*The attitude towards our parents when we step into our own 40s. (Few Life Inspiring Words)*
[image: Our Parents - Bobby Talks Cinema.com] The topic says it all but the following short story may hopefully bring more positive changes in our attitude towards the parents while we are busy stepping into our own 40s. *An 80 year old man* was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45 year old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow came on their window. The Father asked his Son, *"What is this?"* The Son replied*"It is a crow". * After a few minutes, the Father asked his Son the 2nd time, *"What is this?"* The Son said "Father, I have just now told you "It's a crow". After a little while, the old Father again asked his Son the 3rd time, *“What is this?”* This time the son replied with a small expression of irritation and disbelief in his tone, "It's a crow, a crow". A little after, the Father again asked his Son the 4th time, *"What is this?"* But now the Son was angry and went on to shout as he answered, "Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again, although I have told you so many times 'IT IS A CROW'. Are you not able to understand this?" A little later the Father went to his room and came back with an old & torn diary, which he had maintained since his Son was born. On opening a page, he asked his Son to read that page. *When the son read it, the following words were there written in the diary : * [image: Our Parents - Bobby Talks Cinema.com]"Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow came flying and sat on the window in front of us. My Son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a Crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel irritated, rather I felt affection for my innocent child and his concern". While the little child asked him 23 times "What is this", the Father had felt no irritation in replying to the same question all 23 times and when today the Father asked his Son the same question just 4 times, the Son felt irritated, got annoyed and even shouted on his old father. So….what had changed in all those years………it was only the Son’s attitude towards his father and nothing else. It seems to be unbelievable…….. but sadly it’s true that as we reach our own middle age milestone, our parents just not remain the same for most of the people who become more serious about their own families. Very shamelessly we dare to think of them as a burden, which in my opinion is *“The Biggest Sin of Life” *and does not even give you any chance of repenting or apologizing. And the other more scary thought is that in extreme possibilities, the moment one may realize his unforgivable mistake, his life givers may have gone back to the heavenly abode of the Holy Almighty and would never come back. The article also reminded me of two great lines written in Punjabi by an unknown poet : “Jadon Chhotey San Te Ladhdey Si, Maa Meri E, Maa Meri E, Hun Wadey Han Te Ladhdey Han, Maa Teri E Maa Teri E” (The above couplet describes the relationship between two brothers and their mother. It says, “When we were small kids, we used to fight that “Mother is mine, Mother is mine”. Now we are grown up but still fight that “Mother is yours, Mother is yours”) * * (Thanks to Amit, for sending me this beautiful story in a mail) -- Dr Benil Hafeeq K.P Consultant Nephrologist MIMS and IQRAA Hospital Calicut Re-establish ties with those who break off from you,behave well to those who treat you badly and say the truth even if it is against your own self -- Nor can Goodness and Evil be equal. Repel (evil) with what is better; then the enmity between him and you will become as if it were your friend and intimate! Visit: sultan.org Subscribe: [email protected] Post to group: [email protected]
