Sunday, April 11, 2010
Love doesn't make the world go round, it spins you around and make you see life from a different perspective.
like a mother's love for her child, this love transforms and shapes the child's perspective of the world. this interaction, be it a simple pat on the back, a compliment, a giggle, a scolding; they are all acts of love. the same can be applied to friends and family, or even strangers. i dare say that love is the single most important factor in shaping a child's future.
that's because love is a kind of care and vice versa.
the new-born child, like freshly whipped batter, is without any lumps and fluffy.
it must not be left in the open for too long, or else the minute air bubbles will fuse and float to the surface, or the butter and dough start to clump together and form lumps. like a child abandoned, it has no shape; it requires someone to shape it.
thus the batter must be distributed into cups and baked.
then let love be the heat in the oven.
this love, must never be too much nor too little. just like baking muffins, too much heat will cause the dough to expand too much, with the top of the muffin charred black and its middle uncooked. just like a grown-up child, but with too much dependence on others; undeveloped and feeble in the mind and heart.
too little heat will cause the batter to become a muffin eventually, but it takes a lot of time.
Like a child, too little love makes the child develop slowly.
just the right amount of heat/love will allow the batter to form a muffin with an even crisp brown top and a fluffy inside.
like a child, their heart and mind is developed, mature.
but then others say, life's obstacles, friends and even the environment of the society affects the way an individual grows.
yes, i'll agree, but only to the extend that this will only affect the individual greatly if that person does not have strong bonds with their family or friends. because no matter what affects you, if a person possesses the right mindset, has good role models to look up to and has upright moral values, they can never sway too much from the right path in life.
and love, not only maternal but also from others, are like the oven that separates that still cooking muffin and the external environment. the oven shields the muffin from wind, humidity, dust and even from the reach of hungry/greedy people. it is a safe haven for the still cooking muffin.
but it does not last forever. the oven has a timer. like love, there will always be a time when the supply of love runs out, usually when the person passes on into afterlife.
could a deceased ever give you care and concern?
therefore, we should not take this love for granted, even now, our parents shower us with unconditional love. i must admit, i take this for granted sometimes. but to make it up to them, i try to be the well behaved and meet their expectations of me.
i don't know when it will ever be, but when the timer stops and the bell rings, the oven will gradually become colder.
time never stops. even though the feelings never cease, their hearts will stop beating.
so till then, cherish the love.
simple acts like a simple pat on the back, a compliment, a giggle, a scolding; they are all acts of love.
share it, spread it,so that the love becomes never ending for those who are living.
and this i've learnt when my paternal grandparents died many years ago. i do regret it even now, because i had so little interaction with them.
i've too, relearnt this important lesson, whilst baking muffins with my Mom, one Sunday afternoon a year ago.
signing off.
Call Of The Wild at 6:18 PM