A letter to My Son

Created by Daddy 11 years ago
Dearest Wee Li, You have been very kind, humble, generous, helpful and thoughtful since you were at a very young age. I remember that you used to massage your grandmother’s legs in the morning before you go to kindergarten and primary school. You also put a wet towel on your mother’s forehead when she was lying on the sofa, because you thought that she was not feeling well. One of your primary school mate used to cry whenever his mother left him alone in class. You went over to him and comforted him. You got him involved in school and he got used to school life with you around as his friend. We only knew about it when his mother told us of your kindness, ever grateful for your comforting words and becoming her son’s friend in class. You also helped needy friends in primary school by buying snacks or lunch for them and told us that you felt pity for them because they did not have enough money and some of them did not have a father. You loved your sister so much that you used to buy her snacks from the school canteen and brought it back home for her to eat. When you started your Law Degree, I started to notice that you were meant for great achievement, I always believed you are very ambitious and will one day become a great and successful person. I started to advise and pass on knowledge to you from my own exposure and experience to groom you to be ready to face the harsh and cruel working environment. I have read your blog posts and Facebook postings and I realized that you are becoming so mature and wise despite being 19 years old. Although some of them are sad poems, the one titled “A dream far from reality” is very touching. Now I know where you came from and now you have to return to your original home (Paradise). You are blessed with unconditional loves, great happiness, great joy, great peace, great wisdom, great freedom, great abilities, great determination and full of energy. I remember that you used to say, “You cannot change the past, but you can change the future. Life is short, so live life to the fullest because no one knows what will happen tomorrow". You have been a very responsible son and brother. You sent us messages through dreams that you are very happy and free now. On the 49th day of your passing, I dream about you early in the morning. You were sitting down, like you were in meditation, and there was a young girl, an angel, all dressed in pure white with wings, about to hold your hand. I woke up and went back to sleep as abruptly, and had another dream again, this time, your face appeared in front of me and I saw it transformed to Buddha’s face. You are truly blessed. We are very proud to have you in the family for the past 22 years and 5 months. We shared many happy moments together and now all that is left are the happy memories for the rest of our lives. These memories will never fade, and you will always be in our hearts and on our minds. I wish you happiness, joy and peace forever. Love, Daddy