It is going to happen. It is going to be a big slap in the face. It is going to make you regret going out on a Friday night. It is going to make you miss your parents.
Quality time is something we do not have anymore. It is always go go go, you know exactly what I am talking about. It has gotten to the point where each and every one of us is guilty of not performing our duties to the fullest potential because we have another meeting to attend in five minutes.
I am blessed. By that, I mean that I got to spend a week with my parents. How can I not be? In the busy lifestyle that we live, I have found that we do not even make time to reflect on our lives and the changes that have happened. We are blind.
I took the time to reflect on the growth I have made with my parents since being in a different state. I feel that the rest of the world needs to hear this because I know I am not the only one who has these same emotions.
Who has been your number one? As a young adult, we find ourselves thinking that it is our friend. This friend was the one who you saw every day at school or work and they were the ones who brought out your craziness. But who was in the background? Who was waiting up for you after you were with friends? It was your parents.
Back then, it was fine. It was fine that I got home ten minutes past curfew. It was fine that every meal was prepared for me. It was fine that I never spent time with my parents.
But now, the present. It is not fine that I put myself first and kept my parents up waiting. It is not fine that I took my parents for granted and expected a meal to be served to me every day. It is not fine that we would not see each other.
They bend over backwards to meet our every need, yet we still take them for granted. How cruel? After sitting in complete silence and thinking about how God truly gifted me with an amazing set of parents, I couldn’t help but want to call them and tell them I am sorry.
After all, you should spend time with your parents. Skip the Friday night gathering with your friends and watch a movie with your parents. I promise you will still be “cool.” Remember, you do not have forever.
