Different Strokes of Our Duties
By Michaelyou
@Michaelyou (182)
China
August 17, 2010 7:49am CST
Hi,
Life teaches us to live. To live, you have to exist.
To exist, you should have a passport to this living world.
Thanks to your parents, who brought you into this world.
Isn't it unfair on our part that we aren't giving then what they need the most?
It is our prime duty to take the very best care of them. It's our pay back time. Let's give the same sense of emotional belonging, care and love to our parents in their old age.
Think about it!
1 response
@trruk1 (1028)
• United States
17 Aug 10
Many years ago, my wife and I lived in Florida. My mother lived in Texas. She was growing older and had some medical problems. Other family members could not or would not take her of her. So we moved to Texas and after a couple of years, my wife had to become full-time caregiver for my mother. She was paid nothing. In fact, caring for my mother cost me more than $100,000 over time. We helped her for several years, through cancer, surgery, chemotherapy, a heart attack, and two strokes. It was the right thing to do and I have no regrets about the time and effort and money it cost us.
