Life is full of sacrifices. Would you agree?
By Ladyslipper
@Ladyslipper (1327)
Philippines
April 18, 2010 6:02pm CST
It seems that making even just a small sacrifice is part of our life. Everyday, I have to make one small sacrifice to make my life, my love one or someone else's life better.
Just about a week ago my husband left to go to a different city that's 2 plande ride away from where we are living. It's part of his job as a Trainer. However, it came to us as a surprise as we were only advised that he has to leave 2 days before their departure. The company said he will be gone for two months but we doubt it. Why? It has happened to us before. They said it will only take two months and after evrything is stable in the new site we can go back. Well, here we are now. Two years passed and my husband and I are still here. We finally decided to just settle here.
The bad thing about it is that our 6 months old son will be having his baptismal 2 weeks from now. So my husband is bugging his Boss to give him a Week leave so he can attend our son's baptismal. In 4 months time also I'll be giving burth to our second child.
So, our 6 months old son and me are jst left with our hired helper. Good thing she's like a part already of our family because she had been with us for more than 20 years already.
Last night my husband and I talked about it and I told him everything will be fine. This is just one small sacrifice that we have to do for our kids so that they will have a brighter future. The job is really demanding but we are both well- compensated. Just like what they always say you can't have evrything. Sometimes you have to sacrifice something for a better life. Sad reality of life...
5 responses
@Ladyslipper (1327)
• Philippines
24 Apr 10
Hi Will,
It's always like that. When we are still young it's always our parents who do a lot of sacrifices for us. As we grow old we learn that life is not that ideal and perfect and we can't always get what we want. From our experiences and the things that we've learned as we mature we also begin to learn how to sacrifice.
@annierose (21571)
• Philippines
19 Apr 10
hi ladyslipper,
What you said is very true. There are lots of situations where one member of the family must go and work in a far away place just to give the financial needs of his/her member. A lot of my student has same story.It seldom happens that they are complete in the family. Most of the time, if it is not the mother, it is the father who is not present in their house.The worse part is that sometimes, the children are being abandoned or neglected and they happen to do some things which in the end can ruin their own lives. Sad to say but some children do not understand the suffering of their parents in other country just to give them a good life.
In my relationship with my boyfriend, there is also some sacrifices. He is very far from me and in order for us to be together in the future, he must work hard to save money. There are times that I want to give up but I love him. And I know our situation is no ok for him but he is doing the best he can to overcome the feeling of loneliness. As of now, I am also doing my best to get a good job and help my family as well.
@Ladyslipper (1327)
• Philippines
24 Apr 10
Hi Annierose,
That's sad but that's also true. Good thing me and my husband does not have to go abroad for work to give our children a good future. Though my husband is currently away from us I'm glad that it will not be permanent. He will not have to stay in that city far from us for more than 2 months. He is just needed their for 2 months to train our new employees because it is a new site or branch of our company. I actually feel for those who have to leave their child at a very young age to work abroad for a better future.
@tonyllenium (6252)
• Italy
19 Apr 10
yes i agree with your statement ..i think that life in general is full of sacrifice to do and in many cases they are also a bit hard..so we just try to have it in a good way!!
@Ladyslipper (1327)
• Philippines
23 Apr 10
You are right! :) I admire those people who are wiling to sacrifice a bit for their responsibility. Sacrifice can actually be done even in our own little way. One example of this is that a pregnant woman who loves chocolates and sodas before should make a sacrifice by avoiding these foods as advised by the OB. Hmmm... I can relate to it as currenlty I am pregnant and I can really feel that I'm sacrificing my love for sweets to make sure I'll have a healthy baby and pregnancy all throughout. Happy Mylotting! :)
@Ladyslipper (1327)
• Philippines
23 Apr 10
Sometimes we have to do that to make our loved one life better. It's worth the sacrifice to see the people important to us happy and have a good life because of the sacrifice we made.
@gelgen3685 (61)
• Philippines
19 Apr 10
i agree with u maam ladyslipper,things would be done for our kids and we need to sacrifices our job for the better for them.
@Ladyslipper (1327)
• Philippines
24 Apr 10
I agree with you. I feel the same way. Now I understand how my parents feel for me and my siblings. As parents we want all the best for our children. I just got agood news from my husband. He said he was given a 5 days Vacation Leave so he can attend our son's baptismal. He does not want to miss this event. I was so touched when he told me about it. I know how much he is sacrificing by being away with us for his job. I hope he will be back soon.
