Value of a Parent
Value of a Parent..... I was standing at the small shop nearby a school to purchase something early morning. I saw some school kids get down off the Autorikshaw, hand over 20Rs ,50Rs to the shopkeeper and buy chips,biscuits,tidbits,snacks hurriedly. I asked one kid, " Are you going for a picnic today?" The kid moved his head" No." And the entire lot ran to the school gate as the bell started ringing. The shopkeeper claimed" Madam,nowadays mothers don't have time to prepare breakfast for the kid so earing the morning. Earlier,joint family distributed work...now the lady has to do all work alone.So she hands 20- 50 Rs to the child to eat some breakfast.These kids buy junk food." This incident, got me thinking many aspects in Life. I had a working Mother.She would get up at 4am,prepare chapatis and one sabji .This would be breakfast and lunch for the entire family of 4.Lunch boxes for all 4 every day though would be the same. Then she left for work by...