Thursday, June 4, 2009 6/04/2009 09:35:00 AM
lesson # 31: A sentimental gift that contains much value
ytd went to msia to visit ma grandma, and we're talking about jade and she said she has one. so we decided to help her put hers on.
but who knows her bones are just milllimeters bigger than the jade bangle, and she felt her hands were almost breaking, so we decided not to force it into her hand. what a pity. it would be very pretty if she wore a new one. the old one was 46 yrs old. how long is that!~
she decided to give it to me. i was shocked. i shouldnt take it man. but she insisted. i was feeling ashame to have accepted it. But since she couldnt put it in, she said might as well give to me. she was saying in Hainanese that she dotes on my bro and me (translated a little by my mom).
so now, i'm wearing it. and now i feel so special. hahaha! but to look at myself from afar, the jade bangle seems a little old for me, cos wearing it usually means you're married. HAHAHA!
i wonder who's my husband-to-be. LOL!
ok, so what can we actually learn from here. i oso dunno. but i guess filial piety begets something invaluable. jade is not valuable on its own btw.
it's the sentimental value that is passed down from previous generation. the meaning behind the giving of the bangle is the main thing that makes it even more valuable than the nett price.
that's what we call heirloom priceless. so does family ties and friendship. there's this imaginery line that strings us all together. as to how strong the ties are, it depends on us to add in the string to knit from a thin fine string, to a thick rope.
but if the relationship is disturbed, that means a slash on the thick rope. and as time passes by, and pple say time would heal all wounds, there is afterall a scar oready.
so it's good that we maintain ties.
right...i just realised that i side tracked again.. when can i ever write a decent post!?