Nothing on earth is important than seeing the big curve on my mom and dad’s face. I recently felt how mean I was thinking only about my career, future, happiness, problems, friends and everything that I considered as of importance to me. A small incident proved me how wrong I was in not putting my parents in the first place.
An insight about the incident and about my parents. My dad is working in a private civil industry and My Mom is working as a teacher, handling students of 10th and 12th grade. Both of them have a busy day starting at 5.30 am in the morning till 6.00 pm for dad and 7.30 pm for mom as she has to take extra classes for board exams. I am working with an MNC and my working hours are 1.00 pm to 10.00 pm. I am the last person to return after work. I have an elder brother who is busy with his work and other personal chores. As I am working in such a shift, I am not a morning person, most of the days I wake up with the my father voice asking me to get up and I lock the door and continue my sleep. Along with that he asks me to have my breakfast soon, not to forget my lunch which would be something my mom specially prepares for me. I hardly see my mom before she leaves for her school and my dad who keeps everything ready for me. I lethargically wake up, have some bits of eating what my mom had made and I leave for work.
This would be the conversation after 8.00pm when I am at my office, my mom and dad would be back at home.
Mom calls from her room.
Mom: Sindhu, why you did not eat in the morning? I made you 4 Idli’s, and 3 are still there in the box. From now, I am not going to cook for YOU. ( in a ghastly tone)
Me: Mumieeeee (I stresss on the Eeee tone to make her feel I am in a bad mood) I did not have a proper sleep last night and I am not well now, please don't complain on my eating habits, and if you don't want to cook for me, that's fine. (in an angry tone)
Mom: Fine. Bye…
Dad calls steeping out of home.
Dad: What did you say, Mom is angry and she is shouting at me now( in a help me tone Sindhu)
Me: I am busy in a meeting. Bye and I don't want dinner.(still in an angry tone)
Dad: okay babiee byee. Take care.( Smiling)
At 10.15 pm when I am waiting for cab to start from office parking bay.
Dad measages on whatsapp.
Dad: Babe did you eat
Me: Meeting got over just now. I am starving daddy…
Dad: no food at home. I will take you to hotel come soon pappa.
Me: No it's late, I don't want outside food. I will have milk with fruits.
Dad: Come soon. I'll cut fruits and your boost will be ready for YOU.
Me. On my way dadieee
At 11.00 pm when i reach home.
Dad is waiting near the gate.
Mom is inside the kitchen.
My house has a delicious welcoming fragrance from kitchen.
Mom has made a south Indian tiffen the way I always loved it and they both were waiting beside me until i finished my dinner. By the time, I finished, it was 11:45 PM. They both were sitting beside me, listening to my pointless crazy talks. I always talk about my entire day to them. They calmly listen to everything and by the time they go to sleep, it would be 12:30AM. Again, their day starts at 5:30AM.
I couldn't hold back my tears when I saw my mom cooking late night after her busy day at the school, after my harsh words to her. My dad who always loves me and cares for me unconditionally despite of my mood swings. Their day is incomplete without making me happy and I had never slept a single day with a small grief inside.
From then its my mom and dad who are my world…
I place them above all..
Keeping them happy forever is my great success in life…
