Everyone of us has a few little things that really matters to us...
When only one of my three children is only living with us now, we as parents feel so happy and look forward to the occasions when all my kids are back at home having dinner with us.When they were small,having family dinner together is just a routine.But now,having everyone of kids having dinner at home is a BIG thing for my wife and me.Every time when I go home to my mother's house living in my kampung,she will be very busy preparing my favourite dishes.To her is a BIG thing.Now is our turn...What goes around comes around.
Some years back, the little things you did or gave to others(most probably forgotten by you) were the big things to others.Some may remember for the rest of their lives. I do remember of one night when I was leaving home for a business dinner,and my son asked me to help with his maths preparation.His exam was the next day.I canceled my business meeting and we sat down and did the maths together.It meant a lot to him, for the next day when I came home from work,he told me that he managed to answer a few questions as a result of our discussion the night before.
Going back 35 years ago,when I got an offer to study in UK,I need to have an international passport.I don't think anyone in my kampung ,young or old,has an international passport during that period of time.The Wakil Rakyat of that time,Allahyarham Ustaz Mohd Nor took me in his car and brought me to the Immigration Office,Kota Bharu and got my passport done.Nowadays, getting a passport is nothing, but to kampung folks at that time,they would not know how to go about doing that.It was a big thing to my parents and me.
When I was studying in Tanjung Malim in mid-60's, my kampung mate had a financial problem due to his gambling habit.He borrowed RM5 from me.At that time RM5 can buy a brand new Clubman shirt!When he did not pay,I was angry because RM5 was a big thing to me.Now,RM5 can't buy us a lunch.And 25 years later,when my kampung mate(who has turned over a new leaf) came looking for me.He paid back his debt of RM5 and asked for my forgiveness.It was a BIG thing to him.A few months later, he went for his haj!
Just ponder over the years gone by...many small things actually BIG things to you and others,especially to your loved ones.By the way, there were a few 'small things' we did to others-good or bad.These may be BIG things to them.
On one occasion after our alumni meeting, a friend told me that we talked about nothing but it meant everything to him!
Let me quote Robert Brault:
"Enjoy the little things,for one day you may look back and realise they were the big things."
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