Home is a place that provides shelter, protection, love and warmth among other things. Many people yearn to return to this safe haven. They can't wait. But how long do we spend in our home? How long do we spend time communicating with our family members? How do we know what our parents or siblings have done during the day? The list of questions can go on and on... Even when we have our free time, we are still caught up with something else. Be it catching up on work, spending time with your boyfriend/girlfriend, shopping with girlfriends, etc. As we continue to advance into the later stage of our life, the amount of time spent with our family gets lesser and lesser. Subconsciously, we think that our family will always be there but our career, boyfriend/girlfriend or friends will not. And that is a sad thing. Imagine our parents, growing old with grey hairs and their body system going through the natural cycle and we are not there, giving them what they need (the love and care) . Nevertheless, they continue to take care of us, never neglecting us. 

As I am about to enter into the next chapter of my life, I realised how hard it is to juggle between famgiily and career. I made a mental note to myself that no matter how busy I am when I start working, I must spend time with my family. I will come back for dinner when I can. I will try my very best to finish all my work so that I can attend any family dinners/functions/gatherings. I will try my best to manage my health, emotions, relationships, work, leisure, everything. I made a promise to myself that I will provide my parents with a comfortable life and let them be proud of my achievements in life. I will fulfil this promise and I will attain my life goals. I guess this is the way to repay them, by letting them living the rest of their life without any worries.