A Glimpse of Miracle

Last Saturday, my family and I visited my mum's cousin-in-law, who was hospitalized because of diabetes. Well, the day I visited him was his 4th day being hospitalized there. And how we saw his condition made me feel so sad. He breathed throughout his mouth and throat using kind of oxygen ventilator (Idk what the equipment named in the hospital?). It has been 4 days since he was unconscious. He was so thin, I could even see his ribs every time he tried to inhale and it has been 4 days he had to do that way for respiration, can you imagine that?

I visited him at 3 pm until 4 pm, and after we went home, by 7 pm we got the news that he passed away. He died 2 hours after my visiting. There was no regret at at all to visit him right before he died, because actually my mum and I have already had a schedule to go somewhere, but we cancelled it as we knew that my uncle got worse and worse, I hope before he died he was still conscious that his relatives still cared for him and saw him before he is gone.

The following day when my family and I went to his funeral, we got the news that other cousin of my mum is having stage 4 breast cancer. So we decided to visit her after the funeral (because it only took 15 minutes from the cemetery to her house). She just got married 2 years ago and had a 6 months baby, who is now being taken care by her mum-in-law. She just got her breast surgery 5 months ago. And you know what? When we saw her condition, God, can you imagine how she is suffering right now? As the cancer has spread to certain parts of her body, her spine's even broken (bcs the breast cancer tends to spread to the bones, lungs, chest wall, and brain), and the cancer has made her body (her chest) so stiff, she could no longer to tilt her body because it is very great pain. And it's more sorrowful that 2 months after she gave birth, she cannot see her baby anymore (it's dangerous to let the baby near her.). As I see her condition, I just hope the best for her.

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These previous days remind me again and again to always be grateful, grateful, and grateful.

How the terminally ill patients in hospital are dying to survive for next second, next minute, next hour make me so sad.

The only thing they have is hope; a breath of fresh air, a glimpse of miracle to live.

And as a young woman, how can I see young mother is suffering and longing to hug her little baby for the rest of her days. It makes me reflecting my life to use our life to serve others more, to love others more.

If you read this post in a healthy condition, you can sit, stand up without feeling any pain in your body, you are abundant with miracles. You have no idea, there are a lot of people out there who desperately hope just to live their life to wake up, walk, laugh, eat, even to sleep and breath without feeling any pain.

Friends, life isn't that long.
Let us live our life as well as possible; in small examples to eat well, sleep well, work well, are the form of how we appreciate life God has given us. Spread the love as much as we can, remove the hatred from our heart, and serve others many more.

You might not know that your little caring may be the light for the people who are being in their deepest despair & darkest hours.

I like the Indonesian song titled "Hidup ini adalah Kesempatan" or in English means "This Life is an Opportunity."

Indonesian Version / Original Version