BY: MICHAEL MURTY (www.therakyatpost.com)
Datin Tuan Sabariah Tuan Ishak says she is grateful for having Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat as a husband.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16, 2015:
Three days after Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat’s death, his wife Datin Tuan Sabariah Tuan Ishak is in a melancholic state, as she reflects on her husband and their time together.
“Three days before he passed away, he said to me, ‘when I’m gone, who will take care of you?’ and these words are lingering in my mind as I remember him,” she said in an interview with Sinar Harian.She said she replied him that day: “My kids are here, they can take care of me until the end, don’t you worry.”
She said her kids are now her companions.“They help to lessen the loss I feel, even though he only recently passed away, I miss him terribly.” She said she also felt a sense of relief that she had carried out her duties as a wife to her best.“I do not owe him anything because I had taken care of him with all my heart as a wife and as how he wanted even though I, too, was tested with uncertain health.“Before this his food, drink and clothes were taken care of properly. The food was always prepared for my beloved and not once did I ask him to take it himself.”She said her husband was remarkable because he was a community leader and Menteri Besar but was never fussy.“He was what every wife wanted in a husband and I was lucky to have him.”She said he had told her once that there was not much left to give the children as he had given them all he could.“The wealth he meant was knowledge. He always prioritised that over anything else, as to him knowledge was the highest honour in the afterlife.”She said besides that, he was very loving, speaking about her husband of 53 years.
“I remember three days before he passed away, we were laughing together when he winked at me while lying down in hospital.“I replied that with a sincere smile as I held his hand. I was amazed that he could entertain me even though he was weak.”She said she felt grateful for having him as a husband.
