From the first minute we open our eyes to the world, we find two people who are simply devoted to taking care of us and to making our life better.
Mom & Dad!
Our parents are there for us from the first minute we set foot to life... giving us enormous love and support whenever needed. Even when we don't ask for it. Even when we don't realize that it's love. Never asking for anything in return. Their only payback is us being happy.
Our parents shape their entire lives in order to provide for us the best life ever... from the minute we're born, their lives revolve around what we want and how they would give it to us.
They work hard, day and night... to give us good lives, good education and to see our dreams come true. Then they work harder to put a smile on our face. And then they go the extra mile to make sure this smile stays there.
Anything to put a smile on OUR face. That's all they actually live for.
BUT...
Then we grow up...
We start having our own lives. Our own demands. Our vision. Our own plans and desires. We grow up and feel the need to shape our own lives... naturally!
We make plans for our careers, plans for our education, plans for traveling, plans with friends, plans with our partners and plans for our future kids...
The question is... When we make plans for our lives do we take into consideration where our parents stand in them?
Do we stop and ask ourselves where do our parents stand in the middle of all that?
Do we place them as a priority in our new plans like they've always treated us as their top and only priority?
Do we realize that as we grow up we become responsible for them and they count on us as their first and sole dependents in life?
Do we consider what they want? Or do we expect them to continue shaping their lives around our new lifestyles?
Do we realize that we sometimes leave them behind forgetting the impact it would have on them. That we sometimes lose focus. That we might make them feel less important over time.
Personally I don't think they mind... they still would do whatever makes us happy. From their perspective, I'm sure they're saying, "whatever makes them happy." They never expected anything in return in first place.
That doesn't mean we abuse it.
I don't claim I know what the future holds for me and where they would fit into the picture.
But I know I'll try my best to make them happy always and forever.
I'll make sure they never feel like they're not my number one priority. I'll never make them feel forgotten. I'll never make them feel less important.
I'll do anything...
Anything to put a smile on THEIR face.
Mom & Dad!
Our parents are there for us from the first minute we set foot to life... giving us enormous love and support whenever needed. Even when we don't ask for it. Even when we don't realize that it's love. Never asking for anything in return. Their only payback is us being happy.
Our parents shape their entire lives in order to provide for us the best life ever... from the minute we're born, their lives revolve around what we want and how they would give it to us.
They work hard, day and night... to give us good lives, good education and to see our dreams come true. Then they work harder to put a smile on our face. And then they go the extra mile to make sure this smile stays there.
Anything to put a smile on OUR face. That's all they actually live for.
BUT...
Then we grow up...
We start having our own lives. Our own demands. Our vision. Our own plans and desires. We grow up and feel the need to shape our own lives... naturally!
We make plans for our careers, plans for our education, plans for traveling, plans with friends, plans with our partners and plans for our future kids...
The question is... When we make plans for our lives do we take into consideration where our parents stand in them?
Do we stop and ask ourselves where do our parents stand in the middle of all that?
Do we place them as a priority in our new plans like they've always treated us as their top and only priority?
Do we realize that as we grow up we become responsible for them and they count on us as their first and sole dependents in life?
Do we consider what they want? Or do we expect them to continue shaping their lives around our new lifestyles?
Do we realize that we sometimes leave them behind forgetting the impact it would have on them. That we sometimes lose focus. That we might make them feel less important over time.
Personally I don't think they mind... they still would do whatever makes us happy. From their perspective, I'm sure they're saying, "whatever makes them happy." They never expected anything in return in first place.
That doesn't mean we abuse it.
I don't claim I know what the future holds for me and where they would fit into the picture.
But I know I'll try my best to make them happy always and forever.
I'll make sure they never feel like they're not my number one priority. I'll never make them feel forgotten. I'll never make them feel less important.
I'll do anything...
Anything to put a smile on THEIR face.
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