Just a drip passing by after watching daily news on TV 3 days ago.
Siti Masitoh. Does it sounds familiar to you? Probably most of you must have said no. She was nobody famous, but she is now.
She has this baby, 1 year 7 months old Rizky Farhan, currently the baby has this suddenly-epidemic-illness called ‘busung lapar’ or mal-nutrition.
Not only that, the baby, she called ‘Dede’ also got complication with his lung, and anemia, and also bad digestion problem.
I believe that’s more than a 1-year-7-month can bear.
Siti had tried many attempts to get her baby on medication but somehow every penny she earned evaporates for their daily meals or the house rent. As she grows desperate, her creativity somehow triggers her the idea for selling her own organ! As being reported on TV, she used the opportunity to tell the audience that she is willing to sell her kidney and willing to live with only one kidney by totally aware that in such condition she won’t be able to work as hard as she is now. She don’t even mind to trade her own life as long as her son can live a normal life.
That is one sad story among the many in Indonesia. Such an irony when there are so many mall-goers (hey, that’s me! =P), luxurious car-drivers, fine-diners, bla bla out there but there are also people, kids and adults, not knowing what they’re going to eat tomorrow.
Well people do have their own concern, that’s for sure. But let’s take this moment to appreciate what you have today, right now. Your dull outfit, your wrecked car, shitty job, bad-taste-hi-price food in the canteen, etc, etc.
I also deeply salute the mother, Siti Masitoh, for her love to her child despite all the abnormality and the spirit to keep on fighting for her son’s life. Truly inspiring when you’re dealing with problems other than life and death...
From the feminist side, I bet that’s the greatness of mommies, even though it will be exposed in many ways, and has different interpretations, especially from the kids (that sometimes mis-interpret them, don’t we??).
So, besides thanking our current being, let’s also thank our mom! For everything she has done for us, for every burden we give since before we were born up till now.
For you mothers or mother to-be... be grateful for such an opportunity... no man can take that away from you... =))
24.04.06