DAD'S WRIST WATCH

Time flies. Time moves forward. Time rotates on its axis inside a wrist watch, my dad's wrist watch.

Two nights ago, that wrist watch witnessed how I spend time with my dad. As the flow of time is irreversible, what can you do to enjoy each moments of its flow?

One of my answer is to listen to folktale. Two nights ago, I spent time with my dad and his folktales . He had some folktales he got from the ancestors.

There are few that I remember most; a tale of Cockatoo princess, a tale of two brothers, a tale of a dead brother and the tale of Matebian mountains. I haven't been able to record or rewrite them. But I remember how the tales go on.

I love to hear those tales over and over again but dad said folktales are meant to be told at particular occasions only such as during harvesting time or during traditional cultural gathering. So, I have to wait for another occasion to hear another tale. It can be an old tale or a new one.

My dad left and time flies away but those tales remain in my mind.

#noteoflife