Nguyen's mum requests last hug before execution.

Nguyen's mum requests last hug before execution. :

"Ms Nguyen received a hug and a kiss from an Australian official as she entered the visitors centre, but it is the embrace of her son that she most wants."

This is certainly the talk of the town. Yes, he was smuggling heroin. Yes, he was silly enough to do it in Singapore. He belongs to the age group which was very indulged as children, who became the centre of attention. The " demi god " group who were so much the apple of their parents' eye. Brought up in the age group with parents who reasoned and rationalised and did not smack or punish severely. Parents who gave their children education, culture and a lot of time. Many of this age group have no understanding of the cut and dried approach to rules.That is an older generation. They have had access to televisions, games machines, education, sport, music. Things. They are very material and yet, when you hear his letters, he is someone who reflects very well and who has a comprehensive idea of his wrong doing. He is aware of how it has gone wrong and inspite of that he has written in a very eloquent way. His hand writing is so perfectly neat and beautiful. I can't even begin to imagine how this mother must feel to lose a son like that and to know she is unable to talk to him as a mother. The pain for her must be unbearable. Things being as they are, there are things she would be driven to say and do. On the other hand, he has to let go. There is no way out. Should she be allowed to hug him, that will be the lasting memory of him in her life. She has done no wrong. May it be tomorrow or Wednesday because past that point , he has to shut down and turn away from life. I have no idea how she is managing now and who knows what thunder will shudder through her soul on Friday. It is she who makes me feel so terribly sad. I am glad that an Australian official put protocol aside and just put some human comfort into it. We all have to , to make her feel strong. As for the rest, well, I think the PM is right because he cannot be wrong all of the time. We are not happy about this but it is not our country and we know it. We view it differently because we would give him a chance to set his life straight at this young age, knowing full well, if he didn't, he would bring himself undone. It's a different way of looking at it.On Friday we shall all be thinking about it in a different way, but we shall be thinking about it. Australian politicians have tried many avenues and other countries, churches and organisations have also tried the many avenues they have had. This is having an impact. It would not be like this if it weren't. People just wouldn't care. I wouldn't care. I hate drugs, I hate druggies. I hate dealers. We do care, though ,and there is a reason for that. I hope Ms. Nguyen has the strength to survive. Someone once told me that life never gives you anything which you do not have the inner strength to manage. I hope this is true. As a mother myself I cannot even think how she will manage this.