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Now let me just share this video I saw on my news feeds in Facebook. I think this is made for Mother's Day yet it still made me shed some tears, I saw myself in that little kid on the video, I was almost exactly that child back in the days, I used to cry out loud in public just because I don't get the things that I want, Realizing now that I was a really bad son back then.

listen to the song, its just a melody I could almost hear everyday without even listening to it, so precious, its actually my favorite song as of the moment. 

Think of the times you asked your Mom or Dad "how was your day Mom/Dad?" "have you eaten your dinner?" "Let's watch a movie together?". Think of the times you cooked for them, think of the times you told them to "take care" before they leave on the way to the market, think of the times you hugged them because they feel sick. 

Growing up, we wouldn't think a lot about those things, It's their job anyway. I'm busy studying, laughing and having fun with friends while Mom is busy thinking about what the whole family is going to eat tomorrow, what is she going to cook for us for breakfast, while Mom and Dad is busy making money just to provide us the good life. Those are simple things they think about everyday, but is it really as simple as that? is it simple to be a Parent? is it simple to wash our clothes, wash the dishes, clean the house and cook food for us? is that simple? If you're gonna ask me, No!!! It's never simple doing those things, but Mom and Dad makes it look so simple because all they want us to do is to lay down study and just be good son's and daughter's. 

Well it isn't simple to be a kid tho but I promise it's harder to be a parent :)

It isn't too late for you to change, wherever our parents are, wherever our Mom's and Dad's are, if we change for the better, this life would be a little lighter and happier too. It's not to late to change, Hug your parents, spare sometime for them, give them a letter, tell them how much you care for them or whatever to make them feel loved. It's that SIMPLE, that's the only thing they want from us, a simple reward for a very hard working Parent. :)

here's the lyrics of the song in the video. 

Common, Simple, Beautiful Lyrics

By: Jennifer Chung

Don't you agree

When they all say

"Home is where the heart is."

But do you see

With every step that you take,

You get further away

From where the heart is.

It's so easy to be blinded

& caught up in the clouds where everything's in a haze

Causing you to forget about the days,

Of the common, simple, beautiful ways.

I remember all the times that I had spent with my friends.

Taking BART to San Francisco just for 350 cents.

Talking, laughing, joking - didn't quite k now what was to come.

Years of memories, irreplaceable fun.

I remember telling mom that I'd make her proud one day.

She would smile and knew exactly all the right things to say.

Man, I miss her & can't wait till I get back to the bay.

Back to the common, simple, beautiful ways.

Isn't it nice,

To simply know,

There's somewhere you can go back to.

So it's a big sacrifice

Everytime that you decide

You can't even if you want to.

It's so easy to be blinded

& caught up in the clouds where everything's in a haze

Causing you to forget about the days,

Of the common, simple, beautiful ways.

I remember all the times that I had spent with my friends.

Taking BART to San Francisco just for 350 cents.

Talking, laughing, joking - didn't quite k now what was to come.

Years of memories, irreplaceable fun.

I remember telling mom that I'd make her proud one day.

She would smile and knew exactly all the right things to say.

Man, I miss her & can't wait till I get back to the bay.

Back to the common, simple, beautiful ways.

So even though,

I am happy now,

I'll never forget where I'm from & how I came to be.

What was common, ended up to be

A very unique treasure I have now decided to keep.

I remember all the times that I had spent with my friends.

Taking BART to San Francisco just for 350 cents.

Talking, laughing, joking - didn't quite k now what was to come.

Years of memories, irreplaceable fun.

I remember telling mom that I'd make her proud one day.

She would smile and knew exactly all the right things to say.

Man, I miss her & can't wait till I get back to the bay.

Back to the common, simple, beautiful ways.

Credits to 

This short film is dedicated to the amazing women in our lives whom we call mom. This Mother's Day, we want to remind you of the countless sacrifices she made for you. Learn about the story behind the short: http://www.jubileeproject.org

Introducing Jin Han and Soyoung Park
Written and Directed by Jason Y. Lee
Director of Photography Eddie Lee
Produced with Eric I. Lu
Music by Jennifer J. Chung - "Common, Simple, Beautiful"
http://youtu.be/xGxax-TDrUE?hd=1
Special thanks to the Han Family

Dedicated to Mama Lee.
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