 of the Workers' Party (WP), Jamus Lim, shared a tribute to his Dad on what seems to be the 23rd death anniversary){kind=link}
Member of Parliament (MP) of the Workers’ Party (WP), Jamus Lim, shared a tribute to his Dad on what seems to be the 23rd death anniversary of his father today (23 Feb).
Lim posted the tribute on his Facebook page, detailing that the passing of his Dad at just the age of 49 23 years ago had hit his closely knitted family very hard.
This was especially so for his mother as his Dad was his mum’s first boyfriend and she now has to shoulder the responsibilities be it physically or financially for Lim and his sister.
He also shares that going through all these helped him in his work as an MP to empathise with his constituents’ needs and also to support them in terms of listening to them and helping them with their appeals to government agencies.
Lim also shared that for his family, his Dad’s passing taught them to treasure each other and the time they have all left on earth and also to ensure that they have left good virtues and values behind when their time has come.
Here is his post
“23 years ago on this date, Dad left us. It was sudden, and he was only 49 at the time. His passing was difficult for our close-knit family, and while I’ve also met others who lost their parents at a young age, my sister and I felt unprepared to face life without a father. It was also especially difficult for Mom, for whom Dad was her first boyfriend (yes, virtually unimaginable these days), and who now had to shoulder the financial and emotional burden of taking care of two children. Thankfully, Dad had insured against such an eventuality, and so the struggle—hard as it was—was nevertheless eased somewhat.
Over the course of my work as a representative of #SengkangGRC, I’ve met other households who have experienced such unexpected grief. I do my level best to empathize, to listen to their sorrow, and to offer support with any appeals or applications to government agencies that they may have. It is my job to do so, of course, but I also see it as an enormous privilege to be able to be there for others during their time of need.
For our family, we always take this time of the year to remind ourselves of not just Dad’s legacy, but also of what ultimately matters: to treasure each other, and the time we still have left to walk on this good earth, and the values and virtues that we leave behind.
Yet another year, without you here
Another season, we have not shared
Another holiday, sans your laughter
Another milestone, you did not witness
But yet, in our hearts and minds
You have never left”
Image source: Jamus Lim/Facebook