It will be graduation soon. Without talking a lot about it, we believe that we have children who will attain success, or something, by their own endeavors; some degree of achievement that will make us proud.
We keep track of their activities in school, get excited with their grades, but more important is the tracking of their development or improvement along the way. We need to be updated with their requirements or concerns with their teachers or their subjects. Even more significantly is to know what they need – mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
Is it enough that we buy them books, gadgets, stationeries, or just give them money to buy at their own leisure? We become excited or restless for our children about their interest and eagerness in procuring their requirements (for success); sometimes we become exhilarated with the way they present their proposals; or the way they prescribe things to buy and how it works! (fortunately, most of us are working in the age of computers and riding on in what we call the information super highway).
It doesn’t matter if, sometimes we are supplanted by the more techy things or novel ideas coming from the mouths of our tech-savvy kids. And the more you are overwhelmed, the more you become excited; appreciating them for trying their best and getting there – where you had never been before.
“We’re in another generation” is true – this is how the new generation responds when their parents try to compare their lifestyles (with their acts together) from the old generation.
If anything, I am most happy with children who reciprocate us with good attitudes. It’s not money or things, but it is when they allow us to be with them – guiding them, advising them; suggesting or approving anything they buy or prescribe. It’s our time together in the bookstore or the mall that pays back for our struggles along the way for their success.
Otherwise, there’s no use looking back and counting our efforts and support for them. We can count it in our heads, but at the same time we can continue on paving the way for them. We should not stop influencing them to go to the right direction – proud and prepared for the challenges that will come along their way. Congratulations to the parents whose labors have paid off. God bless./ By Cyrus A. Natividad
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