I went to see a doctor in my neighbood about my swollen eye. At the end of the session I ended up with a worse swollen eye, having been moved to tears.
Somehow, he told me about his Grandma who took under her care all her 6 grandchildren as well as her depressed daughter-in-law when her son died at the age of 34 from a heart attack. And Grandma was not rich. Infact she was quite poor, tapping rubber for a living in Banting Selangor. They lived in a small hut in a rubber plantation. Grandma woke up at 4 am to tap rubber. Grandma was a very strict disciplinarian. When she realized that her grandchildren were watching too much TV instead of studying, she chose not to repair the TV when it broke down. Grandma quietly cried to herself alot of times at the riverside where she brought her youngest grandson for evening strolls. But she was tough. Today all her 6 grandchildren are professionals, the eldest a Public Prosecutor and the youngest the doctor in my neighbourhood, who told me "My Grandma is illiterate. But she is my protection and my inspiration". Grandma is now 86, still living in Banting.
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