Seven decades plus six is a lot of living. Mentally I am still alert and have clarity and structure in thinking things out and putting it done on paper, but physically I am not too good. More bad days than good days, Pain, here and there, is something you learn to live with grudgingly. But here is the thing with pain…you can have three straight days of pain but you forget about it all when that one good day comes along on the fourth. So, yes I can live with the pain.
At 76, mortality is a heartbeat away.
This morning I did some mental mathematics and figured out that my mother, father, my late brother Rahman, and my dear wife, had not lived to my age.
Now that is worrying. I am now in uncharted waters. Long life is not a family trait.
That should worry the hell out of a lot of people but not me. At 76, I am still a work in progress. What that 'work' will finally turn out to be is still unclear but who cares? One day at a time.
Early this year, on one of my visits to my dear wife’s final resting place, I heard myself say “I will be with you in five years”…not two or three years, not ten, but in five years. Why I said that will always be a mystery to me, but I was comfortable with five. That would give me enough time to prepare for my departure. What makes me so sad when I think of my dear wife is simply this…I will never see her again…ever! Our time together is done. Only memories are left….and after six decades together, memories will have to do.
Sabar Bro.
Try to enjoy what you have now.
Blessed are the grateful
H5! Don’t worry be happy, the rest just leave it to Mother Nature!
Tuan Hussein,
At 76 and living faraway in Melbourne, you are still thinking of the wellbeing of Malaysia. Now, that's true love of a man to his country. Despite the many unfortunate happenings in the past, you still harbour hope that this country could get better. That's faith in its truest form. Living faraway from home, your fate is no longer tied to the country, yet you still care and do the best for Malaysia, that's selflessness to say the least.
Let's be clear, that this true love and faith and selfless care for our country are shared by all of us the citizens of Malaysia, regardless of colours or creeds.
Salam to all.
Dear Pak Hussein
At 76, you are blessed. Even our beloved Prophet Muhammad SAW last only 63.
Mr Hussein
We have a beginning . a middle and a END
And we have memories
And memories is what we carry after the carbons are burnt or degraded
Hopefully , Guilty Free
You had Wonderful Parents
So Did I
Everyday , I still talk to them
Hopefully they listen
You MUST been a wonderful SON to still miss your parents
They will be brimming with PRIDE
My parents still come in my dreams
Makes me feel GOOD and wanted
Just to think of them makes me CRY
Such is Life