Sunday, February 15, 2009

Have you been too busy with yourself?

Ramly had a shock of his life when the doctor diagnosed him with Chronic Kidney Failure. "You have less than a year to live.. unless you get a new kidney.."

Getting a kidney in Malaysia? That's impossible... n tat means.. I"M DYING??!!! Ramly had sleepless nights thinking how he would die, and why would it be him. He had donated lots of stuff to the charity, all kinds - be it religious, NGO, the poor n needy, children. He's been trying to be kind to many people. So why must it be him - why did God chose him to die from Chronic Kidney Failure?!

Why is God so unfair?!

He started to blame God and everyone around him. He complains whether it rains or shines. Greg, a neighbour of his learned of his disease and often brought him out for tea and supper - just to make him feel better, just being friends. All the same, Ramly remained sorrowful and prepared to meet his death.

One day, Greg stopped visiting him. He tried to call Greg, sending Greg sms, but Greg never returned his calls. So Ramly decided to visit Greg this time round - perhaps Greg has grown tired of me... who will want a dying friend, after all?

Gathering his courage, Ramly knocked on Greg's door - nobody answered. The house was empty. Then he saw a small piece of paper stuck onto the door - "We are at Greg's funeral. Please call 012-012012012 for emergencies. Thank you."

Ramly couldn't believe what he just read. He quickly called the number, and sure enough, Greg's daughter's voice was at the other side of the line. Greg had a mild stroke, and have died of secondary pneumonia. It all happened in a span of a week.

Ramly tried hard to recall - over the past one week, what had he done, why had he not known what Greg was undergoing?

Then he remembered - he was still blaming God and people and the weather and time.
He had been too busy with himself.