mummy just came back from one relative's funeral in kuching, and she talked about how the whole funeral things goes. and this sudden reminds me of the first funeral ive went. the memory was pretty clear inside my head.
in the middle of the night, dad and mum woke both me and my brother up, i was eight. parents quickly packed a few clothes and told us to get in the car and out of nowhere we were rushing down the road. dad was driving impatiently and furiously fast. i cling tightly to my seatbelt behind watching my dad's uneasy expression and an eight year old girl's thought started pondering.. what.. why..feeling afraid.. but was assured by mum to just fall asleep. the first thing i saw when i woke up is one row of old ancient shophouses. dad braked harshly in front of one small grocery store and jumped out of the car and ran into that store. mummy was also acting quick and hugged me into the store. feeling shocked and what i saw inside the shop was many people was sobbing, surrounds my dad and one bed, lying on it was my grandma. mummy puts me down, gasped and cried. i anxiously looked at her and walked to my dad. my dad was very sad, crying out loud calling grandma. ive never saw my dad acted this way. i went beside him and he hugged me and heaved, 'ahpo.. ahpo.. si liao' (grandma had died) and crying more loudly. i looked at her, my grandma lying expressionless on the bed, dressed in her usual kebaya, she looked as though she is only sleeping but no, she passed away. i hugged my dad and cried with him, uttered 'ah po..' and touched her sleeves, everyone was grieving and mourning for hours. i think i will never forget this scene. it will always be a reminder to me to spread Jesus' love before it's too late.
a funeral is such a sad scene to watch. death is something i do not know back then. do you know what death means? i do now. i believe death on earth means eternal life in heaven, for i believe in Jesus Christ. dont ever look death lightly. it is not the end. spend sometime and think, how do you see death.
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