Mom

I chatted with mom this morning. It started with just some casual talk: having a new office, meeting a new friend from Australia etc. But somehow mom mentioned the information age we are living now. She said there are so much to learn and to explore but she has physical constraints. Her health apparenlty deterioate since she had a stroke episode 10 years ago. She cannot learn all she wants to learn, see all she wants to see, do all she wants to do.

And she commented that for the past several decades she was not paying attention to the future; she was not thinking much until she realized she has arrived at where she is now. She said she is mentally preparing for the next stage of her life, realizing that it could be the last.

By the time i graduate, mom will be almost 60. Yes, she will have passed most of her years. I want to be near her and travel with her. I remember her most lovely smile-during her first time on a flight-last January when we were heading to Beijing. She had that smile also when she was on the great wall and the forbidden city. She got to see what she has been dreaming of since she was young. I wish i can do more for her.