A Music CD

Have you ever had a similar experience like this? Something profound happens, you just don't have time to quietly, deeply and completely absorb it. By the time you get to it, the whole thing has become much less profound...

I found a music CD last Monday, 11/28/2022. It was a gift my Mom gave to me in March 2008. I remember it was her last visit to the US. Before she went back to China, she insisted to buy a birthday gift for me... I mean, really, INSISTED. Since I couldn't convince her to drop the idea, I picked a music CD I really loved. Right after I got it, I immediately made a copy in fear of losing the original copy, and wrote on the disc: "From Mom."

I remember after my Mom went back to China, I kept on listening to the CD for almost a year -- it touched my heart each time. Then, for some odd reasons, it was neglected for almost 13 years... Since I have let go of all our CD players over the years (as part of my LETTING GO initiative), when I saw the CD labeled as "From Mom," I immediately went to my car to listen to it. Wow, it brought back so many memories. The music sounded so sweet and familiar, so calm and yet so full of life -- with birds singing and streams running...

Sadly, I couldn't find the original copy of the CD. Believe me, I looked through everything not once, not twice, but 3 times, still couldn't find it (likely had been LET GO)...  

I am only grateful that I made a copy, found it, recognized it, and started listening to it again... as if my Mom is still here. Thinking back, I am so thankful that I let my Mom buy the CD for me 14 years ago.