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Responsibilities towards parents

This struck my mind when I saw one of the students holding his father's hand and helping him move. Their each step towards me was expressive in its own way. That man who couldn't easily walk had his eyes looking down towards the road for long. I just couldn't figure out the reason for that. One of the reasons might have been the shame on himself for not being able to walk properly or may be he was underconfident owing to his disabilities or may be he didn't really appreciate the fact that his son is helping him walk. There could be dozens of such reasons. But if given a calm thought, one would realize that the man should have been even more proud of himself. He should have been proud of his son who's helping him at a stage when most needed.

Parents live all their lives to help us grow, live, study, play, eat and millions of other things (tangible or intangible) that one couldn't ever keep a count of. But the best part is that similar days return; they get back in similar situations again in their lives, the only difference being that the roles are supposed to be switched. In this new period, we owe them that respect and love that they offered us during our childhood days. If during both the periods, respective roles are played with full sincerity, there's nothing to feel ashamed of. These things happen because they are there in our destiny, in every child's and every parent's destiny. And one should be proud of himself for he not being insincere with his responsibilities.

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posted by AK-84 @ 8:58 AM