Sometimes, when friends pester me to go diving with them, they would find me reluctant. The above is one of the reasons I am always reluctant to leave home for an extended period.
That’s Nisaa. She is now, at the time of this posting, 20 months old; and by the time I get back from this trip, she would be exactly 21 months old. She sleeps with the mother. Every night, she would clamber onto my bed and sleep with me, snuggling against me. In the morning, when she wakes up, she’d rub my cheek and kiss me. Always smiling when she wakes up.
My son, Farhan, is another reason. Since he came back from the maternity ward after his birth, he has been sleeping with me whenever I am around. He’s grown now but is still attached to me, other than his toys.
The other reasons are below:
From left: Hana – my whole purpose of living changed the day she was born. I remember dedicating the song Jasmine Flower by Kenny G as that was the first song the player in my car played after she was born. Very sunny day that was. She was my 3-year old friend who comforted me when my marriage to her mother broke up. Farhan – the boy who is now my heir. My best friend. Alim – though just a stepson, I am the only father he has ever known. However, with his recently acquired ability to read and comprehend, he has now begun to ask why is my name different to that of the ones written on his exercise books. Nisaa – the baby and terror of the family. Angelic-sweet, but can be very short-tempered. She will only complete her tertiary education (hopefully) when I turn 61 years old. If I live that long. Fazira – the daughter whose “baby-life” I missed. She was only 11 months old when her mother and I split. I finally managed to get visiting rights when she turned 2. Now, she is the elder sister I can rely upon to look after her younger siblings. Iqa – my stepdaughter. Chubby when she first saw me as a 9-year old girl, she too, does not recognise anyone else to be her father. She is now Hana‘s best friend.
Those are my reasons for living on this Earth, other than the specified obligations.
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