Are you a good son or daughter?
This is a Personal Development article on how to be a good son or daughter – SJ
The world we live in is changing every second and everyone plays their part, like Shakespeare said ‘all the world is a stage and all men and women are the actors’, the same can be applied to the natural cycle of human life, we play many roles in our life’s and the very first of those roles is childhood.
I am sure you must have remembered the sweet memories of your childhood when i said the word ‘childhood’, but my question to you is are you still a good son or daughter?? Do you still respect the fact that 2 certain people brought you in this world and you have your duties towards them?? Do you still remember the days when mom and dad sat by your bed all night when you fell sick?? or the time on your birthdays when bought you exciting gifts??
The list of my questions is very long and yet again their are some others who still hate their parents for sending them to school or college, they hate their dad or mom for not letting them hang out with certain friends, or for not letting them watch the movies late at night, or for not letting them marry a girl they loved?
No matter if you hate your parents or not [i hope you don't], you must still keep it deep in your heart somewhere that without them you won’t be here and you defiantly won’t be reading this if they had not send you to school! I am not going to make you cry or give a lecture, all i will ask you is are you a good child?
It does not matter if your 15 or 45, for your parents you will always be their child and they will always behave the same way they did with you when you were 10 because they love you and their is nothing in the world that could kill the bond between a healthy family, even if you did something awfully wrong the first people to support and back you up will be your parents, they are the ones who had removed those fears you had when you were young and they are the ones who have guided you to this stage of life, to adulthood.
But to every thing that is good, there is something bad even tho we love our parents most of us forget to care for them, when we were young and when we most needed care and love, we got them from our mom and dad, but when we grow up its our mom and dad who needs love and care when they reach the older stage of their life’s but its that stage where most of us forget to give back, imagine the pain of a orphan and consider yourself lucky, put yourself in a orphans place and think from his point of view the value of parents.
Now comes the most important question how can you pay back? Well first of all, the word ‘pay back’ sounds very disgraceful in this case and like i was saying most of us think the best way to be a good son or daughter is by making your parents feel happy, proud and satisfied with you – but how can we do that? Well defiantly not with money, but with care, love, attention, devotion and sharing responsibilities.
Lets start with care, if your still a youngster now is the perfect time to care! you do realize that your dad and mom works so hard and lives a stressful life just to get you educated and set your career so its your responsibility to care for them and understand them, i know its hard to get along specially in the teenage years and a quarrel or fight between child and parents is normal but it would really make your parents proud if you actually did something for them, like getting good grades or obeying rules, be happy when they buy you something and be content with what you have don’t give them a hard time by demanding more then they can afford, try to compromise and understand the situation only then you will enter then stage of adulthood, share your pains and clear your doubts, don’t hide things to them that needs their attention, be nice to your siblings and everyone in your family, respect your parents privacy – don’t throw parties in your house- do them at other places instead, follow and respect the things they teach you and try to put it in action, be active and stay healthy always remember that ‘prevention is better then cure’ don’t do things that spoils your health and creates more stress for your family, don’t bunk school, respect teachers and do your homework so that your teachers never complain [even tho i don't do that but my teachers never complain], don’t stay up very late and keep the volume of your tv or stereo low as your parents worked all day they might be looking for some rest and also give others the opportunity to enjoy in their leisure time, don’t become a tv addict [or any addict for that matter], be civil and respect your country and try to build a better society around you and last but not the least don’t forget to wish them happy mothers/fathers day!
If your already a grown up and your parents are old and living away, then the advice i would give you is be considerate about them, they took care of you when you were young, now its your job to take care of them when they are old, share all your happiness with them, every bit of news regarding you will make your parents very happy, so be it a job promotion, your marriage or a child – don’t ignore your parents, even tho they might be living away from you they are still part of your family and you should make them feel that! the luckiest are those who’s parents lives right under their eyes and everyone enjoys the daily life together shares and cares for everything and anything.The best way you can serve your parents when they are old is the same way they served you when you were young, as they age they will be just like kids and you will have to treat them with lots of love and care and the most important thing is devoting your time to them, no matter what happens don’t miss the moments that come once a year or those that comes once in a lifetime! Never show or let them feel that you care more for your work then them or anything for that matter, it hurts a lot if they feel useless.
I won’t make it long but the message i wanted to deliver was that we need to be good children to our parents so that one day when our own children grow up we can expect the same treatment from them, always remember that you won’t always be what you are now, things change and in a matter of time you will find yourself in the same position as your parents might by finding themselves now!
Its never too late for anything and if you have hurt your parents its never late to make it up back to them, learn their value and treasure the moments, the more you learn and observe the better idea you have of how to be a good child to your parents, so enjoy those moments because we might not always have such good times! If you loved this post then check out these great books on amazon, i recommend reading ‘the good children’ title by Kate Wilhelm.
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SJ
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