Angel In Disguise

"Lying is WRONG, dear. Promise me, you must NEVER lie."

That was ONE of the very first things my mother taught me when I was a kid. Lately, I have been bugged by this question: "Has she been HONEST to me all these years?". As you all know, ONE thing leads to ANOTHER. As a result, an even greater question struck my mind: "If the answer is NO, then why did she lie to me? And is she still lying to me right on my face?".

I thought long and hard for hours, days and even months. Finally, the ultimate cure to my thirst for the answer to these GREAT questions has been revealed. She lied when she said.....

• "Eat this, dear. I'm not hungry." when she placed her portion of rice into my bowl so that I would have a fuller meal;
• "Drink it, dear. I'm not thirsty." when she handed me her glass of cold water so that I would no longer be thirsty;
  
• "Go back to sleep, dear. I'm not tired." when she spent the whole night mending my torn old school bag so that I would not be a laughing stock at school;
• "Take it back, dear. I have enough money." when she refused to accept the money I earned from doing part-time jobs so that I would have enough money for myself;
• "Don't cry, dear. I'm not in pain." when she was lying sick on the hospital bed with her chronic back pain so that my heart would not hurt so much seeing her like that.

And yes, she is still lying to me till today. After all these years, I have now realized that mother's UNCONDITIONAL love and sacrifices know NO BOUND indeed. She is after all, an ANGEL IN DISGUISE. Just one more thing before I end this. People, please ask yourselves this question (the greatest one of all): "Would we be able to do the same thing for our BELOVED mother in return EVER?".