Live and Work

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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