A pinhole of my life.

"

....

As a young man with an interrupted education at Raffles College,
and no steady job or profession, her parents did not look upon me as a desirable
son-in-law. But she had faith in me. We had committed ourselves to each other.


....



Over the years, she influenced my writing style. Now I write in
short sentences, in the active voice. We gradually influenced each other’s ways
and habits as we adjusted and accommodated each other. We knew that we
could not stay starry-eyed lovers all our lives; that life was an on-going challenge
with new problems to resolve and manage.

...


Her nurses, WSOs and maids all grew fond of her because she
was warm and considerate. When she coughed, she would take her small pillow
to cover her mouth because she worried for them and did not want to infect them.



Her mind remained clear but her voice became weaker. When I
kissed her on her cheek, she told me not to come too close to her in case I
caught her pneumonia. I assured her that the doctors did not think that was likely
because I was active. When given some peaches in hospital, she asked the
maid to take one home for my lunch. I was at the centre of her life.



....

Every night she would wait for me to sit by her to tell her of my day’s
activities and to read her favourite poems. Then she would sleep.



I have precious memories of our 63 years together. Without her, I
would be a different man, with a different life. She devoted herself to me and our
children. She was always there when I needed her. She has lived a life full of
warmth and meaning.

..."

Adapted from MM Lee's Eulogy.






"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."
1 Corinthians 13:4-7



Yes, love is indeed patient.. Indeed kind.. Always protects.. Always trusts.. Always hopes.. And always perseveres..