She would have been 107 today
This is my mother. She would have been 107 years old today. She passed away in 1972, but her life and example remain deeply alive in my heart. She was a good and caring mother, and more than that, she was my first teacher in life. When I think of her, the word that comes to mind most strongly is resilient . By today’s standards, the life of our family would be considered very difficult. We did not have much, and each day required effort, sacrifice, and endurance. Yet in the face of hardship, suffering, and uncertainty, my mother never gave up. She was a hardworking woman who constantly found ways to provide for us. I remember how she would think of ways just to make it through each day, making sure we had something to eat. Even during the hardest times, we were able to have three meals a day - sometimes only rice with bananas or rice with sugar - but we never went completely without. Looking back now, I realize that those simple meals were expressions of her love, her determinat...
