Showing care.

   My best friends have commented that i am a really caring person. I stick with them through happy and sad times and is always ready to lend a leaning shoulder if they are feeling down. I could not help but to ponder about the little comment that they made about me. I thought to myself, "Am i really caring?" For all i know, i am really sincere about our friendship and i feel obliged to help them during difficult times. And then i thought further. Is it really in my nature to be caring? And then i suddenly thought about my mum and some of the things she did.

   Once, my relatives and i had a family gathering at a chalet in Pasir Ris. There were many people coming over and my mum was helping to prepare some of the food and snacks. She was in charge of marinating the chicken and making fried rice. She had planned to cook one whole container of fried rice. While she was busy cooking, my aunt called and said that she was feeling unwell. She was supposed to be preparing food as well, but she just could not stay up because she was feeling dizzy. Almost immediately, my mother told my aunt to take a rest and that she will help my aunt to prepare the food. I was rather surprised because she already had quite alot of food to prepare and yet she still volunteered to help my aunt.

  Of course, my sisters and i lent a helping hand to her. But as i prepared the food, i could not help but to think about what she had done. She had shown care towards my aunt who was sick without even thinking about herself.

  Another incident which showed that she was caring happened when she was on her way home. When she was at a zebra crossing, she saw an old woman hobbling on the zebra crossing. She was walking at a very slow pace and she looked unstable. What's more scary was that she was carrying plastic bags which looked too bulky and heavy for her small frame. My mother looked at the other pedestrians using the zebra crossing and saw that no one was helping the old woman. So without thinking twice, she rushed to help the old woman carry her plastic bags and cross the road.

  When i thought about those two small incidents, i realised that i have inherited my mother's caring nature. Like my mother, i do not mind contributing or doing more work for projects or events. I am also very careful with what i say, because i do not want to sound insensitive or rude.  Showing love to others makes me feel good both inside and out. In my opinion, the best way to care is to be sincere in doing it. There's never a care that is too little. If you care, you share. Being caring has brought me far in life, but has brought my mother even further.

  In my opinion, it is the best quality i have inherited from her.