Family
sure, people would come visit, friends, associates, but it's not the same as having someone whom you know has an eye on you, is watching you the whole time. nothing else will give you that. not money. not fame. not work. - Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom

powerful words. Tuesdays with Morrie encourages readers to think about a morbid topic – your death. it’s an inspirational dialogue between the author and his dying professor that truly brought out the meaning of life. “once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.” how true. and when you know you’re dying, priorities change. family becomes one special element that you’d really wana spend time with when you know your time is short.

as i recalled, i realized that my family is always there sticking by closely. i used to find them annoying, as i have always believed that im old enough to make my own decisions. i remembered feeling so embarrassed when my dad took the bus with me when i started secondary one. and of course, when i attended orientation at uni, my mummy followed me around the campus. when i started my first job, my parents brought me to my work place a weekend before. and now that i’m on my third job, they are still asking how my first day went. family is always there whenever i take major big steps into unknown. perhaps this book has reminded me to remember the goodness of some things that i have always taken for granted.

family is there for you all the time. always.