Love Your Parents

Spend time with your Parents

New experiences are always good where we can learn life lessons.

It was a cold frosty morning in January. Usually Chennai does not witness any fog but sea fog makes frequent appearances only in the months of January and February. It's too early! i moan as my friend removed the covers from my head allowing mobile light to flood into my eyes. My Eyes struggled and eventually found a blur of colours resembling my roommate. I Shouted at him " Why the hell da do i have to get up this early?. he replied it's time for jogging.

Basically i used to get very late and then will waste my time reading messages in mobile. We stayed in Chennai's bachelor area, LOL yes Triplicane is known as Chennai's bachelor area as it has more PG's. Yes We both promised that from this New year we will go for early morning jogging. After my morning routine of brushing my teeth and getting dressed, we both started to marine beach.

Finally we completed jogging and we were having tea there. My roommate was very busy with his mobile and my eyes were watching all the peoples in the beach. Suddenly i heard some sound and turned behind and saw an old couple were sitting. I don't know what pulled me to hear their speech, normally i won't hear others speech.

So i turned back, sat facing them and started hearing their speech. They were sharing their old memories and i was eagerly hearing their speech with a smile on my face. Suddenly a family crossed us and after seeing them the old women face changed, and she was on the verge of tears. Seeing this scene old man was trying to change that lady's mind with a very old romance joke, but still that lady is watching that family and pretending like she is a deaf not hearing that old man joke.

I suddenly enter into their chat and introduced me to them, they also gave a warm handshake to me. My friend had no clue what am doing, but still he is busy with his mobile. Almost 20 mins we had a good chat and we both shared our details.(area name, hometown name, where i work). Again that family crossed us and this time that old lady said to her hubby that we can leave as her mind is not good.

I asked the old man why after seeing this family her wife behaving like this. hmm yes he gave a big story as answer. At this age both of them are leaving alone in a 2 bhk apartment in Chennai, as their only son is working in IT and staying in aboard with his family.

Now that old lady started speaking to me, she asked me whether do u love ur parents, I said yes. Then she asked how often will u call ur mother. I said i spoke to her 2 days back only. Immediately she said that we met our son 2 years back and he used to call us monthly once.

She added that am also like your friend only, always busy holding the phone in hand. But only difference is that he will chat/speak with his loved one and i will wait for the chat from my loved one (my son). When i heard phone sound my heart will jump like anything and will pick the call to hear my son voice but it would be someone then my eyes will fill with tears. We women's won't hide our feeling like men's u do. My hubby will also feel the same but he won't cry or show that feelings in his face.

In this modern era, u people do a big mistake, thinking that ur parents will be happy if you buy them latest gadgets and give them a good place to live. Yes my son also doing the same now. He bought us a big house, latest phones and thought that we might be happy using them. At this age our happiness is not this, we need a small care and our heart needs a small words like "Had ur food/how are you today ".

Today we are in a big house without him ("Son/Happiness") and also with the latest phones without his call. Thambi call you mother daily and ask how is she and whether she had food, after hearing this word from you she will think like she is the world richest women. don't just get her gift on mother's day and forget her daily, after saying this both of them left.

Immediately i called my mother and asked, Amma how are you, till reaching our room i spoke with her. Thought that jogging in early morning will keep your mind peace but this old lady taught me that speaking to your parents daily will also keep your mind peace.

Finishing this stories with a small message (Quotes taken from internet)

"Love and spend time with your parents, WE ARE SO BUSY GROWING UP,AND WE OFTEN FORGET THAT THEY ARE ALSO GROWING OLD".