#035 PARENT'S WISH
To my dear child: On the day when you see me old, weak and weary, Have patience and try to understand me. If I get dirty when eating, If I can not dress on my own, Please bear with me and remember the times I spent feeding you and dressing you up. If, when I speak to you, I repeat the same things over and over again, Do not interrupt me. Listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you the same story a thousand and one times until you went to sleep. When I do not want to have a shower, Neither shame nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with your thousand excuses to get you to the shower? When you see my ignorance of new technologies, Help me navigate my way through those world wide webs. I taught you how to do so many things, To eat the right foods, to dress appropriately, To fight for your rights. When at some moment I lose the memory Or the thread of our conversation, Let me have the necessary time to remember. And if I...