Don’t ask me to be strong if you don’t know what strength is. How much stronger do you think I should ‘look’ or ‘be’ before you recognize that it is the strength that keeps me going? How does a strong person look, or behave? What do they say? What do they do? If what I do or say is not good enough to be categorized as strong, then tell me what is. Please don’t trouble yourself telling me what I already know and what I have already done.
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For you to ask me to pray lots and lots…do you sincerely think I haven’t prayed enough? Is that why my mother is still dying and has not miraculously gotten well and gotten up to run a marathon? For your information, I do pray lots and lots. God! I pray so much I can walk on water! Now, if I can’t make my mother well again in a shake of a wand, I do whatever it takes to make her feel comfortable. And I do make donation in her name, thank you very much. I just don’t announce it on The Star or Utusan Malaysia. I’m not a politician (like you).
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I appreciate the attention and the good intention, Sir. And I have nothing but gratitude for your thoughtfulness. But if you don’t have anything smart to say, don’t try to be smart. It’s not something you can try to be anyway. Just be there.
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Quietly,
Enida
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Questa è Enida 
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