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.
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