SG0013 Family Love

感動我的那一點…. The things touch my heart…

午餐的時候，天空一直下著雨。我帶著雨傘下到公司附近一個茶餐廳吃我的午餐。今天的午餐和往日沒有兩樣，為了減肥，還是吃清淡的食物。在享受我午餐的當兒，我對面座來了一群女人。一個是年老的阿嫲，三個中年阿嫂，和兩個少女。一群人嘻嘻哈哈的找個位置坐下就去點食物。他們看來不是來享用午餐，大概是來和下午茶。我的午餐時間通常是下午茶的時間，主要是避開人群罷了。

其實普通的食客一般上都不會引起別人的注意。可能是我無聊，沒事做，就一直注意他們。這一群女人看過去來自三代。我的判斷應該是親戚關係。引起我注意的是她們在喝茶的過程有講有笑。那兩個少女和那個阿嫲有談有笑，有時候親近她，有時告訴她一些東西。阿嫲看過去大概有七十左右吧，可是和那兩個少女（我想應該是她的孫女吧）有說有笑。孫女拿出電話，給阿嫲看電話的銀幕，那一種溫馨感動了我。好久好久沒有這樣的感動。在新加坡和吉隆坡這麼久很少看到三代坐在一起可以這樣有說有笑。我突然很感慨。

其實我很羨慕我身邊的朋友，住在家裡有家人陪伴。我一年回家一兩次。記得我離開家的時候，妹妹還是黃毛小丫頭，那個時候的她應該是小六。我一直沒有機會陪伴我妹妹成長。每一次的回家，看到的是她成長了一些，爸爸媽媽的頭髮又多了一些白頭髮。當年為了學業，我隻身離開家鄉，到吉隆坡深造。這一去，雖然斷斷續續都有回家看家人，但是卻沒有好好的留下陪伴他們。一直到前年妹妹過來吉隆坡深造的時候，已經是亭亭玉立的少女，媽媽也從少婦變成了阿嫂。爸爸也老了好多。最近開始發現他有好多的白頭髮。

可以留在家人身邊的，是一種福氣。有家人在身邊嘮叨也是一種福氣。很多人想要都沒有。記得最近有個馬來西亞的朋友在新加坡工作，為了家裡的奶奶，他決定放棄這裡的生活回去工作，順便陪奶奶。我雖然覺得放棄這裡的工作很可惜，但是家人就如他所說的比一切更重要。錢可以買很多東西，但是就是買不到親情。

天還在下著雨，我品嚐完我的咖啡。離開茶餐市，去買了兩杯杯溫溫的豆漿回去給我同事，溫暖一下有點冷的下午。離開的時候，我深深的祝福這個家庭，也告訴自己多給爸爸媽媽打電話和他們聊天。愛不是用嘴說，而是用行動來表現。

I was having my lunch alone in the raining afternoon. While having my usual meal (diet meal) I saw a group of people walking toward to my area. One old lady, three old unties and two young ladies. There were there for tea time.

May be I was so free; this group of people attracted me. Base on my judgment, there are from a family. While they having their drink, I saw the old lady was talking with two young ladies. The young ladies were showing some picture in the phone to the old lady and the old lady was laughing. They rather look like close friend than family. This scenario touched me. I hardly saw a few generations from a family sitting together have such a great time in the big city recent years when I move out from my hometown.

I am very envy of my friend. They stay with the family whereby I use to travel back to my hometown twice a year. I still remember the time when I left my family to further study in KL, my sister was in primary six. Every time I back to my hometown, I found my sister grew up a bit. I was a bit regret that for so many year I never grew up together with them. Every time, I back I found my mom getting older as well as my father. Staying together with family is a blessing. Some friends do comment that they don’t like their family members as their parents like to quarrel with them. I had a friend who recently moved back to Malaysia from Singapore because of his grandma. His grandma was old and he wants to have precious time with his grandma during her old age time. To him, family is more than everything. Money can buy a lot of things but not family.

I finished my coffee and went to buy 2 cup of warm soy bean drink for my colleague. Before I left, I bless this family and I reminded myself to call back often to my family. Love is an action…