One gentleman was sitting and smiling. His father had died and everyone was wondering why was he smiling? So finally his friend asked why are you smiling? The gentleman smiled again and said that my father must be smiling too! I did everything I could for my father. I have absolutely zero regrets. My father gave me an opportunity to serve him and make him happy and I was happier to do that. I spent time with him and I did all I could. Now, I am feeling peaceful that in his end days he was really a happy man. From here he has gone happy.
On the other hand, a gentleman was crying very badly on his mothers death. Even after many days, the gentleman did not come out of the mourning. His grief was so big and evident that people started feeling sorry for him. So His wife started asking him what was bothering him. He cried and shared that he wished he could have served his mom. He would have met his mom more often. He should have lived with her. He should have attended her calls with happiness. His wife tried justifying saying he was busy and working etc. But then he said, when he was a baby, his mother left her job and entire career to raise him. His father had to work extra hard so that he could get extra things. He was full of regret and guilt and the reason was he did not take care of his parents.
Having parents is a blessing. having their love is a blessing. Having an opportunity to serve them is a bigger blessing. It is not a burden. It is an opportunity. Infact, I would say, serving anyone and supporting anyone, helping anyone is an opportunity to serve God, to help God.
Serve your parents with love. Like you would have taken care of God. Why because he is there in everyone. Parents also have served us like God is in us. They never treated us lesser than God. They ate less but gave us best. They deserve all with love.
