Being able to bless others as well…

Whenever my family & I visit Uncle Robert & family at their home (especially during Chinese New Year), I always find them very hospitable & sincere in providing food & VCD / DVD for everyone to watch together.

I personally find that they live in a very simple & humble home, without a lot of fancy & expensive things to use or show off. I have never really wondered about their family income, but I know my uncle works in a very small company of like 5 or 6 people… & my aunty works as an admin staff at a church. But definitely, they don’t look like millionaires & neither do we see them living luxuriously. And I have never ever seen or heard them showing off or bragging about anyone or anything, in all my years of knowing them as my close relatives.

Of all my relatives, I find that this couple is the most loving, sincere & giving. Not that my other relatives aren’t, but this couple is really sincere about everything & makes it a point to go out of their comfort zone to bless others.

The food that they provide whenever they have visitors who come over to their house isn’t fantastic, but it’s simple & always served with a very giving spirit. I’m not trying to compare with other couples, but I find this couple indeed loving & understanding to each other.

Many couples quarrel behind others’ backs & sometimes even in front of relatives, when really provoked. And some can be seen to have quietly quarreled & obviously putting on a smiling face, so as not to make it look so obvious. I have even seen relatives quarreling quietly at the table, with a small smile on their face, so as not to attract attention to themselves.

But this couple is different. There are times when they disagree with each other, but it is always conveyed & communicated with patience & understanding. No fakeness about it, whether quietly with each other or in the midst of relatives. I have not seen them yell at each other before, nor even put on a false smile. And even when they scold their children, if they did anything wrong or rude, it would be a stern expression, not trying to hide anything.

Whenever my family & other relatives gather at their house, it has become standard ‘tradition’ that we stay till nearly midnight. And because my family doesn’t have a car (unlike the other relatives), Uncle Robert & Aunty Lilian will always take the initiative to drive us home, from Sengkang all the way to Marine Parade. Being hosts, they are already tired after serving food, mingling & chatting with us… & yet, they will take the time & effort to send my family home, with 6 adults squeezing inside their car.

I always make it a point to say thanks to them, coz I know that it’s really not easy for them. Even the petrol & electricity to power the car costs money. Plus, it’s already so late & they are tired… with no maid to help clean the house.

Whenever I think of this, I would always say a quiet prayer to God, in my mind, hoping that I would also be able to bless others with what I have… & hopefully when I have more than what little that I have right now, I would also be able to bless others even more, just as even those from humble homes have blessed me & my family too.