~A New Life~
It was really rather overwhelming when I saw this picture 'cos it simply felt so real. It's an ultrasound scan of my colleague's baby girl-to-be. As the picture clearly shows the baby's head, hands and feet, I can't help but feel happy for my colleague.
I'm sure most of us have seen such a picture on tv, in books, on the net before, but to actually hold the ultrasound picture this close, is something quite different. I can almost imagine what it feels like to have a life in your tummy.
Life is an amazing thing, yet ironically, it can be so tiring that people seek death. 22 years ago, I probably looked exactly like that picture. In these 22 years, have I lived beautifully? Have I lived such that I brought joy to others and myself? Or have I spent more time in sorrow, bringing unhappiness to people? Have I made the pain that my mum suffered during that 9 months worthwhile?
Someday, I hope to have a picture of my own tummy like that too. A picture taken in the presence of the one who shares a part in it, the one who I will spend the rest of my life loving, the one who will grow old with me....
And that the lil' one will do me and him proud...
