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She looked out the window and kept quiet, she remained that way for a whole minute, the quietness in her made me wonder, to what extent was she hurt.. She tried to be strong and show me that she was accepting things the way they were.. but deep down in her, I knew she was struggling to stand still, to stand on her feet and to show her family that she was able to support them… She raised her eyes gazing at the moon and kept whispering, I could barely hear what she was saying but I knew that it was something that she didn’t want me to hear.. I tried to focus on something else but the calmness in her worried me a lot.. I walked towards her and gave her a slight pat on her shoulders to let her know that I was there for her.. she glanced at me and as she did I could see the pain in her eyes, the tears that she was holding back and the stress that was affecting her psychologically.. It was too late for her to do anything about it and that was the thing that hurt her the most, she knew that she could no longer correct her mistakes.. because her mistakes can’t be erased nor can it be wiped out.. She looked at me and said “if only I told her how much I loved her, if only I treated them nicely”. I didn’t know what to say because I knew that it was so hard to lose someone you love, someone you care about the most, someone who looked after you ever since you were born..
Sometimes you wonder what stops you from telling your mother and father how much you love them, but when they pass away you feel the urge to let them know that you cared about them a lot and that you loved them more than anything.. Seeing your mom lying in front of you, body with no soul, isn’t as easy as people think.. at that very moment when you realize that leaving your mom is the hardest thing ever you would start talking to the body that carriers no soul and say “how I wish that I have told you how much I loved you” too bad your mom/dad won’t be able to hear a word you say for they are no longer alive.. I really cant understand how some sons/daughters would abuse their parents and carry no regret in their heart.. How can you mistreat or abuse a person who did almost everything to raise you, educate you and nourish you.. Is it because people’s heart has turned into stone nowadays or is it because people think that what goes around doesn’t come around? The way you treat your family is the way your children would treat you so treat your mother and father the best you can for Allah has mentioned in the holy Quran : Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honour. (#) And, out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility, and say: “My Lord! bestow on them thy Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood.” 
al isra’a 23:24