Sisters

I have three elder sisters, all of whom are very dear to me.

I was reminded of the blessings of having them in my life when I received a visit from two of them a few weeks ago. CY and CN were pillars of support for our parents and they co-shouldered the responsibilities to us the younger ones when we were all kids. The only new clothes other than school uniforms we got as children were Baju Rayas bought by CY from her hard-earned money working at a factory in KL. The rest were used clothes, which I did cherish, from relatives or neighbors. CN helped lovingly took care of other things, such as school and medical matters. We also used to hang out at her house during school holidays. And Yeop was like a father to us.

When I was living in boarding school, KIpah helped me a lot. AbangMan did too.

When I started working in KL, I lived with CY, of course. So did my brothers when they were at that stage. That helped keep our expenses low while we were just starting out. She took us in, opened up her humble house, literally making room for us even when she herself barely had much.

They did what they had to do. They were our heroes.

That's my sisters and I am so proud of them. I don't know if we can ever reciprocate that. May Allah return their kindness and reward them for all the sacrifices and selfless love... Amin! I love you all very much and thank you very much for the love when we needed it the most.