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. 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..
-- Author Unknown
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