Mother's instructions 媽媽的交代

 Mother's instructions 媽媽的交代

I never understood the saying "On festive occasion, one misses their love ones even more." but that year after my mother peaceful passing, I felt it, particularly on lunar New Year eve. My mother's love always warmed my heart. Now we were separated forever, I could only silently bear this grief. She had always asked me to call all my siblings especially my brothers to call back home on festive seasons and on father's birthday .

In our busy schedules,  during festive seasons family siblings would continue to accompany with their own family in different ways.

Not that I could always remember my father's birthday date. It was always Mom constant reminders that I asked everyone to call back home.

As I drove back to my father's house at night after  work along the lonely street lights, a lonely mood washed over my heart. Looking out from my car window, I could see warm family in a house where people lived.  At this moment, a wave of tingling sensation washed over my face as I suddenly I remembered mother's instructions  to call all my siblings; except for some that I had missed or unable to reach. Uncontrollable tears dipped onto my chest as I knew father would be still be waiting beside the telephone.

Upon arrival, indeed my father was still waiting beside the telephone for those that had not called yet. I dared not tell him I had failed to inform some. I just said  " It's already late, maybe they will call tomorrow morning"

我以前一直不明白「節慶之際，更想念親人」這句話的含義，但母親安詳離世的那一年，尤其是在除夕夜，我才真正體會到這句話的含義。母親的愛總是溫暖著我的心 。如今我們永遠分離，我只能默默承受這份悲痛。她總是交代 我，在節慶和父親生日的時候，一定要給我的兄弟姊妹打電話，尤其是我的兄弟們，讓他們打電話回家。

在繁忙的日程中，節日期間，兄弟姐妹們會以不同的形式繼續與自己的家人團聚。

倒不是說我總是能記得父親的生日。總是媽媽交代 我提醒大家，讓他們打電話回家。

夜裡，我沿著寂靜的路燈開車回家，一路上工作，心中湧起一股孤獨感。透過車窗，我看到一棟房子裡住著一家人，氣氛溫馨。這時，我突然想起妈妈交代 我給所有兄弟姊妹打電話，除了那些我聯絡不上或沒聯絡上的。一陣酥麻的感覺湧上心頭。我知道父親還在電話旁等，淚水止不住地滑落胸口。

到達目的地後，父親果然還在電話旁等著那些還沒打電話的人。我不敢告訴他我漏掉了一些人，只好說：“已經很晚了，也許他們明天早上會打來。”