“The money isn’t much, but I want my children to live in righteousness and harmony.” A Mother’s Last Lesson That Changed Everything

Her last words, spoken with a faint smile, still echo in my mind:
“The money isn’t much, but I want my children to live in righteousness and harmony. Don’t make my soul sad in the afterlife.”

At the time, I didn’t understand the full weight of her message. But life has a way of revealing wisdom slowly—and often painfully.

The Division of What Remained

After the funeral, my two older brothers and I gathered in the small house where we had grown up. The air was still heavy with the scent of incense and grief.

We sat in silence, surrounded by the few belongings that once filled our childhood home with warmth. There wasn’t much—an old wardrobe, a few faded photos, and three wool blankets neatly folded in a corner.

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