EIGHT LIES OF MOTHER

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Bapak Azhar

EIGHT LIES OF MOTHER

1.The story began when I was a child; I was born as a
s on of a poor family. Even for eating, we often got
lack of food. Whenever the time for eating, mother
often gave me her portion of rice. While she was
removing her rice into my bowl, she would say "Eat
this rice, son. I'm not hungry". That was Mother's
First Lie

2.When I was getting to grow up, the persevering
mother gave her spare time for fishing in a river near
our house, she hoped that from the fishes she got, she
could gave me a little bit nutritious food for my
growth. After fishing, she would cook the fishes to be
a fresh fish soup, which raised my appetite. While I
was eating the soup, mother would sit beside me and
eat the rest meat of fish, which was still on the bone
of the fish I ate. My heart was touched when I saw it.
I then used my chopstick and gave the other fish to
her. But she immediately refused it and said "Eat this
fish, son. I don't really like fish." That was
Mother's Second Lie.

3.Then, when I was in Junior High School, to fund my
study, mother went to an economic enterprise to bring
some used-matches boxes that would be stuck in. It
gave her some money for covering our needs. As the
winter came, I woke up from my sleep and looked at my
mother who was still awoke, supported by a little
candlelight and within her perseverance she continued
the work of sticking some used-matches box. I said,
"Mother, go to sleep, it's late, tomorrow morning you
still have to go for work." Mother smiled and said "Go
to sleep, dear. I'm not tired." That was Mother's
Third Lie.

4.At the time of final term, mother asked for a leave
from her work in order to accompany me. While the
daytime was coming and the heat of the sun was
starting to shine, the strong and persevering mother
waited for me under the heat of the sun's shine for
several hours. As the bell rang, which indicated that
the final exam had finished, mother immediately
welcomed me and poured me a glass of tea that she had
prepared before in a cold bottle. The very thick tea
was not as thick as my mother's love, which was much
thicker. Seeing my mother covering with perspiration,
I at once gave her my glass and asked her to drink
too. Mother said "Drink, son. I'm not thirsty!". That
was Mother's Fourth Lie.

5.After the death of my father because of illness, my
poor mother had to play her role as a single parent.
By held on her former job, she had to fund our needs
alone. Our family's life was more complicated. No days
without sufferance. Seeing our family's condition that
was getting worse, there was a nice uncle who lived
near my house came to help us, either in a big problem
and a small problem.
Our other neighbors who lived next to us saw that our
family's life was so unfortunate, they often advised
my mother to marry again. But mother, who was
stubborn, didn't care to their advice, she said "I
don't need love." That was Mother's Fifth Lie.

6.After I had finished my study and then got a job, it
was the time for my old mother to retire. But she
didn't want to; she was sincere to go to the
marketplace every morning, just to sell some vegetable
for fulfilling her needs. I, who worked in the other
city, often sent her some money to help her in
fulfilling her needs, but she was stubborn for not
accepting the money. She even sent the money back to
me. She said "I have enough money." That was Mother's
Sixth Lie.

7.After graduated from Bachelor Degree, I then
continued my study to Master Degree. I took the
degree, which was funded by a company through a
scholarship program, from a famous University in
America. I finally worked in the company. Within a
quite high salary, I intended to take my mother to
enjoy her life in America. But my lovely mother didn't
want to bother her son, she said to me "I'm not used
to."
That was Mother's Seventh Lie.

8.After entering her old age, mother got a flank
cancer and had to be hospitalized. I, who lived in
miles away and across the ocean, directly went home to
visit my dearest mother. She lied down in weakness on
her bed after having an operation. Mother, who looked
so old, was staring at me in deep yearn. She tried to
spread her smile on her face; even it looked so stiff
because of the disease she held out. It was clear
enough to see how the disease broke my mother's body,
thus she looked so weak and thin. I stared at my
mother within tears flowing on my face. My heart was
hurt, so hurt, seeing my mother on that condition. But
mother, with her strength, said "Don't cry, my dear.
I'm not in pain." That was Mother's Eight Lie.

After saying her eighth lie, my dearest mother closed
her eyes forever!