The “One” Eyed Mama
Loading ...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.. 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.
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?! If you’re only gonna 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.. maybe it was because my mom hadn’t punished me, but i didn’t think that i had hurt her feelings very badly.
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, 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 cause i hated my one-eyed mom and our desperate poverty.. Then i studied real 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.
This happiness was getting bigger and bigger, when..
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. And i asked her,
“Who are you?!” I don’t know you!!!” as if trying 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 out of sight. Thank goodness… 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. Then a wave of relief came upon me…
One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. So, lying to my wife that i was going on a business trip, i went. 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.
My son… I think my life has been long enough now.. and…I wont 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…
And i’m sorry that i only have one eye, and i was an embarrassment for you. You see, when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. as a mom, 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..’
My son… oh, my son… I don’t want you to cry for me, because of my death. Please don’t cry…my son, I love you so much .
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HI,..
It is a story which taught the lesson about the Paradigm Shift..
We should not come to any conclusion without knowing the details of the matter.
It is a big lesson for a people who do not think anything before uttering a word for anybody who may be his/her well wishers..
You should have empathy for the people..This type of people expects lot of love from other’s and they are correct also..
The love you spread to the deprived more you gain in life…
Hope the people reading this comments also agree with me whatever I have written..
Feel free to discuss more with me and you can contact me at amrendrak@hcl.in or royalamrendra@rediffmail.com.
With Regards,
Amrendra
More stories like this to bring home a point to all children never to discount the love and sacrifice of a mother’s love.But there are toxic parents too and their unlove should be told to see the hurt and damage they cause to their children’s self esteem.
if I knew you, Trust me I would have killed you.
U are not a human & you dont deserve to live after you see that letter
it helps that stories like these are being passed around. it reminds us of what we should really care about. thanks.
Nice one…was almost in tears..ppl dont respect feelings of others…Too much of a materialistic approach in human relationship these days….
Very touching story. Many of us do not think the implications of our deeds and words on others. We say what we want and if others do not understand - its their mistake and not ours. This story (for I just cannot believe that anybody who is sane and has a heart will behave in the way as sited in the story) is probably an exaggerated but definitly a true example of “what mothers are” and how for mothers “children are children” no matter what or how they are treated
Hi
This is really a good story and I could see many sharing ur of views.
In this story,after sacrificing her own eye for the sake of her son she would have been hurt with all the words from her son’s mouth
but still her end she did’nt tell the truth b’coz she thought it would hurt his heart.How much she would have loved her son…….Isnt it???????
If a worldly women could love her son so much,HOW MUCH……..MORE.. OUR FATHER LOVES US FOR HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON JESUS CHRIST TO DIE ON THIS EARTH FOR OUR SINS AND HE STILL LOVES AND HE IS PATIENT WITH US TO BARE ALL THE SINS WE ARE DOING.BUT, THIS MIGHT NOT CONTINUE FOR A LONG TIME FOR THERE IS COMING A DAY WHEN WE HAVE TO STAND BEFORE THE SAME LORD FOR OUR JUDGEMENT.
DONOT WAIT FOR NEXT SECOND FOR WE DON’T NO WHETHER OUR LIFE WOULD BE THERE FOR THAT NEXT SECOND OR NOT.TAKE THE DECISION NOW……RECEIVE CHRIST IN YOUR HEART.
MAY GOD GIVE YOU THE ASSURANCE OF ETERNAL LIFE……………
this is really a great and touching story. I want to receive more of this in my inbox. Thanks Sir Sonnie for sending me one. GOD Bless you
its a very nice story..Hope many of us will share this to anybody for them to really feel the meaning of love, sacrifice and being the son of our GOD….
I found myself crying as I was reading this story…it’s very touching.
Thanks for sharing this..God Bless!!
Hallo,
Am out of words how can one deny his own mother who has sacrificed alot and her whole world to see that he was comfortable and able to achieve alot with his life. They say that whatever you do to others shall be done unto you,the measure you give is the same you receive. Otherwise he ought to have been proud of his mother despite her condition you Love unconditionally.Let it to to others who are ashamed of their parents conditions because if it where not for them where would all of us be. Its a big shame that he will live with this guilt the rest of his life.
Hi all,
thanks for sharing your thoughts…. stories like this cut across cultures and nations and shows how important mothers are..
I was holding back my tears but finally let it go after reading it….