BE THANKFUL TOWARDS YOUR PARENTS

Be thankful for all the pain she went through,
for those long endless 9 months when she carried you,
And then waking up every few hours in the wee morning,
Because you were hungry or wet or upset and crying.

Be thankful that your parents looked out for you, with your every step,
And still keeping you fed, and clothed with a roof over your head,
though at times you would make them regret.
Because it's a two way street,
Just as children can't choose their parents, parents can't choose their children,
They get you, and you get them,
And you should consider your parent's Heaven sent.

Be thankful that you dad goes to work everyday,
To try and give you all that you need, he slaves away,
Coming home haggard and worn out,
Just to hear you complain and shout-
about not having the latest teenage craze,
When he is working hard while you go to school and come home to laze.

He's got bills to pay, food to put on the table,
As you try your best to do the least house work you're able,
So your poor overworked mom is picking up after you all the time,
Yet for any little thing she asks of you, you act as though it's a crime.

So, maybe not all children are like that,
But it is a fact,
That children do tend to give their parents less credit than they deserve,
When they should actually hold their parents higher than God above.

Matha, Pitha, Guru, Thevam.
if you are lucky enough to have parents,
You should appreciate and love them.

Things may not always be great,
But life is that which you make.

A family that pray's together stays together,
so do things with each other,
Build those bonds, blood runs thicker than water,
It's better to change now, than to regret later.

So you wouldn't have to say,
"If only I had been a better child..."
"If only we had a little more time..."
"if only I had changed my ways..."
"If only they could be here for just one more day..."
"If only I had told them how much I loved them."

Life's too short for "If only..."
So make it be,
Don't wait for tomorrow,
To go up and hug your father,
Don't wait for tomorrow,
To say "I love you" to your mother.
Don't wait for tomorrow,
to show them now much you truly do appreciate them,
Don't wait for tomorrow, for tomorrow may never come.

Don't procrastinate, for it may end up being too late.
Don't ever take life for granted.
For you can't do much once they've parted.

Do it today,
Say those things you should say,
Parent's love to hear those words,
And sometimes they need to hear those words,
Need to feel the emotions,
Need to know that they are loved by their children.
Do it for them, and for your own sake,
Do it and see what a wonderful difference it will make.

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