PARENTS ARE PRECIOUS-DONT MISS IT

Worth reading to realize something about our Parents







PARENTS ARE PRECIOUS!!






This was narrated by an IAF pilot at a Seminar recently on Human Relations :






Venkatesh Balasubramaniam (who works for IIT) describes how his


gesture of booking an air ticket for his father, his maiden flight,


brought forth a rush of emotions and made him (Venkatesh) realize


that how much we all take for granted when it comes to our


parents.






My parents left for our native place on Thursday and we went to the


airport to see them off. In fact, my father had never traveled by


air before, so I just took this opportunity to make him experience


the same. In spite of being asked to book tickets by train, I got


them tickets on Jet Airways. The moment I handed over the tickets


to him, he was surprised to see that I had booked them by air. The


excitement was very apparent on his face, waiting for the time of


travel. Just like a school boy, he was preparing himself on that


day and we all went to the airport, right from using the trolley for


his luggage, the baggage check-in and asking for a window seat and


waiting restlessly for the security check-in to happen. He was


thoroughly enjoying himself and I, too, was overcome with joy


watching him experience all these things.










As they were about to go in for the security check-in, he walked up


to me with tears in his eyes and thanked me. He became very emotional


and it was not as if I had done something great but the fact that


this meant a great deal to him. When he said thanks, I told him


there was no need to thank me. But later, thinking about the entire


incident, I looked back at my life. As a child, how many dreams our


parents have made come true. Without understanding the financial


situation, we ask for cricket bats, dresses, toys, outings, etc.


Irrespective of their affordability, they have catered to all our


needs. Did we ever think about the sacrifices they had to make to


accommodate many of our wishes? Did we ever say thanks for all that


they have done for us? Same way, today when it comes to our


children, we always think that we should put them in a good school.


Regardless of the amount of donation, we will ensure that we will


have to give the child the best, theme parks, toys, etc. But we


tend to forget that our parents have sacrificed a lot for our sake to


see us happy, so it is our responsibility to ensure that their dreams


are realized and what they failed to see when they were young. It is


our responsibility to ensure that they experience all those and


their life is complete.










Many times, when my parents had asked me some questions, I have


actually answered back without patience. When my daughter asks me


something, I have been very polite in answering. Now I realize how


they would have felt at those moments. Let us realize that old age


is a second childhood and just as we take care of our children, the


same attention and same care needs to be given to our parents and


elders. Rather than my dad saying thank you to me, I would want


to say sorry for making him wait so long for this small dream. I do


realize how much he has sacrificed for my sake and I will do my best


to give the best possible attention to all their wishes.










Just because they are old does not mean that they will have to give


up everything and keep sacrificing for their grandchildren also.


They have wishes, too.










Take care of your Parents. THEY ARE PRECIOUS