As we aged, some unforgettable
memories hiding inside our mind are ready to be recalled when given a chance to
remember. The memories can never be forgotten as time passes by. Our mind was a
storehouse keeping all past events that happened. It was there whether it has a
happy ending or a very painful one.
Memories are recollection of past
stories that we don't want to forget. It keeps coming back every minute of it.
It just flashed in our mind during the period of our solitude even before we
sleep. It has wonderful feeling worth remembering but sometimes it also bring
sadness. Sometimes it hurts our pride. There are instances that our lives are
put to the test and then survived.
There are memories we wanted to
forget and remember. Remembering thus happy moment caused us to have that big
smile especially if it is very important to be remembered. There is a feeling
of happiness, contentment and peace.
I had a painful experience when I
was still a teenager. I accompanied my father seeing our land that we cleared
for planting sorghum. With me was my little sister age 7. When we decided to
cut a single tree that shadowed the clearing, I myself was the one cutting it
without realizing that my little sister was near the area. I told her to stay
away from portion of the clearing but she disobeyed and go near it without
my knowledge. When the tree is about to fall, the direction changes due to wind
movement altering its supposed path of falling instead it went directly
to the site where my little sister was standing. The tree missed her 3 feet but
she was caught by the branches dropping her to the ground. My first reaction
was panic especially when my little sister moaned instead of crying. We found
out that her left leg was hit by the branches. She can't stand alone and in
great pain. We immediately brought her to the health center in our place for
treatment of cuts and bruises in some parts of her body. But the redness in her
legs decided us to bring my sister to the hospital for thorough medical
check-up.
We did not delay in bringing her to
the hospital. Physical examination with the aid of x-ray result showed that her
left leg has 2 small fractures. I cried seeing the condition of my sister who
started having a fever. I felt the guilt feeling inside me by not making it
sure before felling that tree. It was a negligence that bothered me most of the
time even during my waking hours.
The doctor did the plaster casting
after stretching to put the cracked bones to its place and into stable
condition. It took a month for my sister to stay in the hospital. Another month
for recuperation in our home before the plaster cast was removed. Another x-ray
exposure been taken that showed the cracked bones healed slowly but my little
sister has to use braces and crutches to protect the bones to give way.
This experience continued bothering
me every hour of my life blaming myself to the accident. Even after several
years, it is still fresh in my mind the scene that I cannot completely forget.
Memories can never be forgotten if
it pained us to remember.
