On the Brink of Death...

I finished reading For One More Day by Mitch Albom a few days ago....and it couldn't have been more timely.

I talked about a favorite Tita and how she is now fighting for her life. In this book, Chick Benetto, the main character laments the fact that his mother dies when he is away, secretly meeting with his father who divorced his mother eight years ago.

In an analogy, I like to think that while Tita San was being operated on in an emergency operation in South Korea, we were, at that precise moment, having our first Friday mass in the office. We prayed fervently for her, that she would pull through the brain operation. It was a nerve-wracking day to say the least, but Tita San DID pull through and is currently in the intensive care unit.

This book tells of a mother's unconditional love for her son. That no matter where she is, and whatever she is doing, she will drop everything to show how much love she has. The book is all about the power of a mother's love, how it transcends time and space to prove itself. And yes, that life comes full circle.

That last bit is a fantastic and welcome scene, in my opinion. I had goosebumps when I realized how true it is, and how Mitch Albom worked it in his book.

Many chapters are entitled "Times I Did Not Stand Up for My Mother" and some "Times My Mother Stood Up for Me". These chapters basically make the reader realize no matter what happens, no matter who or what we turn out to be, our mothers will always be there, rooting for us, picking us up when we fall, cheering for us when we succeed. But always, ALWAYS, there is the most powerful emotion in the whole wide world: there is LOVE.