I myself only met him one time only when he organized lunch for us just after AHS and I got married. Little did I know then, that he would lapse into the illness he was suffering from and he never recovered. Little did I know too, that he touched so many people's lives and how people could (and should) learn from the ethics that he lived by. He was, though jovial and ever smiling, a n0-nonsense person when it came to work and when it came to justice. Even before his death I had heard many talking very well of him, the meticulous person that he was, on top of being an efficient judge.
Reading the messages in the programme book, I came across this quotation by the late Tan Sri, which made me reflect upon myself, "...It has also been said that a kind and patient man who was not a profound lawyer might make a far better judge than an ill-tempered genius." I must say that it applies to all, not just to judges.
I wondered, during the ceremony, how I would be remembered by those I have met in my lifetime. I smiled ruefully. For AHS, I have had his friends telling me (beyond AHS' earshot) that I am a lucky person to be married to him; 'He's a friend you'll never forget', 'he's really a nice person, take good care of him' and 'jaga dia ni baik-baik, susah cari orang macam dia'. I agree with them.
Anyway, it was the kind of ceremony I like: brisk, straight to the point (with relevant and good speeches) and on time.
A quote from the Acting President Malaysia Inner Temple Alumni Association, who quoted (with adaptation) W.B. Yeats;
"Earth, receive an honest guest,
Abdul Malek bin Ahmad is laid to rest."
2 comments:
I'm not in the best of moods and been trying to catch up with bloghopping. Some entries have made me shed tears (like the grieve of a mother who had a miscarriage), and though I do not know this Abdul Malek Ahmad, it brought the same effect.
Jooli, be rest assured - you will be remembered well by those who know you on this planet called earth because you are a good person, if not great.
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that's too generous a comment. But thanks. Made my day.
You'll never forget the one you love, I'm certain. I can feel AHS thinking about his late wife, even when I am there for him now! But that just shows he's human.
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