You are young, energetic, free... You are just 21 or 22.
U starts earning. Earning well, getting a sense of responsibility.
U starts planning for your grandparents. A retirement home for them, a holiday abroad for your parents, want to give your Grand Ma a car of her own, so that she does not have to face the uncomfortable Bus rides. Giving her all the comfort, you have all the things on the list to achieve.
You have it all planned. "Grand ma, i wish to gift you a house, it will have your name written. All yours. You will not have to stay at your daughter's place. I have started earning now"
You forgot, they are getting older. They are falling sick day by day. And one fine day, they are gone. All of them. One by one.
.....The money you wanted to fulfil their dreams is what you have now, but they are not there.
Your father is a heart patient now. He was once the healthiest of them all. Your mother is not keeping well now. She is tired of all homely jobs. Cleaning, preparing food for you. She had given up all her dreams just to make you Something in life.......
All your attention has just shifted in making this one count. Making their smallest of the wishes getting fulfilled. Be it having a joy ride at odd hours, may be having a music CD of their favorite songs, having a wall paint of their Choice, going on a car rally, that wish of your father's of having a big car, a nice house with a lawn.
Now, that is all what you want to achieve before God takes him away. Before it’s too late.
Quite Introspective...Often people measure their success and forget time...whereas success should only be measured relative to time...Only then, can a person know the true value of his / her achievements. If he achieves things for others when they are not around, he / she has tasted failure...acceptance comes only in the form of GUILT..
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