Triggered off these thoughts after reading Greg's Mummy's blog, I guess..
Well, as a young parent myself, finally realised that being a parent is definitely not an easy task. Parents always try their utmost to provide the best for their children, regardless of the sacrifices they have to make..
From the day of birth, mothers try to breastfeed their babies, hoping to provide the essential nutrients for a healthy baby. At toddlers stage, parents spend time teaching the young ones, hoping that they will grow up to be smart. When the young ones start schooling, parents worry about their school work and how they cope in school. At adolescence, parents worry about the company that their children mix with. And the list goes on and on...
I guess parents will worry about their children, day in and day out. Even after their children have married and set up their own individual families, their list of worries continues.
On the other hand, is the younger generation willing to sacrifice as much to take care of their parents when they are old and sick, dependent on others for care? Does the younger generation worry about their parents' health, safety etc etc when they aged and lonely? Or, how much of their time is the younger generation willing to sacrifice to take care of their elderly parents when they fall ill?
Well, perhaps for some, they do not realise how much their parents have sacrificed to take care of them when they were young. Or, perhaps for some, they are not willing to sacrifice their wealth, their career, their carefree lifestyle etc etc in order to take care of their parents when they grow old and sick...
Which is the most important to you? Career? Wealth? Parents? Health?
I count my blessings till this day that I had wonderful parents, who were willing to sacrifice their way out for their children, till their very last day. Unfortunately, they are no longer around anymore...*Sob* Sob*
Guess this was, and will be the last family photo that I will have for my photo album...
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