I’m feeling a little disordered today. Just came back from my best friend’s house. Her aunt passed away, no specific reason. It’s probably the accumulation of the few ailments she had in her. It was all of a sudden, and I felt my friend’s pain when she spoke about the little things her aunt used to do to make her smile.
The acceptance of her demise is still hard, as it happened all of a sudden. I pray and hope they cope with it, and that her aunt’s soul rests in peace.
I went for an interview in the early afternoon today. I was seated amidst the cluster of interviewees, feeling a little edgy about the whole process. A while later, a man came forward to explain a little about the job scope and the company, before the interview took place. As I was paying attention, a lady seated on my right tapped me and passed me a note which read
“I’m sorry, could you please write down what he’s talking about? I’m deaf.”
I was taken aback and tried to quickly summarise what he said point form and passed it back to her. She seemed a little aloof at the beginning, as she didn’t return my smile. While waiting for our turns, we started to converse more with our little notes. She was sharing about her previous work experiences, and I was sharing mine. A while later, she wrote
“Do you think I will get the job? I think it’s going to be difficult due to my disability. You can definitely get the job with your work experiences. I can’t even answer phonecalls. There are so many people over here I have to compete with.”
My heart sank when I read those words. I just felt her ache & fear of being left out. I tried to console her and motivate her as much as I could. And I exchanged contacts with her ‘cos I didn’t want to lose such a special friend. I told her I would let her know if I know of any other vacancies. If any of you reading this blog know of any places she has potential to work with, please do let me know. 
I learnt two lessons today.
1) Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.
2) The only disability in life is a bad attitude.
3) It’s time we appreciate the little things we have in life, which we’re always taking for granted.
Goodnight.
