Zomi,Nute' ni in ih omna ciat pan in pianna NU ki phawk mahmah a hi zongin khua hun in hong piak loh man in NU tawh ki ho thei lo tampi tak ih om kha ding hi. Nute' hong itna cik mah in ihmang ngilh theih ding a hi kei a, thuk kik theih ding zong a hi kei hi. Lai kasim khat tha ka ngah mahmah a, keima lungsim suak dan in Nu te in hong khem ee cih kam mal nam 8 (english pan) hong gelh ing. Ka pian kum pan hong kipan khia tang thu: mi zawngin ka piang khia aa, nek ding nei lo in haksa leh gen thei in ka om hun uh tam vei pi a hihi. Nek theih khat peuh ka neih sun uh ciangin, ka NU in ama nek tang ka kuang sungah hong koih sak aa, Ka ta aw! Ø "nangmah in ne in ka gil kial lo hi"Tawm ka gol ciangin ka nu in Lui ah hong samin Ngasa ka beng uh hi. Ngasa khat leh nih ngah leng ka ta a ci leh sa hoih in hong khan na ding cih a ngimna a hihi. Ngasa 2 hong man takpi a, hong tui huan sak Ngasa ka nek laitak in ka NU in ka gei ah hong ngak in a guh hong hah sakna te, ka mit tawh ka muh ciangin ka lungsim hong lawng mahmah hi. Ka ankeu tawh suak in a om lai Ngasa ka piak ciangin a mah in hong nial a,Ø "Nangmah in ne in! Ken tua zah in Ngasa deih mel keng" Phalvak tungin ki thawi a, sun tha pai Lo zaang nisa nuai ah khua ul tampi kai in na sem a, pilna ka zon theihna ding in sum leh pai hong sik hi. Phalbi hong tung ciangin zing thawh haksa mah ta leh na sep kuh kal tak in a sem ka nu kiang ah, "NU aw! Na lum in kei mah va kuan ning" ka cih ciangin ka NU in maitai takinØ "Ka ta nuamtak ihmu in! kei tua zah in gim keng" Laivuan (examination) ciangin ka NU in sang ah hong zui a, khua mui dong mah hong ngak hi. Hun hong bei ciangin hong ngakna ah ka va pai pah hi. A ang ah hong tawi in kei a ding hong bawl sak niangtui hong pia hi. Niangtui tawh hong lah itna sangin a lian zaw itna a maitang pan in hong luang khia khua ul ka muh ciangin, ka niangtui a mah ka dawng sak hi. Ka NU in, it awØ "nangmah in dawn in! kei ka dangtak lo hi" Ka pa in hong nusia a, ka NU pen meigong hong hi ta. Inn kuan sung nek leh dawn ding Lo khawh mah a zop loh hong pha mawh ta hi. A ma sepna hangin ka nek ding uh kicing tak in ka ngah uh aa lung nuam in ka om zel uh hi. Neih leh lam hong kicing to a hih man in midang te in ka NU pasal dang nei dingin hanthawn uh hi. A hi zongin ka NU in! Ø "pasal dang lung gulh keng, itna leh kepna lung gulh zo keng"Sangkah zo in na sep ka ki pat hun pen ka NU a ding tawlngak hun hong hi ta hi. A hi zongin a na sep mah hong zom to in mehteh mehgah peuh zuak in hong vak hi. Ka ngah bang in ka NU sum ka khak hangin hong it na leh khual na tawh hong sang ngam lo in hong leh khak kik zel a, ka NU in! Ø "Zat ding sum ki cing takin ka nei" Kei zong ka ngah sum teng khol in America ah na sem kawm in Lai siangtho sang ka lut kik hi. Ka khasum kicing in zat theih om a hih man in ka NU zong gam nuam ah te´n ding deih sak mahmah in ka sam a, a mah in! Ø "kei tua dan khuapi lua khawng lung gulh zo taktak keng"Ka NU in teek lam hong manawh aa, kum ham natna vei in hong gim sim pian cih ka zak ciangin inn lam ah ka ciah vingveng pah aa, lup mun tung bek ngakin a om ka NU ka hopih hi. Dam lo ka NU in maitai takin hong et hangin khitui tampi tawh ka NU ka hopih hi. Tha nei non lo gim pipi in hong hopih aa, ka ta aw! Ø "Kap kei in, kei gim lua lo hing" NUN- Nun khumzu tawh hong vakU- Upna hong picing sakv Nun khum tawh hong vak pianna tun nu ngilh ni om lo ding a, v Upna a hi Pasian biakinn ah Nipi sang hong pantah pian na ii NU ngilh ni om lo ding hi. with love and prayer,Hahau
EIGHT LIES OF A MOTHER This story begins when I was a child: I was born poor. Often we hadn't enough to eat. Whenever we had some food, Mother often gave me her portion of rice. While she was transferring her rice into my bowl, she would say "Eat this rice, son! I'm not hungry." This was Mother's First Lie. As I grew, Mother gave up her spare time to fish in a river near our house; she hoped that from the fish she caught, she could give me a little bit more nutritious food for my growth. Once she had caught just two fish, she would make fish soup. While I was eating the soup, mother would sit beside me and eat what was still left on the bone of the fish I had eaten; My heart was touched when I saw it. Once I gave the other fish to her on my chopstick but she immediately refused it and said, "Eat this fish, son! I don't really like fish." This was Mother's Second Lie. Then, in order to fund my education, Mother went to a Match Factory to bring home some used matchboxes which she filled with fresh matchsticks. This helped her get some money to cover our needs. One wintry night I awoke to find Mother filling the matchboxes by candlelight. So I said, "Mother, go to sleep; it's late: you can continue working tomorrow morning." Mother smiled and said "Go to sleep, son! I'm not tired." <> When I had to sit my Final Examination, Mother accompanied me. After dawn, Mother waited for me for hours in the heat of the sun. When the bell rang, I ran to meet her. Mother embraced me and poured me a glass of tea that she had prepared in a thermos. The tea was not as strong as my Mother's love, Seeing Mother covered with perspiration; I at once gave her my glass and asked her to drink too. Mother said "Drink, son! I'm not thirsty! This was Mother's Fourth Lie.. After Father's death, Mother had to play the role of a single parent. She held on to her former job; she had to fund our needs alone. Our family's life was more complicated. We suffered from starvation. Seeing our family's condition worsening, my kind Uncle who lived near my house came to help us solve our problems big and small. Our other neighbors saw that we were poverty stricken so they often advised my mother to marry again. But Mother refused to remarry saying "I don't need love.." This was Mother's Fifth Lie. After I had finished my studies and gotten a job, it was time for my old Mother to retire but she carried on going to the market every morning just to sell a few vegetables. I kept sending her money but she was steadfast and even sent the money back to me. She said, "I have enough money." That was Mother's Sixth Lie. I continued my part-time studies for my Master's Degree. Funded by the American Corporation for which I worked, I succeeded in my studies. With a big jump in my salary, I decided to bring Mother to enjoy life in America but Mother didn't want to bother her son; she said to me "I'm not used to high living." That was Mother's Seventh Lie In her dotage, Mother was attacked by cancer and had to be hospitalized. Now living far across the ocean, I went home to visit Mother who was bedridden after an operation Mother tried to smile but I was heartbroken because she was so thin and feeble but Mother said, "Don't cry, son! I'm not in pain." That was Mother's Eighth Lie. Telling me this, her eighth lie, she died. M - O - T - H - E - R "M" is for the Million things she gave me, "O" means Only that she's growing old, "T" is for the Tears she shed to save me, "H" is for her Heart of gold, "E" is for her Eyes with love-light shining in them, "R" means Right, and right she'll always be, Put them all together, they spell "MOTHER" a word that means the world to me. For those of you who are lucky to be still blessed with your Mom's presence on Earth, this story is beautiful. For those who aren't so blessed, this is even more beautiful.
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