Moment of silence

A smsed me the other day to tell me about the sudden passing of her uncle. It happened unexpectedly on a beautiful family vacation while they were hiking. C called me a month ago to tell me that her dad has been diagnosed with cancer. Yesterday, Yasmin Ahmad, Malaysia's most celebrated film director died of a sudden stroke. Last month, MJ, King of Pop, shocked the world with his passing. Five months ago, a friend died in the Australian bush fires. What do we make of all this? Sometimes we question where's God hand admist all the grief and sadness? The bitter truth of the matter is, we will never know. We can ask all the whys but the rhetorical question will only drive ourselves crazy.

When my paternal grandmother passed away, my dad did not cry at her funeral. He said it was because she once told him that tears were useless once a person passes away. Instead, give your loved ones all your love while they are still alive. Why release grudges only once a person moves on from this world. Why cry tears of regret. Why cry tears of pain. In one of the Terminator:Sarah Conner Chronicles episodes, Cameron (the good terminator, protector of John) asked John, why do humans cry when someone has passed away? He replied that it was a way to cope with grief.

We should cry all we want, to cope with our grief, but once we get through that phase, we should get out of bed, breathe in and out and try to make the most of our lives - in rememberance of those who have passed away, for your sake and for the people you love that are still living.



By Yasmin Ahmad.

Thanks Yasmin for all your great short films. You may have moved on but you left a legacy behind. You will be sorely missed by many. RIP.