hARD WORKING FATHEr

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.

MORAL OF THE STORY
Learn to spend time with your family, show them the love they need, money is not everything, you don't know when you'll be leaving them