Reflections and lessons learned from "Grandma" by Tan Seok Hoon

 GRANDMA

REFLECTIONS AND LESSONS LEARNED

I think this poem is all about a grandma’s memories, love, and ways of living her life though she’s old. We all have a grandma, and there are some grandchildren out there who are very close to their grandma, and I am one of those kids. It would feel uniquely different to be in our grandma’s arms. Seems to me like it’s the warmest arms in the world we could ever lean. Besides the sweetness that our grandma show, there will also be bad days ahead that Grandma will not be able to understand the things that are clicking or relevant to today’s generation. For me, it is not the world that will adjust, but it is Grandma that needs to understand and adjust because of the phrase that goes “constant change.” In the lines that goes “For a place in an old home. When senile Will is in the company of cronies. Each a tale to tell O the cruelty of their children. Who sends them to die.” She talked about it all the time when she’s sad or angry with us. Our grandma is one of the fallen angels here on earth, she makes everything better.
Here are the things I have learned from the piece Grandma and the things I have learned now that I have no grandma:

• Our grandma is one of the important parts of the family

• We should love our grandma unconditionally.

• We should never forget our grandma

• Appreciate your grandma.