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?! You're only going to 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, and 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, because I hated my one-eyed mom and our desperate poverty.
Then I studied really 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 someone unexpected came to see me "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 I tried to make that real. I screamed at her "How dare you come to my house and scare my daughter! Get out here now!" And to this, my mother quietly answered, "oh, I'm so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address," and she disappeared. Thank good ness... 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. I lied to my wife saying that I was going on a business trip. 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 won't 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... 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 mother, 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.' I miss the times when you were still young around me.
I miss you so much. I love you. You mean the world to me. My world shattered! Then I cried for the person who lived for me. My Mother.
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After I read this story, I feel that I want to cry because I really feel pity to the mother who is treated badly by her son.Although her son does something bad to her, she still loves, and she is happy when her son gets successful in his life.
in this story wanted to show us about the love of mother. As we know already no mother hate their children, they always love their children although their children do something wrong. And they will happy when they see their children get successful.
It is very very sad story that I have ever heard before. Mother gave one eye to child even she knew, she lost it. she was happy to give up her one eye to give her son. One more thing is she never picked up son's blame. Mother is really useful for children. She never wants thing from child unless her children are happiness. Mother is very grateful.
Ahhh i can not stop my tears to fall down :-( It is so sad story and it also showed how grateful your parents are to you and they can sacrifice everything for you. On the other hand as the parents never wish to get something back from you beside seeing you have a great life.
This story is so sad and valuable for all sons and daughters. As my experience my mother did something to me and i sometime angry her and then i always regret.
When i see this story i seem to be shamed.
I think all sons and daughter should consider about this story.
Thank for publishing this story teacher!!
I love this one.
I used to hear this story before via my best friend. It's really that all Mom always love and can do everything for their children. "Who are you? I don't know you!!!" I don't know how hurt she is. one more thing I don't how feeling of her son when he saw "I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I decided not to go to the school.... For you... I'm sorry that I only have one eye, and I was an embarrassment for you." but I've just know that I love MY Mom.
After i had read this story, i felt very tearfully because her son always treat his mother very strongly. And i really admire son's mother that she can patients with her son and she still feels happy with her son even though he committed bad attitude to her. Additionally, she never let him know about her concern feeling and she never revenge him back. However, she still gives a smile to him every time. All in all, this story wants to tell to all the children that, in the name of children, we must pay gratitude to her back because she is our benefactor and she has brought up us since we was a baby until adult so we shouldn't look down on her even she is blind one eye or disable. In addition, we must bring up her back and make her feel comfortable with us all the time.
In this story that I have ever heard before, I feel very pity of mother because she is a wonderful mother. Even though mother has only one eye, she still try to work to support family specially her son. However, the son hate his mother very much because he feel embarrassed of other people. I think all children should not have pessimism to their mother, she born us and give supporting to us also until we succeed our future. We have to respect, love to be a good child and be optimism to her.
this parents' mind, so all the children should don't make your parents cry.
All parents in the world always love their children, Also like my parents. They love me so much, and they always give what ever I want. They always spend their time to take care and teach me. So I very thankful of my parents. Mom dad, I very love all of u. I will do a good children and I do not do the same this son in this story.
All parents in the world always love their children, Also like my parents. They love me so much, and they always give what ever I want. They always spend their time to take care and teach me. So I very thankful of my parents. Mom dad, I very love all of u. I will do a good children and I do not do the same this son in this story.
After I am reading, I think that this story is very important for son that don't know about your mother also. And i really admire son's mother that she can patients with her son and she still feels happy with her son even though he committed bad attitude to her. Additionally, she never let him know about her concern feeling and she never revenge him back. so I think all mother is necessary for them.
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