Show your love to your mom before it’s too late

CEBU, Philippines — One morning as I was browsing Facebook I came across a story that touched the deepest core of my heart. I am sharing the story hoping that it will touch your heart as it did mine.

“After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and  would love to spend some time with you.

“The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who had been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my 3 children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally. That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and movie. “What’s wrong, are you well?”, she asked. “I thought that it would  be pleasant to spend some time with you,” I responded. “Just the two of us.”

“We went to a restaurant, we had an agreeable conversation. We talked so much that we missed the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said, “ I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.“ I agreed.

“A few days later, my mother died of massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a chance to do anything for her.  Sometime later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place where mother and I had dined. An attached note said, “I paid this bill in advance. I wasn’t sure if I could be there, but nevertheless I paid for two plates – one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that might meant to me. I love you, son.”

“At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time, “I love you,” and to give our loved ones the same that they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till some other time.”

This beautiful story reminds me of my eldest son, Saldy who now resides in  Denmark with his family when he called me thru skype last New Year’s eve. I was so touched and almost teary-eyed when he said, “Mom, Happy New Year. I’ll send a gift to show to you how much I love you and how grateful I am for what you have done to me and my other siblings. You raised us up well. We will never be where we are now if not for you. in a way that we would never be as we are now. Thank you so much, Mom.”

Your mom can never be with you forever. Life is unpredictable. No matter how busy you are, find the time to visit or see your mom. It’s a torture to the deepest core of your being if your heart is haunted with regrets because you  failed to show  your love to your mom. Do it now before it’s too late.

As our source exclaimed, “The final dinner shared by mother and son  shows that someday doesn’t come – that the people we always promised ourselves we ‘d fine time to be nice don’t always live long enough to see it.”