Do We Even Try?!

X Josh Groban - February Song

i caught a documentary on the tv in the bus while on my way to meet Samantha and Yihong. it featured this fully devoted caregiver mother, Ms Ho who cares and loves her only son, Jonathan, 9 who is suffering from cerebral palsy.

i dont really know what that really means, but when i finally saw the logo of the association which looks like this

okay, point taken.

and so despite of blasting my iPod for a change, i focused my attention to that miserable box and tried to understand what is actually going on with this kid. the scene started with this game of "Wheel Of Fortune" with a team who answered the puzzle correctly. it went "The Face Of A Mother Whose Love Never Dies".

Jonathan loves watching Wheel Of Fourtune. he is 9 and very charming. and he has cerebral palsy.

this medical condition affects the brain and causes the child to lose control of speech and body movements. and i guess it's all fated that Jonathan so happens to be one of them. but! that does not mean that he cant live normally despite his disability.

life does go on, you know. despite the short clip, it potrays life at its worst and best. i almost cried, i tell you. when Jonathan's mother carefully fed him and accompanied him to school, doing her best to do whatever she can for her son. she takes all chances, do we?

sometimes, i'd like to ask myself this question ,

"Do we even TRY?"

and the answer is NO. do not deny or lie through your teeth. because the fact is, we DON'T. many times ive tried asking myself how hard i try to take my chances or complete something or even change. but seriously, not hard enough. not my best. not even my 100%.

so when i was watching the 20-min clip. all these thoughts just ran wild in me, charging like horses on the rich green fields. it was emotional, and we should count our blessings.

bless you too, Ms Ho and Jonathan

the love is overwhelming. i really hope Jonathan feels the love his mom carefully gives him everyday. i think he does; his smiles proves so.
sometimes i wished whats real to be unreal, because the truth hurts. it does.

i wished that life were perfect but all it was were dreams. we are human.