Dearest Abby,
This morning, Daddy carried you from your bed to the car at 6:30am as we headed for Kor Kor's school to support him in the Bilingual Story Telling Competition. After we dropped Kor Kor at school, we had breakfast at the hawker centre above the wet market. Mummy accidentally dropped a hotdog bun on the floor while you enjoyed your egg and kaya toast.
While we were chatting, an elderly cleaning uncle cleared our table and he picked up the hotdog bun Mummy dropped on the floor. We thought he was going to throw it in the rubbish bin but he didn't. He blew away the dirt and kept it in a tray to eat later. Mummy suggested you offered your last piece of kaya toast to him and you immediately got off your bench and handed the plate of kaya toast to the uncle with both hands. He thanked us and sat down to enjoy his kaya toast. As I was talking to you, you told me that the Uncle had threw away the hotdog bun in the bin. I can see you're happy that the uncle did not eat the dirty bun from your smile. Thanks for sharing your food with someone who needs the food more than us.
If you recalled, this is the second time we witnessed such incident. Once, Kor Kor accidentally dropped a piece of bread at Cafe Cartel and the next moment, an elderly uncle picked it up and ate it. I felt sad for them as they did not have money to buy food and had to resort to eating dirty food from the floor.
We are blessed with warm food and warm bed. There are many less fortunate human beings, even in Singapore, who are hungry and homeless. Now you know why Mummy always insists you and Kor Kor must finish everything on the plate, waste not a single grain. So, the next time if you see someone is eating from the floor or looking for food in the rubbish bin, offer them your food or even pocket money. To them, the food warm their stomach and heart. To you, you will also feel the warmth too.
Love you,
Mummy Dearest
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