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I've always wanted to share this with you on this blog. Now is my chance to do it. My Biggest Mistakes – Story 1 This happened a few years ago at the Tan Tock Seng hospital in Singapore. My mother had just gone though a heart operation to clear a blockage in her heart. I could see the nurses in the hospital working very hard to attend to the patients. It is not an easy job to care for the sick and old. You need to have a big heart to last in this type of job. There was a particular nurse who took special care of my mother’s ward. She was polite, kind and caring to the patients. I took down her name and ward number so I could write her a nice note of thanks and appreciate her for her service. I kept the piece of paper with her name and the ward number in my wallet. Every now and then, I’d see the piece of paper and be reminded to write the thank-you note, but I’d always procrastinated and put it off. Then one day, I looked into my wallet and realized I had lost the note… My Biggest Mistakes – Story 2 This also happened a few years back. I was rushing to deliver my son’s wedding invitation card. One of the most important people I had to invite was Aunty Alice. She is one of those close friends who would be very upset if I had not personally invited her. The thing is, I had been busy working the whole day and the only time I was free was in the evening. She stayed in a place called Perry Crescent. I roughly knew where she lived but was not very sure about the exact directions to get there. It was about 11 pm. So I drove to my car out and decided to ask people in the streets for directions. There was a man washing his cab that was parked at a Shell petrol station. He was an elderly Indian cab driver who probably finished his shift and was ready to go home. I stopped, got out of my car, walked to him and asked for directions to Perry Crescent. He got into his cab and said, “Oh, Perry Crescent, just follow behind me”. He started his cab engine and waved at me to follow him. I took down on a piece of paper, the cab company and his cab license plate number. I followed him for about 5 minutes and arrived at Perry Crescent. Before I had the chance to thank him, the cab driver simply waved at me and disappeared. He hadn’t even given me his name or asked for any money. He was a kind man. I wanted to write to his cab company and mention his kind deed to the management – perhaps even put a $50 note inside to show my appreciation. I had the note in my pocket the next day in the office. It was another mad rush at the office so I did not send the “thank you” note or the $50 reward. 1 week later, when I recalled the event and started to look for the note, I was told that my maid threw it away by accident. Do not take things for granted. Grab every chance to show your appreciation and gratitude to the people who have made a positive difference in your life. My Biggest Mistakes – Story 3 “You have to come back now. Mother is in hospital and the doctor said she will not last long.” It was my wife, Veronica. Her voice was shaky and worried. 2 days before that, my mother had been warded at the hospital. At that time, Veronica mentioned that my mother had some internal bleeding. The walls of her blood vessels had thinned. Her kidney was failing too. I rushed back immediately from Bangkok on the first available flight. When I reached the hospital, I rushed to see her. Veronica, Lily (my sister) and the children were there. Even though there were tubes all over my mother, she was smiling when she saw me. I sat with her for a while. Then I saw a text message from a customer wanting to see me for a business opportunity. I replied to him that I was in the hospital visiting my mother and that he could meet me at the Starbuck’s nearby and to text me when he arrived. He arrived in an hour and I left my mother’s bedside for the appointment at Starbuck’s. I was halfway through the meeting when Veronica appeared, with tears in her eyes… “Mother has left us and you are here…” My mind went blank. I was not at my mother’s bedside when I could have been there at her last moment. There are times for everything. Be present for your loved ones because you never know when your last chance to love them will be. Success Resources: http://www.srpl.net/
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