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Counting Our Blessings 曾毓林专访:陪伴妈妈到老是一种幸福 The incisive journalist Chen Yoke Lin’s heart-warming book about keeping his elderly mother company contains insights and wisdom. 一转报人的犀利笔锋，曾毓林温暖记录了陪伴母亲的过程、感悟与智慧。 “When I was younger, the sky was my limit. I always wanted to leave home in search of greater horizons. As I grew up, I realised that the greatest horizon at my mother’s side.” “Keeping them company, we pen our longest, most heartfelt letter to our parents.” It’s a Blessing Keeping Mom Company is a book about spending time with our parents in their later years. Our parents raised us, and we keep them company and take care of them as they grow old. Chen is Deputy Executive Editor at the Malaysian newspaper Sin Chew Daily. His work is characterised by his candid and incisive commentary on current affairs. The writing in It’s a Blessing Keeping Mom Company, however, is heartfelt, with a sense of humour. Documenting the time spent with his mother, this portrait of life is full of both laughter and tears, bringing inspiration and encouragement to readers. Chen has been documenting his daily life with his mother on social media. Compiling these pieces into this book was also a way of consolidating his own life. It’s a Blessing Keeping Mom Company has two levels of meaning for him. As a record of his mother’s life and the everyday ups and downs they faced, it also spotlights By Lock Sau Kum (Malaysia) 文:陆秀琴(马来西亚) 133 popularnews - 25