FOR ONE MORE DAY by Mitch Albom
Worth reading: ★★★★★★★☆ ☆ ☆ (7/10)
Reason: The story is a bit confusing but the inner meaning is clear.
Perhaps I was a bit too tired when reading this, I get confused sometimes.
This book is about a broken man named Charley Benetto, who was trying to commit suicide after his wife and daughter left him, met his mom who had already passed away.
He was shocked when he met his mom who was supposed to be a 'ghost', standing in front of him, preparing breakfast and talking to him like nothing had happened.
He followed his mom to visit some old folks in this very one day and knowing that he had misunderstood his mom all these years through the conversation with these people.
He never knew that his mom worked as housekeeper to earn more money for him to study in a college.
He never knew that his mom had sacrificed so much for him.
His mom always stood up for him but he never stand up for his mom.
He felt so regret that he cheated his mom the last time he met her. He lied that he went for a meeting, but actually he went for a baseball match. Due to this match, he missed the chance to save his mom from a massive heart attack. He missed the chance to have a brunch with her. He missed the chance to see her for the last time.
He wished he could have more time to spend with his mom.
He was given this one more day to spend with his mom.
Through this one day, he had learnt to appreciate his life and try to make things right again with those he loved.
After finish reading this novel, I felt sad.
I learnt that parents are always sacrificing for their children.
'I also believe that parents, if they love you, will hold you safely, above their swirling waters, and sometimes that means you'll never know what they endured, and you may treat them unkindly, in a way you otherwise wouldn't.'
But then, ask yourself, have you ever sacrifice something for your parents?
Your parents might say that he/she doesn't want anything from you, he/she only wants to see you success. But, is this really true?
For me, there is no better way than accompanying the parents, talking to them and concern them, crack jokes to make them happy. Whoever doesn't want to stay with their kids all the time? That's why I always love to stuck at home and do silly acts. I just want to see my family members happy and laugh.
Don't cry over the split milk after the people you loved gone.
Nobody is going to give you one more day to stay with the people you lost.
Appreciate.
:)
PS: Aiks, the second book of Mitch Albom make me emotional again.
Perhaps I was a bit too tired when reading this, I get confused sometimes.
This book is about a broken man named Charley Benetto, who was trying to commit suicide after his wife and daughter left him, met his mom who had already passed away.
He was shocked when he met his mom who was supposed to be a 'ghost', standing in front of him, preparing breakfast and talking to him like nothing had happened.
He followed his mom to visit some old folks in this very one day and knowing that he had misunderstood his mom all these years through the conversation with these people.
He never knew that his mom worked as housekeeper to earn more money for him to study in a college.
He never knew that his mom had sacrificed so much for him.
His mom always stood up for him but he never stand up for his mom.
He felt so regret that he cheated his mom the last time he met her. He lied that he went for a meeting, but actually he went for a baseball match. Due to this match, he missed the chance to save his mom from a massive heart attack. He missed the chance to have a brunch with her. He missed the chance to see her for the last time.
He wished he could have more time to spend with his mom.
He was given this one more day to spend with his mom.
Through this one day, he had learnt to appreciate his life and try to make things right again with those he loved.
After finish reading this novel, I felt sad.
I learnt that parents are always sacrificing for their children.
'I also believe that parents, if they love you, will hold you safely, above their swirling waters, and sometimes that means you'll never know what they endured, and you may treat them unkindly, in a way you otherwise wouldn't.'
But then, ask yourself, have you ever sacrifice something for your parents?
Your parents might say that he/she doesn't want anything from you, he/she only wants to see you success. But, is this really true?
For me, there is no better way than accompanying the parents, talking to them and concern them, crack jokes to make them happy. Whoever doesn't want to stay with their kids all the time? That's why I always love to stuck at home and do silly acts. I just want to see my family members happy and laugh.
Don't cry over the split milk after the people you loved gone.
Nobody is going to give you one more day to stay with the people you lost.
Appreciate.
:)
PS: Aiks, the second book of Mitch Albom make me emotional again.
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