Father was a hardworking man who delivered bread as a living to support his wife and three children. He spent all his evenings afte...
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.
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.
Do you spend enough Quality Time with your Family?
