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| A Time for Reckoning |
As we exchange stories, I had to hear the bad news that Chai Kim Soon, a mutual friend, passed on 7 months ago.
Life sure is short.
Then I received a phone call from a lawyer friend about the troubles he had with his wife and son who had been getting epileptic fits. The son could not do his exams because of a dislocated shoulder and now a question mark is looming in front of him on what to do next. Then his mother-in-law passed on. So another spate of bad news.
In the evening, I spoke to another friend only to discover that he has colon cancer and has undergone an operation. He is still undergoing treatment. The doctor gave him 2 to 5 years max.
Even yesterday, while at my friend's home, I was told about Monica, a mutual acquaintance who had breast cancer and cervical cancer as well; and Jane, a beautician in Bangsar another acquaintance who had to do a mastectomy lately.
I have heard nothing but Big C for the last month or so.
My fervent wish these days is to see my friends year after year and all as fit as ever.
That is why we must meet as often to touch base for we never know when the grace of God actually ends..........
