As the festive season is approaching, people have started to make plans to return to their respective hometowns. The MCO in the past 2 years has certainly elevated the anticipation of balik kampung this year, especially for those who have not seen their families in a long time.
Unfortunately, not everyone has the luxury to do so.
Recently, a Twitter page known as Isu Semasa Viral has shared a video of a daughter who did not manage to visit her mother in their kampung. According to the captions in the video, the woman had made plans in advance to return to her hometown in Tawau, Sabah. Fate always has surprises in store for us but not all of them are good. On the same day the woman landed in Sabah, her mother passed away.
Knowing that the clock was ticking and the time to see her mother was limited, she immediately rushed to the cemetery from Tawau airport. Once she reached the cemetery in Kampung Pasir Putih, she ran towards the lifeless body of her mother while the everyone watched.
As the people were getting ready for the burial, she took 1 last chance to look at her mother and kissed her hands. Near the end of the video, her hands were seen shaking which broke the hearts of many netizens. You can watch the full clip below.
Ya Allah tak sedar air mata laju keluar. Inalillahiwainalillahirojiun. Takziah untuk keluarga. pic.twitter.com/9QHesvq13H
— ISU SEMASA VIRAL (@isusemasaviral) April 23, 2022
This is EXACTLY what we fear the most
The video has since received more than 22,000 retweets and netizens also took the time to express their similar fear of death in the family.
“My biggest fear is to receive the news of death in the family when I’m far away. I’m afraid that I don’t have enough time to be devoted to my parents. May God give us the strength to face it when the time comes.”
“Her hands were shaking & she could still run. I think I wouldn’t even be able to walk properly if I was in her situation.”
“My dad passed away when I was a child & my mother took care of me ever since. I overthink about the day my mother passes away every day and I’m sure I’ll be lonely & depressed when the time comes.”
It was just like yesterday
In the meantime, some netizens have also shared their experience of losing a dear one in the family, a scar which will never disappear in their lives.
“She still got to kiss her mother’s hand. I will never forget the day I received the bad news about my dad when I was studying in New Zealand. I immediately got on the 1st available flight but he was already buried when I got home.”
“I teared up. Back in 2019, my mother called and said the doctor told her that she could stay with me when she gets better. The next morning, she left the world. 2 weeks later, my triplets died in my womb.”
A death in the family is always unbearable. We hope it is something that will never happen but death is always inevitable. Have you ever lost a loved one?
