378: Mother, you're great, really.
Sunday, May 9 @ 14:42
Today is Mother's Day.
First, wishing all mothers an enjoyable day ahead, I know you won't get tired of taking care of your child(ren)!
I was discussing with my siblings yesterday night, thinking about gifts and words for my mum.
And my brother said, "We should be more sensible tomorrow, let's wash the dishes, let's iron the clothes, let Mum be able to sit on the sofa peacefully and watch her drama AI (LOVE) for 2 hours or so."
I was thinking, since when did Mother's Day become a festival rather than a daily event?
What's the difference between a festival and a daily event?
Chinese New Year is a festival, on Chinese New Year, on that few days of so (APPARENTLY MOE IS STINGY AND CNY IS ONLY THREE DAYS -.-),
we did things special, we went to relatives' house, we ate loads of goodies, we had red packets.
Is Mother's Day a festival?
A daily event is something we do it everyday, without fail.
Sleeping is a daily event, school APPARENTLY is one too.
We do it everyday because we know it is basic, it should be usual.
I despise the person who first came out with the idea of Mother's Day, really.
It had been a terrible excuse for people to make use of it and think,
"Oh, Mother's Day is here, I should treat my mum better,"
The point is, filial piety is not a special action, it should be a responsibility.
One that everyone should do it everyday, as a daily event.
Definitely not one which you celebrate it for your mum just for today, and for the next 364 days you remain nonchalent.
So I replied my brother,
"Means you should not be as sensible to our mum for the rest of the days except for Mother's Day?"
He remained silent.
This Mother's Day I decided not to give anything to my mum.
I would sit down with my mum, and thank her sincerely for everything.
Everyday I have been receiving love and care from my mother, and yet I do not find time to really thank her for that.
Different people got their own preference to celebrate this "special day".
People are going to buy a stupid rose and just push it to their mother.
People are just going out to have a meal with their mother.
No matter what, we should all be grateful that there's Mum, always.
Of course, not feel grateful only on the second Sunday of May of every year, marked as the prestigious Mother's Day.