IMAGINE there is an old mother who lives alone in a poor, small house located far inland. Yes, alone without children and grandchildren. Alone spent the rest of the old days.

During the Korban, Yayasan Ikhlas staff had the opportunity to meet an elderly mother. She lives in a village surrounded by hills about three hours away from the city.

This mother almost every day sits in thought on the porch of the house while watching the neighbor’s children playing in front of her house. The house occupied by this old woman looks dilapidated, even though she says she is 66 years old. Now, she lives alone because her husband died a long time ago and her son lives far away.

This mother’s previous job was planting siguk (tobacco), and after being tested with health problems and illnesses, she was unable to work completely. Until now she has no income, except with the courtesy of neighbors and village chiefs who are concerned.

When asked how often her son came home to see her, she didn’t answer anything except that tears flowed down her face. We tried to calm her down, even though we had some difficulty communicating.