looking at the tears in her eyes, listening to her worries, her struggles, her pain and got reminded of the story of "Giving Tree"
the boy is like the kid in the family and the Giving Tree, the mum... the mum is always providing and lonely, more so as the boy grew up, while the boy is always taking and being ignorantly selfish and unappreciative...
to me, LOVE for parents is the willingness to spend time to be with them knowing that my time to be with them is what they really want from me...
so for all the things you had trouble your parents &/or in-laws with; their time to look after your kid(s), their time to run errands for you, the meals they cook for you, the sundry they buy on your behalf... just be appreciative enough by bringing them out for a chit chat over a meal at least once very month / term...
if you believe in building relationships with your friends, with your customers, with your colleagues, with your superiors, with your subordinates, you jolly well can afford to date your parents for the 2 - 3 hours per month / term for all the hard love they have been showering you since you were that fertilised egg...
and you jolly well could do so too if you go for movie, menicure, facial, F1 race, play games, watch netflix, attend friend's birthday party, baby shower etc etc.... stop using the excuse that you are busy, work is hectic... it's really all about priorities.... we should really ask ourselves why is spending time with our parents so low on our priority list that there isn't even plan for it to happen???
this story is one that make me realized how much i had taken my family for granted approx 15 years back ... this story has been my driving force for all the outings and holidays planned with the Chuas ... i do not want to have even a teeny weeny bit of regret of not having spent happy times with any of them even if (touchwood) they are not around anymore tomorrow....
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