1. The story began when I was a child; I was born as a son of a poor family. Even for eating, we often got lack of food. Whenever the time for eating, mother often gave me her portion of rice. While she was removing her rice into my bowl, she would say “Eat this rice, son. I’m not hungry”.
That was Mother’s First Lie.
1. Cerita ini dimulai ketika aku masih kecil, saya terlahir sebagai anak lelaki dari sebuah keluarga miskin. Yang terkadang untuk makan pun kita sering kekurangan. Kapanpun ketika waktu makan, ibu selalu memberikan bagian nasi nya untuk saya. Ketika beliau mulai memindahkan isi mangkuknya ke mangkuk saya, dia selalu berkata “Makanlah nasi ini anak ku. Aku tidak lapar”
ini adalah kebohongan Ibu yang pertama.
2. When I was getting to grow up, the persevering mother gave her spare time for fishing in a river near our house, she hoped that from the fishes she got, she could gave me a little bit nutritious food for my growth. After fishing, she would cook the fishes to be a fresh fish soup, which raised my appetite. While I was eating the soup, mother would sit beside me and eat the rest meat of fish, which was still on the bone of the fish I ate. My heart was touched when I saw it. I then used my chopstick and gave the other fish to her. But she immediately refused it and said “Eat this fish, son. I don’t really like fish.”
That was Mother’s Second Lie.
2. Ketika aku mulai tumbuh dewasa, dengan tekun nya ibu menggunakan waktu luangnya untuk memancing di sungai dekat rumah kami, dia berharap jika dia mendapatkan ikan, dia dapat memberikan aku sedikit makanan yang bergizi untuk pertumbuhan ku. Setelah memancing, dia akan memasak ikan tersebut menjadi sup ikan segar yang meningkatkan selera makan ku. Ketika aku memakan ikan tersebut, ibu akan duduk disebelah ku dan memakan daging sisa ikan tersebut, yang masih menempel pada tulang ikan yang telah aku makan. Hatiku tersentuh sewaktu melihat hal tersebut, aku menggunakan sumpitku dan memberikan potongan ikan yang lain kepadanya. Tetapi dia langsung menolaknya dengan segera dan mengatakan ” Makanlah ikan itu nak, aku tidak seberapa menyukai ikan”
Itu adalah kebohongan ibu yang ke dua
3. Then, when I was in Junior High School, to fund my study, mother went to an economic enterprise to bring some used-matches boxes that would be stuck in. It gave her some money for covering our needs. As the winter came, I woke up from my sleep and looked at my mother who was still awoke, supported by a little candlelight and within her perseverance she continued the work of sticking some used-matches box. I said, “Mother, go to sleep, it’s late, tomorrow morning you still have to go for work.” Mother smiled and said “Go to sleep, dear. I’m not tired.”
That was Mother’s Third Lie.
3. Kemudian, ketika aku berada di bangku sekolah menengah, untuk membiayai pendidikan ku, ibu pergi ke sebuah badan ekonomi (KUD) dan membawa kerajinan dari korek api bekas. kerajinan tersebut menghasilkan sejumlah uang untuk menutupi kebutuhan kami. Ketika musim semi datang, aku terbangun dari tidurku dan melihat ibuku yang masih terjaga, dan ditemani cahaya lilin kecil dan dengan ketekunan nya dia melanjutkan pekerjaan nya menyulam. Aku berkata “Ibu, tidurlah, sekarang sudah malam, besok pagi kamu masih harus pergi bekerja.” Ibu tersenyum dan berkata “Pergilah tidur, sayang. Aku tidak Lelah.”
Itu adalah kebohongan ibu yang ke tiga
4. At the time of final term, mother asked for a leave from her work in order to accompany me. While the daytime was coming and the heat of the sun was starting to shine, the strong and persevering mother waited for me under the heat of the sun’s shine for several hours. As the bell rang, which indicated that the final exam had finished, mother immediately welcomed me and poured me a glass of tea that she had prepared before in a cold bottle. The very thick tea was not as thick as my mother’s love, which was much thicker. Seeing my mother covering with perspiration, I at once gave her my glass and asked her to drink too. Mother said “Drink, son. I’m not thirsty!?
That was Mother’s Fourth Lie.
4. Pada saat Ujian akhir, ibu meminta izin dari tempat ia bekerja hanya untuk menemaniku. Pada saat siang hari dan matahari terasa sangat menyengat, dengan tabah dan sabar ibu menugguku dibawah terik sinar matahari untuk beberapa jam lamanya. Dan setelah bel berbunyi, yang menandakan waktu ujian telah berakhir, Ibu dengan segera menyambutku dan memberikan ku segelas teh yang telah beliau siapkan sebelumnya di botol dingin. kental nya teh terasa tidak sekental kasih sayang dari Ibu, yang terasa sangat kental. Melihat ibu menutup botol tersebut dengan rasa haus, langsung saya memberikan gelasku dan memintanya untuk minum juga. Ibu berkata “Minumlah, nak. Ibu tidak haus!”
Itu kebohongan ibu yang ke empat
5. After the death of my father because of illness, my poor mother had to play her role as a single parent. By held on her former job, she had to fund our needs alone. Our family’s life was more complicated. No days without sufferance. Seeing our family’s condition that was getting worse, there was a nice uncle who lived near my house came to help us, either in a big problem and a small problem. Our other neighbors who lived next to us saw that our family’s life was so unfortunate; they often advised my mother to marry again. But mother, who was stubborn, didn’t care to their advice; she said “I don’t need love.”
That was Mother’s Fifth Lie.
