Take Time....

Saw something very touching while on the way to school this morning. There was elderly man, not very old about 6o plus. He was with his mother who was wheelchaired and was on drip; probably she cannot take solid meal anymore waiting for a cab. Finally the cab came and the way he lifts and carries his mother into the taxi was so touching. You can see how gentle he in moving his mother into the cab. Mine you, he was quite a big size man and for his to slowly and gently place his mother into the cab was a sight. He makes sure that his mother will not be hit by any part of the taxi. It was so touching that the scene keeps replaying in my mind over and over again when I was walking to school.

How many of us can says that this is the way we treat our parent? Even though I am an educator, I am not at all proud at the way I had taken care of my mother who had passed away many years ago. No, I did not ill treat her, but I only visited her at my convenience. This does not bode well as a filial person. I am ashamed of myself when I see how this man treated his mother.

Hopefully, my young readers will learn to appreciate the hard work of their parents. Many of you are enjoying the fruit of the hard labour of your parent. Many had not seen how their parent had toil and sweat so that all of you are having a good time. You may not agree that you are having an easy life. Let me ask my young reader. How may had ever went to school with just 1 set of uniform for a whole year? How many had only enough money for just a cup of drink only for recess for your school life? How many of you ever wear just a pair of school for a whole year? How many of you had gone to a movie school only once for a whole year? I can go on with many many how many. But I guess I will stop here. Take time to honour your parent. Take time to appreciate your elderly.

Do realize that what you are enjoying now is all because of the many sacrifices that your parent had made so that you could enjoy the good life you are now having.