WHAT IS YOUR PRIORITY?

“Nobody is too busy

It is just a

Matter of

Priorities”

When I went to my son’s school to attend the Parent- teacher meeting, and as I was waiting in the queue for my turn to meet the teacher, the PT teacher happened to pass that way, and on seeing me, she asked me how I had the time, on a working day to come for the PTA. She also mentioned that she had tried meeting me in my school and was told that I was not free. She knows my hectic schedule and so she was bewildered to see me there. I smiled and told her that I was indeed a busy body, but I always kept aside time for my son, as he was my priority.

In his growing up years, it was only work and home for me. Nothing else mattered. I didn’t have any excuse for neglecting him.

“If it is a priority, you’ll find a way. If it isn’t, you’ll find an excuse.”

I have missed so many weddings, functions and events. But I was always there to encourage my son by attending his Sports Day, Annual Day, Project Day, etc. I didn’t feel I was sacrificing something in my life, rather, it was a joy doing anything for my son. It was an all-consuming passion. A lot of thought went into my parenting. I was all the time thinking that my child will have to one day fit into the society seamlessly. He should not be a disturbance to the people around him, rather, he should be a blessing to many. That should be the way I parent my child. He should stand on his own feet, be a responsible individual and a contributing citizen.

Parenting is sometimes a trial and error. You don’t get it right always. I cannot claim to have done everything right. I may have my own flaws as a parent, but I consistently and consciously made, an attempt to walk my talk by working on my own personality. The mother in me is a stark contrast to who I was before I became a mother. I became so selfless that I was willing to let go of what mattered to me earlier and was more than willing to make my son’s life, my priority.

I always felt that parents are responsible for the values that are imbibed in a child, for shaping their attitude, for giving them the right direction in their life and for making them worthy individuals.

This is how we build a beautiful society. Don’t mess up your priorities. Don’t allow anyone or anything to take your attention away from your children. Are those eyes craving for attention, or looking at you with love and affection, the heart beating in gratitude for being a blessing in their life? Then, you have got it all right. Let’s spread this message far and wide and tell every parent, the joy they can experience in life when their children turn out to be their biggest wealth in life! 

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