My life's been a pleasant experience ever since I learnt to see things more openly. Well I have no idea when I started to do that, probably started about a couple of years ago, but I think life's been good ever since and I have been more optimistic and forward-looking ever since then.
Well, let's move back to the main topic. The day before yesterday I received this particular red packet from my Dad. Nope this is not from my Dad. It was from one old auntie which lives somewhere in the same block as me. She passed this red packet to my Mum in the morning and my Dad passed it to me at night when I reached home. This was the state of the red packet when I received it, and this was the same state that my Mum received too. It was torn on the side (Sorry my photography skills wasn't good enough to get what I wanted to show) and it wasn't even glued. My Dad commented that this red packet was so torn and tattered and she must have kept it in her pocket for very long. Out of curiosity I peeked into the red packet and I saw a red colour note and went like, "Woah, she gave $10 leh. So generous." Then my Dad corrected me, "What $10, its $20 hor, and she never even give your brother, give you only." I took another peek, and this time another red colour note pop-ed out in sight.
Well, I think for an average Singaporean, one would know the economics of red packet giving pretty well. $20 for a red packet is considered hugely generous, especially when it is a neighbour. The bad thing is, I don't even know exactly where she stays. Oops. I never interacted with this auntie a lot before. All I did was to greet her every time I see her and occasionally ask her if she has eaten. She always smiles widely when I greeted her. She is just a friendly and nice neighbour to me. What dawned on me is the condition of the red packet. No I am not trying to say it is rude to give someone a red packet in this condition, but I am actually thinking like she has already put it in her pocket for a long time and she is just waiting for a time where she will meet me or my parents and pass it to them. According to Dad, Mum received this red packet from her in the morning around 8am. Did she go downstairs purposely just to pass this red packet? Okay thats as far as my imagination is going to bring me. I am truly touched by her gesture. I just feel so blessed to have some many nice people around who showers me with love, from the closest relatives to neighbours like this auntie.
I think the gesture of passing red packet is too kind an act. Honestly, the adults can just forget about the red packets unless they meet you face to face but some of them are just so kind to pass you one red packet even when they don't meet you. Well if you're close to that person of course they will remember you (then the more you should make effort to meet them during CNY right), but for some other relatives/friends that you're not so close to, when they pass me red packets I feel really blessed. Its not about the money. Its about the thought. Can you imagine how deep an impression you must imprint in them for them to remember you? I think its pretty hard you know. I spoke to some my friends about this but apparently they didn't think much about the red packet passing gesture. Well, I know I am weird, but I just feel a great sense of gratitude when it happens to me. I don't think there will be a chance any of them will be reading my blog, but I just want to express my thoughts. THANK YOU.
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