EIGHT LIES OF A MOTHER

1.The story began when I was a child;
I was born as a son of a poor family.
Even for eating, we often got lack of
food.
Whene ver the time for eating, mother
often gave me her portion of rice.
While she was removing her rice into
my bowl,
she would say "Eat this rice, son. I'm
not hungry".
That was Mother's First Lie


2.Whe n I was getting to grow up,
the persevering mother gave her spare
time for fishing in a river near our
house,
she hoped that from the fishes she
got,
she could gave me a little bit
nutritious food for my growth.
After fishing, she would cook the
fishes to be a fresh fish soup,
which raised my appetite. While I was
eating the soup,
mother would sit beside me and eat the
rest meat of fish,
which was still on the bone of the
fish I ate.
My heart was touched when I saw it.
I then used my chopstick and gave the
other fish to her.
But she immediately refused it and
said "Eat this fish, son.
I don't really like fish."
That was Mother's Second Lie.

3.Then, when I was in Junior High
School,
t o fund my study,
mother went to an economic enterprise
to bring some used-matches boxes that
would be stuck in.
It gave her some money for covering
our needs.
As the winter came,
I woke up from my sleep and looked at
my mother who was still awoke,
supported by a little candlelight and
within her perseverance she continued
the work of sticking some used-matches
box.
I said, "Mother, go to sleep, it's
late,
tom orrow morning you still have to go
for work.
" Mother smiled and said "Go to sleep,
dear. I'm not tired."
That was Mother's Third Lie.

4.At the time of final term,
mother asked for a leave from her work
in order to accompany me.
While the daytime was coming and the
heat of the sun was starting to shine,
the strong and persevering mother
waited for me under the heat of the
sun's shine for several hours.
As the bell rang, which indicated that
the final exam had finished,
mother immediately welcomed me and
poured me a glass of tea
that she had prepared before in a cold
bottle.
T he very thick tea was not as thick as
my mother's love,
which was much thicker. Seeing my
mother covering with perspiration,
I at once gave her my glass and asked
her to drink too.
Mother said "Drink, son. I'm not
thirsty!".
That was Mother's Fourth Lie.

5.After the death of my father because
of illness,
my poor mother had to play her role as
a single parent.
By held on her former job, she had to
fund our needs alone.
Our family's life was more
complicated. No days without
sufferanc e.
Seeing our family's condition that was
getting worse,
there was a nice uncle who lived near
my house came to help us,
either in a big problem and a small
problem.
Our other neighbors who lived next to
us saw that our family's life was so
unfortunate,th ey often advised my
mother
to marry
again. But mother,
who was stubborn, didn't care to their
advice,
she said "I don't need love."
That was Mother's Fifth Lie.

6.After I had finished my study and
then got a job,
it was the time for my old mother to
retire.
But she didn't want to; she was
sincere to go to the marketplace every
morning,
just to sell some vegetable for
fulfilling her needs.
I, who worked in the other city, often
sent her some money to help her in
fulfilling her needs,
but she was stubborn for not accepting
the money.
She even sent the money back to me.
She said "I have enough money."
That was Mother's Sixth Lie.

7.After graduated from Bachelor
Degree,& amp; amp; lt;brI then continued my
study to
Master
Degr ee.
I took the degree, which was funded by
a company through a scholarship
progr am,
from a famous University in America .
I finally worked in the company.
Within a quite high salary,
I intended to take my mother to enjoy
her life in America .
But my lovely mother didn't want to
bother her son,
she said to me "I'm not used to."
That was Mother's Seventh Lie.

8.After entering her old age,
mother got a flank cancer and had to
be hospitalized.
I, who lived in miles away and across
the ocean,
directly went home to visit my dearest
mother.Sh e lied down in weakness on
her bed
after having an operation.
Mother , who looked so old, was staring
at me in deep yearn.
She tried to spread her smile on her
face;
even it looked so stiff because of the
disease she held out.
It was clear enough to see how the
disease broke my mother's body,
thus she looked so weak and thin.
I stared at my mother within tears
flowing on my face.
My heart was hurt, so hurt, seeing my
mother on that condition.
But mother, with her strength,
said "Don't cry, my dear.
I'm not in pain."
That was Mother's Eight Lie.


Afte r saying her eighth lie, She
closed her eyes forever!