just came back from watching 'BIG Fish'. i think it's quite a nice show lar. it's the type which gets me thinking.

basically about this guy who's been listening to his dad's fantasy stories all his life and has grown very skeptical of them. stories tt are really exaggarated and somewhat hard to believe.

but the real crunch really comes when his dad was taken seriously ill by cancer and subsequently developed a stroke too, which led him to dig deeper into his dad's life and into the truth of all the stories tt he's been told since young. so in his little adventure, he finds tt of the stories tt his dad has been telling him, they're not entirely tall tales. there's a certain truth in every single one of them.

so. really the thing here is not so much about a guy having misunderstood his dad and 'wronged' him. but the thing which struck deeply within me was the fact tt we should never be too busy to listen to what our loved ones around us have to say.

never say tt u're too busy; never view what they have to say with tt skeptimism; never be impatient with them but always extend them love.

cause don't wait till it's too late to do so, and regret for the rest of ur life. cherish ur loved ones and stop, if only to listen to what they have to say to u.

the man in the show DID get to reconcile his dad's world with his after being alienated from each other for so long. but u see, tt was just 5 mins before his dad passed away. how much better would it have been if they're bridged their differences previously?

not at the hospital bedside. tt's the worst place to do such stuff. maybe on a picnic. or a fishing trip. or even during a late night talk father-and-son.

and we'll never realise the mean comments tt we make to our loved ones (parents in particular) tt make theem feel so unwanted at times. even though at tt time we may feel tt we're in the right, but reflecting on the situation then makes us see things more clearly.

yepyep. one thing i've learnt today is appreciation. thanks to all those out there who care. :)