My mom has been farming all her life, but farming is so much fun.
Sesame seeds, red pepper, zucchini, sweet potato . . .
They feel so happy when the crops they have planted are growing and bearing fruit.
You've been experiencing severe back pain for years, and I wanted you to rest.
Mother still went out into the fields.
The pain got so severe that he needed surgery on his back.
clearing the largest field,
He said that from now on, he would only farm just enough to feed his family.
Every summer, I visit my hometown.
One year, she said that the sweet pumpkins sent by her mother were so delicious.
When I returned to my hometown, the entire field was filled with sweet pumpkins.
My daughter said she likes it.
I told her that sesame leaf kimchi was delicious next year,
That year, the field was full of sesame leaves.
I could feel the love of a mother for her daughter.
Mother who seemed to be always by my side
Now he was very thin and frail, and his body was small.
I had always thought I would be healthy, but sooner or later, I was now well past forty.
One day, he suddenly asked:
“Mom, can we see each other a hundred more times?”
Mother smiled and said,
“What . . . I don’t know if I’ll be able to see it thirty more times.”
Considering that we only see each other a few times a year during holidays and vacations,
Mother’s words touched my heart.
When I see moms who have become leaner these days,
My heart aches.
So, I decided to express my love through the “language of a mother’s love.”
“Mom, I love you.”
“Mom, I miss you.”
“Thank you, Mom.”
Even my mom, who was initially shy, now speaks before hanging up on the phone.
“I love you, my daughter. I love you.”
A mother’s warm heart is conveyed.
And I,
I miss Mom so much today too.