Column brought back memories

ON one recent Sunday morning, I was looking forward to the Sunny Side Up column by Sandy Clarke but was disappointed. It’s a write-up I always look forward to. Of course, I do wish it would appear weekly but I do realise the effort required to write on a weekly basis. The composition of the column has a very down-to-earth feel. One particular instalment, “Importance of Unconditional Love” (July 15, Star2; online at tinyurl.com/star2-sunny), about the love of a father, brought back many memories. One of which was about how I was with my parents till their very last second on earth.

When it came to my father, I was with him, on a sleeper chair in a hospital room. At midnight the nurse came to check his pulse – he had gone peacefully. With my mother, it was Labour Day and I was at home on my lap top. At 11am, our domestic helper and my wife had just given my mother a shower, and she passed away that moment. She had been in a coma for eight months.

Personally, I feel that with the changes I’ve seen taking place and how the current young generation behaves, their demands in day-today life are very much different from my generation’s. However, that should not be an excuse to not take care of their parents.

I very much hope to the continuation of the

Sunny Side Up column in next Sunday’s Star2.

The Penangite George Town

Ed’s note: Sandy Clarke’s Sunny Side Up column appears on the first and third Sunday every month. Previous columns are available at Star2. com; search for the column name.