Its Now ..Not Later

There are so many things in our daily routine , that we set aside for later.

From mundane things like organizing your wardrobe, to slightly more important things like getting your teeth filled .(From my procrastination list ...)

Sometimes it is just plain laziness or failing to prioritize.

There will be always time for completing the materialistic things on that procrastination list .

But what about the time that you are supposed to spent with your loved ones...? Your children..?

Recently I was walking home with Phinnaeus and we saw a father and his son playing cricket. Phinnaeus looked at them and made a pitiful sound which expressed all his anguish. I pulled him closer and before I was about to speak , he said,”I know...papa has to work..”

Yes..we all are working parents.We struggle from early morning till late night battling to keep that balance between all the roles we play out in our busy lives.

Where do we comprise..? At home..definitely...Home is the only place where we have people whom we can take for granted. Because we love them and we know that we are loved.We expect them to understand.

Our children are the ones who gets the wrong end of the pole. We dive headlong into work all the while reiterating to ourselves..”We are doing this for our kids. For their future ..”

We give them everything, other than our time and we call it love.

Our kids adapt to our availability and varied shades of parenthood faster than we imagine. They learn to fade away quietly or materialize , gauging our moods .

They smile less, talk even lesser .Find solace in games or going out with friends , depending on their age .

As parents , it is most important for us to remember that , our kids need us Now....not Later.

Now is the time to talk, to play , to read ...or whatever they want you to do with them.

They grow up faster than you can imagine .And they would need you lesser and lesser. Someday ..you busy parent ..your child might just turn around and ask you ...”Do you even Know? You were busy working all the time...”

It will be the time for regrets about all those little things that you failed to do.

It is vacation time for kids. They are at home for a month or so . The greatest gift you can give them is planning your day , so that you can spent time with them. A kid who has love , spreads love and laughter around .He learns to be compassionate and caring . We give them that Now , when it is still not to late.