AddGrainOnEarth

A great WordPress.com site

6) I saw my parents this morning

| 112 Comments



temple 01

To day, my family and me spent half a day doing prayer to my ancestors and deceased parents. The little Buddhist temple located at Paya Lebar road, where tranquil and serenity lived.

temple 02

This is the place for holding the prayer for the deceased and the tablets. My parents are somewhere at the left near the front.

But strangely, I couldn’t see them!

temple 03

I walked to the back yard, saw a young papaya tree waved and said hello to me.

temple 06

And walked further, asked Phalaenopsis,” where are my parents?”

She just smiled at me in return.

temple 07

I asked the pearl drop, do you know where are my dearest parents?

temple 05

I approached the aging bench.

temple 08

I feel a balmy and gentle hand pat on my shoulder, and I looked up.

I saw daylight resting on the leaves. I saw them!

temple 04

Dad and Mom said:” son, not to worry about us! We have friends, many friends here! You should take good care of yourself and live meaningfully each day!”

I kept nodding in sob.

temple 12

Raindrops witnessed and shared with me this moment.

My dearest Dad and Mom, I missed you!

About these ads

Author: Sydney Fong

Hi, I am Sydney, a Singaporean. Making a living as an Architectural Illustrator, visionary. My blog entails categories of my interest, joy, upheaval of life and its destiny. Every post has its own characteristic. It conveys a story of its own, and the life of its owner.

112 thoughts on “6) I saw my parents this morning

  1. Our departed parents and family are always with us Sydney. We just have to listen for their voices. I think they continue to guide us, and love us, from the other side. You did see them in the papaya tree, the flowers, the bench, the leaves and light….they wanted you to see that beauty, and you did!

  2. Awesome images! love’em all.

  3. This is a dear and sweet post, Sydney. With your permission, I would like to post this here:
    http://intothebardo.wordpress.com/
    I will include all appropraite links, credit, and so forth.
    I’ll come back and look for your response.

    Warmest regards,
    Jamie Dedes

  4. It is no doubt your parents were wonderful people as they have a thoughtful, kind and compassionate son. :-)

  5. very beautiful and moving post, Sidney

  6. Sydney..I shared the same feelings with you…I wish you a strong heart..
    I’ve lost my dearest father as well…

    but I believe they ( your parents and my father) are all in good care…where ever they are… :’)

    • Thanks Parth! Your photography skill are so much better than mine!
      Seriously, i just pick up my camera and doing a layman show!
      More to learn from you and many many great Blogger out there!
      Have a nice week! Cheers!

  7. Great to be able to share in your beautiful experience .. thank you!

  8. Oh Sydney, that was so beautiful, I love your writing

  9. This is sad, yet beautiful and hopeful. Thank you for sharing your experience. I think many people share what you feel and would be comforted by this beautiful post and nature pictures. Nature is the great healer. May God bless you and your deceased parents, and your family.

  10. That was beautiful, Sydney! I’m so glad you found your parents today so you could share a moment together. Thank you for letting us share in your experience a little bit.

  11. Sydney I know what you mean, my parents have been gone for over a decade now. Yet to this day, I can still hear the advice they would have given me on any situation. Your use of photos to share your feelings adds depth to your words.

  12. How sad and yet beautiful I do agree with lilyboat, I hope it brings you comfort knowing they are happy. My parents have been gone for over 30 yrs now and they will remain alive in my heart always. Blessings – Patty

  13. a beautiful and meaningful tribute to your parents..

  14. Beautiful and touching, Sydney. It reminds me to my late father as well. Like you, I still missed him. But I believe that like your parents, my father don’t want me to mourns forever. There is life that we have to face with high spirit.

  15. A very touching post Sydney…. Brought a tear to my eye….

  16. Wow. I read it and my tears fall. I really feel what you wrote. About your late parents. I feel the same about my late dad. thank you for sharing.
    NB: the picture are beautiful.

  17. Yesterday I watched Les Miserables, I have tears in my eye at the end of the movie. When Li Ka Shing talked about his father who passed away many decades ago, his voice trembled. I am sure, for our heart with so much love for our parents, their departs are always felt like as if have happened yesterday. I wept as I was taking the bus to Choa Chu Kang graveyard on 9 Jan, the date when my father passed away. I walked into to columbarium after 6 pm. The sunset was so beautiful, and the field is curving dotted with wonderful trees. I could not for thinking them and weeping on my way, and even when I am writing now.

    Wonderful post.

    kc
    Sorry that I have not been writing anything yet.

    • Hi KC, I am always be your fan! Your poems is so pure and beautiful.
      To reach you standard I believe time is the most curial thing.
      For that, I can’t hold a candle to you!
      You are really great! I wish could have more people get to know you!
      Get to know there is a soft and gentleman around us.
      believe me or not, I truly envy your writing skill!

      Regards
      Sydney Fong

  18. So sad but so beautiful. I am glad to hear that they are happy and have friends and I’m sure that it helps to bring some form of peace but it never helps the yearning to have them back and the fact that we miss our loved ones who have passed over.

    • Truly, I was quite sorrow at that moment, But when the sunlight touches the grape leave, I was relief!
      I know somethings has pass thru me, somethings are leaving me!
      But I am okay, this is life! Up and down, laughter and sadder ….
      Thanks, may the force be with you and your cats and dogs! :)
      Sydney is back to normal fun!

  19. Hello Sydney, I hope you will be strong and have faith that your parent’s souls are with you… no matter where they are because their memories and their souls are with you forever, certainly! Have faith and take care of yourself!

    • Sydney is “normalize” now! That was my yesterday scene, I am now back to normal!
      Anyway thanks for your consoles and encouragements!
      You are always one of my favorite neighbor!
      How I wish I can serve you tea or coffee! :)
      Have a great day,Cristina!

      • Hi, Sydney, I am glad you are ok now, there are some days when it’s good for us to think about the most important things in life and remember the past, after that we have to be strong and go further, I know how it is… I think life is like a puzzle, every memory is a part of a beautiful puzzle which it will be finished at the end of our lives… Thank you for your kind words too, it would be nice to drink a green tee :) . Have a beautiful day! Cristina

  20. This is a lovely post, thanks for writing it.

  21. So sweet Sydney… I too, have lost a parent, my dad. But he’s always in my heart. I talk to him all the time – in my prayers, in my dreams, in my solitude… I believe that even if I don’t see him, he somehow guides me, in my daily life.

    Cheers to our parents in heaven, i know they’re smiling at us from there, :)

  22. A touching post. And it’s wonderful that you shared it. All of us should remember those that we’ve lost and how we love them.

  23. Oh, Sydney, my heart goes out to you. I will be visiting my parents in a few days. They are still alive, living in Manila. They are both in their 80′s now. My dad is not well. He had a stroke about 10 years ago and he is a cancer survivor. But he’s wheelchair-bound and can’t do much these days. My mother, on the other hand, is healthy and still very active.

    I will hug them often and a lot when I get there!

    • Treasure every single minute with them which I’m sure you will do it!
      And hug them, love them and obey what they demand!
      This is what they want which I’m sure you will do it too!
      Thanks, likeitiz! Send my regard to them, and wish them be well and happy!
      Which I’m sure they will!

  24. Hi Sydney…family is everything for us ..what ever we sad and happy …Chiness New Year is coming soon ..So be closed to them …enjoy it..HAPPY CHINESS NEW YEAR 2013.

    Bye..

  25. Aww this is a cute and touching post! Parents… the most precious people in our life!

  26. Very beautifully written post, you made me remember my parents. Beautiful photographs to go with it. Very touching indeed.

  27. This is very sweet, and you’re quite right to think your parents are with you. Love goes on forever! :)

  28. Your post touch my heart.In Belgium they say.”Persons are never dead as long we are thinking to them.So you feel it deep in your heart..they are with you for always.

    • Thanks, I always feel that they are guiding me somewhere!
      And I wish them rest in peace in the heavenly land!
      Your have a great day, let’s keep contributing good post base on our Mom land, out planet!
      Cheers!

  29. You know your parents are always with you, they have to be so proud of this post too!

  30. Even I understand this is the rule of life ,of nature, a road which we all have to face someday – no exception, I still find it’s horrible when thinking of the day that my parents will leave me – alone – in this huge world ! I’m not that kind of strong, but I will try to be ^ – ^ when the time comes !

    p/s : why do you have to find them place to place while they are in your heart already , no matter where you are ^ – ^ ?

  31. I haven’t been through this life much ,it may be quite childlike thinking, but the mist is just temporary – I believe so ^ – ^ no matter how far you get lost , how much you lose youself or how wrong your soul falls – you will always find the way back -as long as you want to ! And you can feel their voices as a part of yours body – in your original heart – again !

    Do you believe in “the life after death” , Sydney ? that our people may make their choices if they want to have a next – brand new life or keep staying in the other world to guard their beloved one ?

    I often pray for those who had left a new good life ,the old memmories will be just fine staying here – in our hearts ^ v ^ if we do have fate , somehow, someday we will meet !

  32. You
    Sometimes I only live a slice of the pie of life
    A whole pie of life is most delicious
    When every slice is different pie

    Did you take many
    Slice them up
    Reassemble the many tastes
    Into such a delicious experience of a day
    Every day?
    Me

  33. Sydney
    Living in many worlds at once
    Such sweetness
    Wonder
    Wondering
    Way

  34. This really touched me. My mother-in-law just passed away and I spent the past two days in her home sorting through her belongings that will be donated. Her spirit and presence was indeed there assuring me of her love and that I was making the right decisions. Beautiful post.

  35. You are relentless Sydney! However I do enjoy…

  36. Very touching and beautiful photos. I love the bench, I photograph them everywhere I go. Thanks for sharing and for stopping by my blog. I am now following you. I am looking forward to seeing more posts.

  37. So beautiful when those we love pass into the realm you describe here. The poetry of everyday miracles we forget to witness. Thinking of where you parents were led you into that heightened state.

  38. This is just lovely-the words and the photos have told a wonderful story!
    Thank you too for taking the time to visit my blog-I appreciate it-

  39. Exquisitely beautiful expression, how wonderful such lovely architect of sweet spirit!!!!!!

Leave a Reply

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

WordPress.com Logo

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Log Out / Change )

Twitter picture

You are commenting using your Twitter account. Log Out / Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. Log Out / Change )

Connecting to %s

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 1,480 other followers