A Touching Story...

My mom only had one eye...

I hated her... She was such an
embarrassment. She cooked for students and teachers to
support the family.

There was this one day during elementary school where my
mom came to say hello to me. I was so embarrassed.

How could she do this to me? I ignored her, threw her a
hateful look and ran out. The next day at school one of my
classmates said, "EEEE, your mom only has one
eye!"

I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just
disappear. I confronted her that day and said, " If
you're only gonna make me a laughing stock, why
don't you just die?"

My mom did not respond... I didn't even stop to think
for a second about what I had said, because I was full of
anger. I was oblivious to her feelings.

I wanted out of that house, and have nothing to do with
her. So I studied real hard, got a chance to go abroad to
study.

Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids
of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids and the
comforts. Then one day, my Mother came to visit me. She
hadn't seen me in years and she didn't even meet her
grandchildren.

When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and
I yelled at her for coming over uninvited. I screamed at
her, "How dare you come to my house and scare my
children!" 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 out of sight.

One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my
house. So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business
trip. After the reunion, I went to the old shack just out of
curiosity.

My neighbors said that she died. I did not shed a single
tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to
have.

"My dearest son,

I think of you all the time. I'm sorry that I came to
your house and scared your children.

I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion.
But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you.
I'm sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you
when you were growing up.

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 one eye. So I gave
you mine.

I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world
for me, in my place, with that eye..."

With all my love to you,

Your mother