How will I be remembered?

My uncle passed away last Friday 21st January 2011. He was 81 years old and left behind a wife and a grown-up unmarried son. Amidst tears, my aunt recalled how he lived his last days, how he was in a good mood...Although it was very apparent that he was his pain due to the post-operation injury and the complications that propped up after that, he spoke calmly to his wife and son and asked them to take care of each other, as if he knows his days are numbered....At the end of each night he would still recite his prayers even though he was not able to commit to the practical part of the prayer. He has been on his back ever since the operation on his heart, on last November.



What I remembered of him was all the positive stuff -his generousity and his undying faith to Allah and the words of wisdom that he gives to everyone when he was still alive. I remembered, as a young girl getting a $5 bill everytime our family visited him, even though it wasn't Hari Raya or even when we know that he doesn't earn much as a....hmm...I don't really know what he worked as. All I remembered was he has a passion for fishing. When he knows that we are coming for a visit, he would be ready to catch fish at Changi or East Coast the night before. He was a pious man and was also a religious leader to a few dedicated students who want to learn more about Islam and its beauty. I heard that many of our male relatives wanted to be the ones who are responsible in putting him in the burial ground, 7 feet below ground level. Another pious man gone....yes, pious men pass away on Fridays....



Death....it can come suddenly. How will I be remembered? Am I going to be remembered as a mere Math teacher of Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School? Or a colleague who shares the ups and downs of her workmates? Or as a good daughter who tries her best to be as filial to her aged parents? Or as an ordinary human being, liked by others, and trying not to get into trouble with anyone..? Or a couch potato who loves to watch tv at home to relax...? By the way my favourite channels on Starhub are 102, 104, 427, 433, 501 and 601...hehe

I think I want to be remembered as all of the above. I will just be my best and try to have a positive impact on anybody that comes my way just like my uncle ... be as helpful as I can be to my family, friends, colleagues, my Math teachers, students...I guess when we make someone happy, we do feel happy ourselves and it should make... at least for that point in time, the world a better place to live in....