I was on leave on last tueday as my mom need to go for a safety course. Incidentally it was the Ullambana day, commonly known as the hungry ghost festival. I went ot the Admiralty market to buy some flowers as offerings to my ancestors and dad.
Dad loves orchids. My mom told me that when he was young, he planted many orchids in my granpa's house back in malyasia. When we moved to potong pasir in 1984, he made himself a pot holder out of pvc pipes that could hold ten pots. I remembered he got the idea when we went to our new house to visit before we move in and we saw one of our neighbour made a pvc pot holder to hold his pots.
Dad is kind to plants, especially orchids. I remember that he would rescue orchids found on the road side, plant it in his pot and when it is strong enough, transplant it to the trees near our house.
Knowing that he loves orchids, back in 2005 Amy's office were throwing away decorative pots of orchids and when i got to know about it, requested for her to inform me if they have any to spare so that i can bring it back for dad, unfortunately that did not materialise.
I decided that flower offerings for dad would be orchids from now on, so i bought a bouquet of orchid. As usual I did an illegal parking thinking that i would be back in a blink. After buying the orchid, Amy wanted to buy some chicken popcorns from KFC, but when we went to KFC we noticed that they only serve breakfast and popcorn is not on the menu.
When returning to the car, we saw a minah (affectionate name for a ticket attendent) walk pass our car, walking towards the other cars that were as illegally parked as us. Had we been late for even 5 mins, i am sure to get a ticket. To me this is another miracle, but who is my benefactor? my dad? or avalokitesvara bodhisattva, giving me an affirmation that i have done the right thing for my dad?
Venerable Jing Kong had once said that we should not be attached to phenomena, for if you are attached, a good sign would become a bad one. Conversely, if you are not attached, a bad sign could become a good one. I know the theory, but when can i learn to practise it?
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