Family: Biggest Strength or Biggest Weakness!

When i was born...i knew nothing!...had no knowledge...no temperament...no likes...no dislikes...no friends...SIMPLY NOTHING! In short i was Dumb!

As i grew each day...each month...each year...my parents gave me the basic teachings of life...they taught me how to smile..how to eat...how to walk...how to talk...how to love and care...how to show emotions...and also how to read and write...

they put me in the best of school...gave me the best of education...helped me choose the best of friends...and made me form an outlook to differentiate between the right and the wrong...to differentiate myself from others and form an individuality!

In my childhood...every time i would do a mistake innocently, i would be corrected and a "NO" would be put forward....i din't realize the importance of such small small teachings then....i would most often think of having been born to "strict" parents...when i would not study...my mother would scold me and i would crib about it...did i realize then that had it not been for her scoldings, would i ever have been the educated person that i am...would i ever have been able to bring in discipline in my life?....would i ever have been able to write this all and publish my opinions?....

As i am growing up now...i realize the importance of having family around me....i realize the importance of every little thing taught by my parents to me...its their unconditional love for their children...that teaches us to pass on the same love unconditionally to others around us in most cases...in india, we are luckier to ve been able to be born to not only one set of parents but few set of parents (Read chacha chachi..etc) , grandparents...et all..who teach us something new every day at each walk of life...they pick us up with the same love and affection every time we fall despite our mistakes....teaching us an important principle of forgiveness!

As i look around in the society, i see a steep rise in the number of cases where sons leave their old parents at old age homes post marriage or even leave their homes leaving the old parents to fend a life for themselves...it makes me feel really disturbed and i ask myself...can there be any reason or justification for such an act...does it really matter who is right or who is wrong here...I DO NOT THINK SO! Dudes get a life...how much ever u may fool urself...there is no justification for such an act...what if ur parents would ve left u when u were getting too demanding in childhood...or when u were being arrogant and rude in teenage...

I realize...that our parents and family ve given each one of us a million reasons to always smile...but how many times have we really made a sincere effort to bring a smile on their faces...how many times have we cooked them their fav. meal...or sacrificed a precious thing or maybe taken a day's off from work for them...none or maybe few to think of...

So guys! Wake up and try and do something even if its really small...for ur parents...for that twinkle in the eye...or that precious smile...n see how life becomes beautiful...try it once in a day...or maybe once in month...or atleast once in a year...after all...what are we running so much for...

Im gonna try and do my bit....i hope u do urs...!!

love ya all!!!

Mumma and Papa...love u both v much!!!