An Ode to Parents

-To my Mum and Dad who've always been there and will be there :)

Respecting our parents is common in most cultures. As the times have changed, we now question this very thought.

• They tell us to study well,not to see us getting bored while we study, but, coz they want our lives to be better than their's.
• They tell us to come home early not coz they don't like us to be free but coz its not really safe out there.
• They ring us now and again, not coz they are jobless, but, to tell us that there is someone for us all the time.
• They criticise us not coz their love for us is fading, but so that we don't have to face the same criticism from others.
• They tell us to be careful when we socialise not coz of 'Generation-gap' but so that we don't get into bad company.
• They pray more for us and less for themselves and we call them 'Old people with no work'
• They've stood behind every success and failure of ours and we call it 'No Personal Space'.

Our parents have felt more joy than us when we aced our exams and felt more sorrow than us when we failed

After a few years I realised ..."Haan yaar,Dad and Mum had told me not to do this.If only i had listened to them. :"( "

Its just that, they love us sooo much that they don't know how to express it :P

Next tym u hear ur mum or dad scolding u, know that its just a different form of love ;)

Disclaimer-The above shared experiences are likely to have exceptions! They are not final and conclusive, they are just the heart felt feelings of the author :P :)