Good Bye, Grandpa..

My grandparents came to visit last week and I was very happy.my grandpa has a skin condition in his leg which won't heal and when he came to see me he told me that all those years of medication began to work and he told me that it was a good experience going through such a big disease where the body began to kill it's own cells.We set cuddled together as he told me about his younger days when he used to watch British troupes move along the roads before independence.He always encourages me to do what I want in life and he told me about how he had very close fiends from when he was a boy till now,some of them gave him money and he repaid them too ,and then he said to me " Be a good friend and you will attract good friends" and I was touched.Then he told me that some his close friends died recently annd how close they were.Then he told me "I've reached the end of my life,But happily,i'm leaving here having happy children and lots of grandchildren",for this my emotions couldn't handle,and tears dropped down my eyes and I cuddled closer to my grandpa.He said,"Never be sorry,always be happy""Do your best,I want to see you do your best".I went out of the room and cried for a while,because I couldn't bear the fact that my dear grandpa was going to leave soon........It's the moments spent when a person is alive that counts...he is so loving and really loves us all and im moved by his care..though sometimes he may be a bit cranky and uptight,...He is my greatest hero,my grandpa!

He always taught all his grandchildren wisdom which he gathered through his life..he wants us to know something he learnt all his life so we get that experience at a young age.I will tell you what he tells us.

these are his teachings - Life is the journey between birth and death.there are three C's-Concentrate, clarify,contemplate where one must concentrate,then clear all doubts, and repeatedly relearn it.543-Think,plan,act is what you must do before doing any task.knowledge,skill,attitude is very important in a person's life.Wisdom is the way of using knowledge.Always do the right task at the right time at the right place.Always give concern for quality,quantity and productivity before buying anything,always think if anything you do is useful or not.

These are his teachings,I love him so much and value everything he said and i try to follow them.

Then I went to my grandma as she came along with grandpa to visit.she was sleeping and I held her hand and sat there....she looked at me and she smiles....and we have a little chat and then its time for them to go home...I kiss my grandma and say bye to them and they go home...and as usual,there are petals of flowers on the sofa to show us that grandmas was there...those flowers on her hair fall of on the sofa and after they're gone,i smile as i look at the petals.i love my grandparents!!!!!!!!!A grandparent is a babysitter who watches the kids instead of television!i love you!

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I have been wanting to put up this above post from my son's blog this week which he had posted after his grandfather's visit home last week.

He left us this morning and he is inconsolable. He wanted to show it to his grandpa but he was not in a state to read it. And now he has gone, he left even an unshakable quite moved. He touched our life quite deeply. Times like these reveal how much you care about your close ones and how much they have enriched our lives..Good Bye..

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