If not for my PhD, how will I know my mother's struggle to having me in her life ...
If not for the loss of my brother, how will I appreciate siblings and friends; generosity despite difficult moments/ flaws/ misunderstandings ...
If not for my mother's failing health every second day during my growing years, how will I appreciate food, be it bland or spicy, too less or too much ...
If not for a few arrogant people who thought they could toss me to their needs, how will I appreciate the power of a good/modest heart more than doing PhD ?
If not for countless people too rude to respond, communicate and commit, how will I appreciate a friend who helps me with luggage, a colleague who offers me a seat in the office, a cat's loving strokes ?
If not for my own negligence with food, how will I appreciate hunger, poverty and suffering of countless souls around the planet ?
If not for this beautiful life, how will I learn all these I have come to value ?
If not for you guys, how will I appreciate this mini world of kindness ... helpothers :D
