Inspirations

The picture above was taken in 1999 when a group of surgeons performed an operation to a 21-week-old foetus. The baby had spina bifida and would not survive unless an operation was done. The womb was removed from the mother's body, the amniotic fluid was drained, the operation was done, and the womb was placed back to the mother's body. Before it was sealed, the baby's hand was seen holding onto the surgeon's hand as if shaking his hand as a gratitude. The baby is Samuel Armas (born healthily in December 1999) and surgeon whose hand in the picture is Dr Joseph Bruner.

I was stunned when I read this. You know what, I read something like this from manga Godhand Teru. Is it a coincidence?? Haha.. I guess not.. I think the mangaka was inspired by this real life story. Anyway, I cried like a baby on this story. It is really touching indeed.

Pencil: I'm sorry

Eraser: For what? You didn't do anything wrong.

Pencil: I'm sorry cos you get hurt bcos of me. Whenever I made a mistake, you're always there to erase it. But as you make my mistakes vanish, you lose a part of yourself. You get smaller and smaller each time.

Eraser: That's true. But I don't really mind. You see, I was made to do this. I was made to help you whenever you do something wrong. Even though one day, I know I'll be gone and you'll replace me with a new one, I'm actually happy with my job. So please, stop worrying. I hate seeing you sad. :)

I found this conversation between the pencil and the eraser very inspirational. Parents are like the eraser whereas their children are the pencil. They're always there for their children, cleaning up their mistakes. Sometimes along the way... they get hurt, and become smaller (older, and eventually pass on).

Though their children will eventually find someone new (spouse), but parents are still happy with what they do for their children, and will always hate seeing their precious ones worrying, or sad.

"All my life, I've been the pencil.. And it pains me to see the eraser that is my parents getting smaller and smaller each day. For I know that one day, all that I'm left with would be eraser shavings and memories of what I used to have..."

this is dedicated to parents.

Credits to my facebook friends who share these things so that they appeared on my newsfeed. Haha..