GRATEFUL

as i was growing up, my late abah used to tell me this:- be grateful. it is a virtue and not a show of a weakness.

i didn't really understand what he meant nor did i fully apprehend its underlying concept. as i grew bigger, i realized that there are things in life that are not meant for me. there are things that would come to me later rather than sooner. there are things that i crave and strive for but when they are mine, i realized i don't actually need them.

well, grateful will teach you to be thankful for the things that you have, for the things that you want to have and for the things that you won't have.

this brings me to a dilemma. i used to have a leader who proudly said that malays are ungrateful lot. they bite the hands that feed them. bollocks! this bugger must be out of his mind. if you have been a good father, no sons/daughters would fight against you. but when you erred, they will of course tell you that you have done wrong. what is wrong with that, anyway?