Live and Work
Father was a hardworking man who delivered bread as a living to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings after work attending classes, hoping to improve himself so that he could one day find a better paying job. Except for
Sundays, Father hardly ate a meal together with his family. He worked
and studied very hard because he wanted to provide his family with the best money could buy.
Whenever the
family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he
reasoned that he was doing all this for them. But he often yearned to
spend more time with his family.
The day came when the examination
results were announced. To his joy, Father passed, and with
distinctions too! Soon after, he was offered a good job as a senior supervisor which paid handsomely.
Like a dream come
true, Father could now afford to provide his family with life’s little
luxuries like nice clothing, fine food and vacation abroad.
However,
the family still did not get to see father for most of the week. He
continued to work very hard, hoping to be promoted to the position of
manager. In fact, to make himself a worthily candidate for the
promotion, he enrolled for another course in the open university.
Again,
whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time
with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. But he often
yearned to spend more time with his family.
Father’s hard work
paid off and he was promoted. Jubilantly, he decided to hire a maid to
relieve his wife from her domestic tasks. He also felt that their
three-room flat was no longer big enough, it would be nice for his
family to be able to enjoy the facilities and comfort of a condominium.
Having experienced the rewards of his hard work many times before,
Father resolved to further his studies and work at being promoted again.
The family still did not get to see much of him. In fact, sometimes
Father had to work on Sundays entertaining clients. Again, whenever the
family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he
reasoned that he was doing all this for them. But he often yearned to
spend more time with his family.
As expected, Father’s hard work paid off again and he bought a beautiful condominium overlooking the coast of Singapore. On the first Sunday evening at their new home,
Father declared to his family that he decided not to take anymore
courses or pursue any more promotions. From then on he was going to
devote more time to his family.
Father did not wake up the next day.
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