Sunday, December 08, 2019

Is Chin Peng still with us?




When you remember me, it means that you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am on who you are. It means that you can summon me back to your mind even though countless years and miles may stand between us.

It means that if we meet again, you will know me. It means that even after I die, you can still see my face and hear my voice and speak to me in your heart.




For as long as you remember me, I am never entirely lost.

When I'm feeling most ghost-like, it is your remembering me that helps remind me that I actually exist. When I'm feeling sad, it's my consolation. When I'm feeling happy, it's part of why I feel that way.




If you forget me, one of the ways I remember who I am will be gone. If you forget, part of who I am will be gone.”

― Frederick Buechner , Whistling in the Dark: A Doubter's Dictionary



2 comments:

  1. Wakaka...Chin Peng's ashes were spread in Perak water catchment areas, as well as popular fisheries areas off the Perak coast.

    There will soon be a bit of Chin Peng inside many Perakians... oooh noooo....

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    1. but the wind direction is towards the north ie penang wakaka.

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