Date: 4th
January 2013
Place: St.
Mary’s Cemetery
Joseph, 70 year
old man died of Cancer. All were standing around the coffin. Absolute silence
engulfed the place. After offering flowers, near & dear one’s of Joseph closed
their eyes to pray one last time for the departed soul.
As the prayer
went on, John, Joseph’s Son had a strange feeling of someone patting his arms.
He opened his
eyes and couldn’t believe what he saw. His dad, Joesph cladded in white suit
was talking to him. He first yelled but no one could hear him except his dad..
“Son, I have never spent time with you yet I have a
piece of advice to make your life beautiful.. Lend me your ears for sometime
son..this is the last chance I have to speak to you“ said Joseph
“Born into a close knit family and being the only son,
my dad & mom doted on me. Everything I desired was offered. Even during the
hard days, they would move a mountain to give what I desired. They loved me so
much. I loved my parents too for they went extra mile to keep me happy but I
never expressed my love to them. During my years in high school I was
introduced to Smoke, Drink & Stuff’s by the bad company. What started as a
cool stuff soon became addictive. One day, while I was injecting myself with
Cannabis, my mother tried stopping me. I couldn’t explain how much I wanted it.
I pleaded her, I begged her, I warned her, she resisted...... I broke her head
with a Beer bottle.
She collapsed. Soon she was on a pool of blood. I was
petrified. I couldn’t believe what I had done. I ran away from that place for
the fear of being prisoned. That night I
sat by the riverside & cried for the act I just committed. Did I kill the
person I loved the most? What pained me even more was I never took a chance to
explain them what they (parents) mean to me.
Years passed by and I found yet another Addiction,
Your Mother’s love. When everybody chooses to see the bad in me she saw the
good. One look into her eyes, I melted away son. If you are seeking a wife just
like your mother, forget it! She was the best and not replaceable J. Best part about her was she
never put restrictions on me. I was still the bad ass who smoked weed and came
home drunk. Yet she never complained. Instead she did something phenomenal. Day
by day, Month by month she increased the dosage of love. I loved her but was
always short of words & actions to express my love. You don’t believe it
but I was made that way.
When you visit home for holidays, I wanted to take you
out may be for a movie (or) weekend cycling (or) a walk by the riverside. But I
never had the courage to ask you for it. We were never in talking terms for a
long time and I admit that my ego never let me do want I wanted to do. The love
for you was eclipsed by my God-Damn Ego.
You may think why I am rambling all these things to
you today. Lying in the coffin listening to the words of praise you all have
for me, I only wish I had a chance in real to tell you how much I love you all” said Joseph with tearing rolling down his eyes.
Joseph stopped
for a moment, wiped his tears and continued,
“Up in heaven I will tell my Mum how much I loved her,
I will tell my wife how she is the best and will express
all my love,
But today I want you to know this “I LOVE YOU SO MUCH
SON”
John, I haven’t left anything for you to inherit but I
will be more than happy if you realize that “In Life, When you Love someone, it is better to show
them your love than telling them”. This act of showing your love will change your life
remarkably, this act of showing your love will result in strong relationship,
and this act of showing your love will result in a world which is far better to
live in.
Love you.. God bless You!
