in a way that we will always protect ourselves. Our brain is programmed in a way that we will always put our safety as our greatest priority and our natural reaction in the face of danger would be to escape and save ourselves. However , this mother here , sacrificed her life for her son. Now , does it really show that our love is determined by our physical selves? Not anymore.

I told myself to control myself.

Yet I find myself looking out for her.

I don't like the idea of paying so much attention to her.

Even though she probably have no idea that I do.

Its a paradox.

A painful one.

To keep my feelings for her a secret.

Even though my heart is wishing for her to know.

Failure is success if we learn from it.
Courage is fear that has said its prayers.

I am your listening ear when you need it.
I am the shoulder for you to cry on.
I am the one who will always support you.
I am the one who worries when you are blue.
I am the one who promised not to make you cry.
I am the guy who would cry with you.
I am the person who will wipe your tears for you.
I am the jester when you need a smile.
I am the teacher who would reprimand when you're wrong.
I am the friend who reprimands with pain.
I am the first to smile when you see your mistakes.
I will never forgive you.
Only because I will never be frustrated with you.
I am Sebastian and I do these because I love you.

Sebastian Wong
Aries
15 April 1991

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