Warm Up Our Dreams
The pursuit of a comfortable lifestyle is a double-edged sword; while it does enable us to give our loved ones what they deserve monetarily, it severs us from them emotionally and mentally. We get so caught up in the chase to make money that we end up neglecting the ones we love the most, and who love us back. Our parents provide us the support we need while we are kids, but where are we when they need us? Have you noticed lately how thinner your mom looks? Did you notice the dark circles under her eyes, the graying of her hair? What about your dad? Does he look tired?
Spare a minute from your busy schedule, to go home and look at your parents today. Really, look at them, to see how they have aged in the time you were busy making a life. Here are some stories shared by people who missed the signs and are now living under the burden of regret.
“I had been working late that day, like I had done every other day in the past month. Exhausted but happy I made my way home, taking the local subway like usual. I had the entire pitch ready for tomorrow, to close the biggest client for our company. After closing this deal, I planned to take a few days off to visit the home I grew up in, spend time with my parents, tell them how happy I was in the relaxing memories of my childhood and my mother’s apple pie. I was halfway home when I got a call from my dad. Seeing the mobile screen flash with his name, made me realize how much I actually missed him; and how desperately I wanted tomorrow to come so I could go home. However, my anticipation soon turned into utter despair, when the broken voice of my dad from the other end of the call, informed me that my mother had passed away in her sleep.” – Peter
“In my last year of college, I was working double shifts at the local diner to save up money for a new apartment. The old place I was living at with my mother was practically a dump. Leaky plumbing, chipped paint, and a broken heating system were some of the better aspects of the place. The drive to move out from that place led me to pick up extra shifts at work, which has been my biggest regret. One day I came back home to find that my mother no longer remembered me. She had Alzheimer's and I never had time to notice the signs. How could I not notice that she was constantly searching for her things she had left around the house? Maybe if I had noticed earlier, I would spend that time with her differently. I would have spent more time with her instead of on work.” – Chloe
Try to clear your busy schedule to find a balance, so you can spend whatever time you have left together to the fullest. Furthermore, you can give that time an extension with Wellwisse health supplements that are specifically formulated to give a boost to your elders’ health, so they have more time with you.
