A Mother’s Sacrifice
A Mother’s Sacrifice
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My mom only had one eye. I hated her… she was such an embarrassment. My mom ran a small shop at a flea market. She collected little weeds and such to sell… anything for the money we needed she was such an embarrassment. There was this one day during elementary school.
I remember that it was field day, and my mom came. I was so embarrassed.
How could she do this to me? I threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school…”Your mom only has one eye?!” and they taunted me.
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I wished that my mom would just disappear from this world so I said to my mom, “Mom, why don’t you have the other eye?! You’re only going to make me a laughingstock. Why don’t you just die?” My mom did not respond. I guess I felt a little bad, but at the same time, it felt good to think that I had said what I’d wanted to say all this time.
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Maybe it was because my mom hadn’t punished me, but I didn’t think that I had hurt her feelings very badly.
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That night…I woke up, and went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. My mom was crying there, so quietly, as if she was afraid that she might wake me. I took a look at her, and then turned away.
Because of the thing I had said to her earlier, there was something pinching at me in the corner of my heart. Even so, I hated my mother who was crying out of her one eye. So I told myself that I would grow up and become successful, because I hated my one-eyed mom and our desperate poverty.
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Then I studied really hard. I left my mother and came to Seoul and studied, and got accepted in the Seoul University with all the confidence I had. Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. Then I had kids, too. Now I’m living happily as a successful man. I like it here because it’s a place that doesn’t remind me of my mom.
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This happiness was getting bigger and bigger, when someone unexpected came to see me “What?! Who’s this?!” …It was my mother…Still with her one eye. It felt as if the whole sky was falling apart on me. My little girl ran away, scared of my mom’s eye.
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And I asked her, “Who are you? I don’t know you!!!” as if I tried to make that real. I screamed at her “How dare you come to my house and scare my daughter! GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!” And to this, my mother quietly answered, “oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address,” and she disappeared. Thank good ness… she doesn’t recognize me. I was quite relieved. I told myself that I wasn’t going to care, or think about this for the rest of my life.
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Then a wave of relief came upon me…one day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. I lied to my wife saying that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went down to the old shack, that I used to call a house…just out of curiosity there, I found my mother fallen on the cold ground. But I did not shed a single tear. She had a piece of paper in her hand…. it was a letter to me.
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She wrote:
My son…
I think my life has been long enough now. And… I won’t visit Seoul anymore… but would it be too much to ask if I wanted you to come visit me once in a while? I miss you so much. And I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I decided not to go to the school…. For you… I’m sorry that I only have one eye, and I was an embarrassment for you.
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You see, when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with only one eye… so I gave you mine…I was so proud of my son that was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye. I was never upset at you for anything you did. The couple times that you were angry with me.
I thought to myself, ‘it’s because he loves me.’ I miss the times when you were still young around me.
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I miss you so much. I love you. You mean the world to me.
My world shattered!!!
Then I cried for the person who lived for me… My Mother
Posted by: Anurag Bhateja | 01-23-2007 | 03:01 PM
Posted in: Heart Touching Story
the best sentimental story i have heard of..
really true, a must for all kids to know how important mothers are !
awesome story..really tears come to my eyes
every mother should read it.
awesome
just one word to say….ultimate!!!!
I have read the story few year ago . I would say its a great story to remind us the sacrifices of a very special soul called mother. How many times had we hurt her feelings, how many times we felt the same way the son did in the story. We might be embarassed with certain incapabilites and shortcomings of our parents/mum BUT the only person who accepts you as you are in this whole world is YOUR MOTHER!!! Do not forget that….
jus 1 thing….who ever wrote this….
did it really happen…well it cud have happened…but make it into a real movie if u can …it shall a hit/bockbuster at least in india/korea and other such nations…(were actualy child is supposed to do wat their parents say them to.)
the best sentimental and emotional story i have ever learnt and its best of best i think
GREAT STORY — MOTHER ALWAYS SACRIFICE HER LIFE FOR CHILD
i have heared this story before, but do u think this is a real story, it rilly paining,
but i dont think that any man can just leave her mom to die coz of her one eye,
anyways
bye and sorry for that mom.
Its really heart touching…it once again proved nothing is superior to mothers love
its really touching..and i pray that it reamins a story forever..because i dont want any mother to recieve silent tears in return of her boundless love for her son..
i’v never heard anything lik this until now, truely a mother’s love is something that one can’t measure!!!
really i was in tears…..truly there’s no substitute for a mother’s love and care………
those who are loved by anyone, are very lucky & rare!
awesum story.. u never realise d sacrifise ur mom has made 4 u.. bt sum day wen u’ll.. u will feel really bad abt it..
so its better start realising it nw.. 4 ur happiness n 4 ur mother’s..
REMEMBER : ur mother’s hapiness is ur hapiness
no words to say…
just one thing that …
all mom’s are great n best…
ALL children should read this…..
MAA TUJHE SALAAM
Its really heart touching…it once again proved nothing is superior to mothers love.This story will be a lesson for everyone,those who are leaving their parents and going out.In this world there in no other love greater than mother love..
Really an excellent story
this story touches my heart
its really ultimate
i thnk dis story is a must read by evry youngster of present genre,…coz in a selfish world of today,…v have,..seriously forgotten,..her who luvs us more den v do to her,..who cares for us a lot more den v do 4 her,,…. mother is d one who,..knos us b4 v r born…
A truly touching story.
awesome,hope its only a story.
it is very good and heart touching…
it made me to cry.its a wonderful tale.
I almost cried man when i first read the story. THis is a lesson to the kids who don’t respect their parents and thinks that what they are is just because of their own. THis is the most pathetic, heart touching story i ever heard or read.
MAA TUJHE SALAAM
itz really a heart touching tale….n has made me cry yaar….2u gud…2u real!!
Really its a fentastic story. Each and evry son/daughter should read this story. Beacuse Mother “she is the one who give every thing for her son/daughter.
And i hope that its only a story. It shouldn’t happen to any mother. Awesome. I cried almost. Love ur parents. Dont giveup for any reason.
verry nice this shows that we all should never hate our parents because they r precious
Extremely touching!!!!!!!!
Alas for us who never tries to understand the world around us n always see things with hatered
n only v r r responsible of making a world so messed up with haterd with each other
The story i dont is fake or real but whatever it is , it is a real awakening for those children who dont regard their parents especially their mother who sacrifices for her children even in unfavourable circumstances without thinking of her own good.We should always listen to our mother , love her and most of all its not necessary to question everything that mother say to us because we dont know after her which experience she is advising us !
Love to all the mothers in this world
it such a wonderfull story
“After reaching at high in sky of the world there will be true blessings of ur mther only”
so pls love ur parent because they love u to much.
I felt like crying after reading this. This story really does have a great moral.
Really touching !!!!!!!!! Every youngsters should read this. Nothing in this world could never ever replace a mom’s love !
Extremely touching!!
A saying in marathi which means”thuogh master of the universe,begger without a mother” will remain eternal.
Touchy…
My family means to me
It’s very heart touching…….
this can only be felt not incurred……… you being only a part of your mother’s body, why be away from rest of your half………….
really a heart touching story…
it was really heart-touching….a mother is a real blessing of god.
its really touching..and i pray that it reamins a story forever..because i dont want any mother to recieve silent tears in return of her boundless love for her son.. a true love in the world is mother we should respect mother
dis is a vrry gud story … i simply luv readin it … i had alredy gt dis story as a mail ….. i luv u mom … !!
mothers are the greatest treasure created by god. people who have them should appreciate what god has given them in life.
good man……..
touching………
no words to express how good the story is.
A beautiful piece of work..sure does teach u a lesson. Makes you think if you have ever done wrong with ur parents be it your mother or father.
a story full of taking lesson for the youngsters who rarely think of there parents after when they are engaged …
n really a heart touching…
“Mathru Devo Bhava” —” Mother is GOD” need not say much..
simply superb.than God it is a story
a wonderful nd touching story….. it reminds us of the love that our parents give us bt we fail 2 understand……
i m literally speechless…………………dont hv any word to express my feelings. mummy i love u so much………
no doubt mothers are the face of god in our lives
It is very heart touching mail and i m very upset that in this world there r so many people doing such type of thing, still.
MAA TUJHE SALAAM
i dont think dat it happens
anyways its a heart touching
one should learn a lesson
MoOTHER is the only most precious treasure for all of us
in this world so
i request to all of my frens to adorn this precious treasure & plz plz plz
DON’T BRUISE HER
Hi friends,
Really mom.. is a gift of god .. to our lives….. so dont neglect to make happy them…. try to bring in reality of their dreams. Please friends love ur moms… think ones when u r saying some thing to your momm….
k friend this is really very very hear-touch….. dont b like that …
k bye friends
GOOD ONE!
I LOVE U MOMMO…………..
only comments are not sufficient lesson to learn and to take care by mistake also we should not commit this sin.
emotional,hearttouching….this story should be read by each and every children who don’t respect their parents.
any word is not sufficient 2 tell abt mom
Wot a fantastic read. I hope this is only a sory and no son would ever do this to his mother. Mothers’ are simply superb
i know that without mother no one can see this world
mother is everything for a person
there is a old rhyme that there is heaven below the legs of mother
xcellent,classic
Very touching story. Makes u wonder what the extent of a Mother’s love is! Beyond this Universe!!!
Heart Touching Story,
Every child should always remember that no one can love him more than his mom in this world…….
well,the story is quite touching,but i don’t think any child with a straight spinal cord can behave that way to a mother simply because she has one eye.but anyways the story once again ascertains the position of a mother in a child’s world.
knowingly all unknowing we hurt our mom and we forget that whaever she do is for our sake.i will say i love my mom and will always try not to hurt her in my life
Mom is another form of god. nothing more than this i can tell. every thing is understood by this
donno weather the story is real or not..but it can make one cry.. i just beleive…no son/daughter on this earth can hate his/her mom( “ma” )
most of child dnt take of mother(whatever she is doin for her child) when she is alive,but child realize her value her love & her sacrifice towards her child,when child lose her mother…thats the moral of my life…
From the moral of my life
plzz,if u still sleeping then wakeupp & start doin sthin for ur mother love her take care of her AS MUCH AS HER…otherwise u will realized the value of mother wen c wont with u….
Mother — Another name of Sacrifice….I pray to God that no child treats his or her mother like this. I’m glad tht my Mother is with me…my biggest support
heart touching story every one shud respect n love their parents
nice lesson to all the men and women who hates others who are handicapped and also i like it very much.
mostly moyher sentiment and should be know by all mothers.
thanks a lot for givingsuch an ispirational message to me………
just awesome and bring tears in my eyes
it really reflects the devotion of a mother towards a self centered son,who has taken birth by giving pain to her mother. and from that time only he is regularly giving her pain.
GOD COULD NOT BE EVERYWHERE THAT IS WHY HE CREATRED MOTHER
mom
mom mom
well above all MOM
im really overcome with emotion, i just ralised that i must hav smtimes been bad 2 my mother, gawd id never do that again, love u mom, plz forgiv me (almost got tears here!)
it is a very excellent story . It’s really Heart touching
it brought tears to my eyes……………
hope this never happen with anyone………
its an amazin story!!!!
im glad ur passin this on to as many ppl possible!!!
keep it on!!!
Really its very nice story,awesome,and very beautiful.Only things i can say that every sons and daughters in this world should read this and to understand that how much its important MOTHER……….I love you mom
i found this story suddenly and feel so moved. im reminded that never hurt someone called mother. All mothers are greatest people in the world
MAA TUJHEE SO SO SALAAM…..
This story is really touching sometimes children never realize how important thier mom is till they are gone.
A mother always do the best for thier children.