The Random Truths

Today the mother of Yusuf,one of my brother's baseball club team mates,passed away. I don't know how old she was, but I figured she couldn't have been that old, as her oldest son just graduated high school..

I didn't know her and her children personally, I may have met her a few times during Jak-Mac (the baseball club's name)'s family gatherings or at some of the games.. But as there were always many,many parents involved, I couldn't remember which was which ^^;;

Last night there was a pengajian, a religious gathering, at my house, inviting the Jak-Mac team and their families, to pray for her (she was still in ICU last night), and also for my late dad. After we finished praying, Yusuf came with his grandmother, and I was there to witness him crying over his mother's sickness, accompanied by his team mates who were all trying to console him. Right there, I started crying, and went straight up to my room. I couldn't stand it, seeing him crying like that. It reminded me of myself, four months ago, when I lost my dad. Last night I had wished that everything will be OK, so he wouldn't have to endure that pain of losing a parent.. But Allah had a different plan, and so today he had to bid farewell to his mother, for good.

I didn't know Tante Hanny, Yusuf's mother, personally. And I didn't realize which of the Jak-Mac's kids was Yusuf up until last night.. But I understand his pain, and the pain everyone else must felt when they lost an immediate family member. There's that huge hole in your heart that you cannot fill, and tears that keep coming back, until you don't know when. And it doesn't make any difference how old you are at the time, it will still hurt. Like someone said to me when my father passed away, "Losing a parent, at any age, is always hard". It definitely is.

I hope Yusuf and his family will get through this. (I guess I'm also speaking for myself and my family when I say this..) It won't be easy, but it's something that needs to be done, to continue with their lives, remembering and continuing her good values and becoming better people, so later when they are reunited, they can say, "Thank you, you have made me a better person"

So long Tante Hanny, too bad we didn't get to be more acquainted, but you can hear all about me from my dad over there.. :)

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