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Articles: My Thoughts | We and our Parents
- Mr. Ram Tangirala
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'It is a wise father that knows his own child.'
~By William Shakespeare ~
Father is a very special gift of GOD. Today, I want to thank HIM for my luck. I have learnt very good things from my father and that has made me understand the importance of relations much better. A mother gives LOVE and a father gives us both love and responsibility.
Our fathers' lives are busy, but there's always time for us. They boldly face the ups and downs and seldom ever fuss. They are normally not as expressive as our mothers.But, fathers say 'I love you' in a way that words can't match, With tender bedtime stories, Or a friendly game he plays with us. They are always excited on thier way to home with always sweet surprises to their kids.
A father is a person who is loving and kind,and often he knows what you have on your mind. He's someone who listens,suggests, and defends.A father can be one of your very best friends!
He's proud of your triumphs, but when things go wrong,he can be patient and helpful and strong. In all that you do,a father's love plays a part.
They seldom praise us. But friends, its just their 'MUCH' care that stops them from doing so. I would like to share my experience here. When I topped in the university in one of my academic semester, I rushed home happily and told my parents. My mother immediately called up all my relatives and told the same.
But, my father just congratulated me and kept quiet. I was a lil disappointed, but just forgot afterwards.
Next day I got a call from my father's office. It was one of his colleagues who congratulated me and just wishes poured in one after the other. I came to know thru one of them that my father was treating them. It was then, the moment which I can never forget. Tears rolled in my eyes and I could not speak for a little while.
When I saw him in the evening, it was a sweet smile that we both shared. Although we did not speak anything, numerous words, thoughts have been exchanged. So, even if your father is not expressive, does not mean that he doesn't love you. Everyone has his own way of expressing feelings.
I LOVE MY PARENTS---I LOVE MY MOTHER---I LOVE MY FATHER is what everyone says.
Do we all, really? And always?
I have realized a known fact that what we do refelcts and influences our children which I want to stress in my 'thoughts'.
It does. It surely does. Our actions, behaviour always influence our children.
You love your parents, your children will love you, respect you.You give an ill treatment, believe me, you will receive the same one day.
My father has got a lot of admiration, luv and respect for his parents. He loves his father and mother very much and respects them even today. Even I give the same love to my parents. I was always influenced by my father. I have seen people, my own uncles treating their parents as either only 'RESPONSIBILITY' (or) few even showing disrespect to the extent that I can't and don't want to express.
Now, the same is happening with them. Their children have started questioning 'why should I..When you have done this to your parents like this...then..Why can't I..?'
I would like to exemplify by a small incident where one of my cousins was in love with a girl and in a casual talk when we were discussing whether his parents would agree for the marriage, he said, 'If they don't agree for my marriage, I'll come out, separate from them..'
I have questioned him how he can stay without his parents. He was defending himself saying, 'When my father can stay without his parents, then why can't I?'
This is because of the importance of relations his parents have had with their parents.
We do see instances in life where most of the people 'change' after getting married. Their priorities change, importances change. But, it should not. We need to take utmost care to balance the 'relations' and this is my sincere request to all the readers to pass this message on. The way you treat people is the one you get back one day.
I always used to listen to the bedtime sories of my father about his childhood, his love and respect for his parents. These have left a deep impression in my mind, my heart. I still doubt myself whether I can give to the fullest of what I should to my parents (or) atleast to the extent my father has given to his parents.
The answer I get is 'I have done nothing'. I cannot even use the words like 'indebtedness' for parents as there is always a possibility of repaying a debt of any kind. But, we can never ever do anything for our parents which can atleast equal their importance.
I believe that LOVE can do everything. When you love your parents, you have a fear much powerful than the 'GOD-FEAR' because of which you would not do any mistakes and you always will always be righteous.
Always be true to yourself and your parents. Never hurt them.
And friends, let us all take this opportunity to wish our FATHER, our PARENTS and express our love for them.
P.S:- All the expressed views are my own perceptions, the way I have seen life and I would express my sorry if there is any mistake in the way I expressed hurts anyone(and for lil mistakes in language if any).
I did not meant you to drive home my point, but just written down the thoughts came to my mind.
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