It struck me how alike she is to my kids when they were young. How they would stop to inspect the flowers and burst into childlike wonderment at the beauty of a flower.
It got me thinking. At the beginning of our lives, it's the simplest things like having the love of mummy and daddy which is most important.
At the end of our lives it is again the warmth of family that we need most.
How do we end up chasing after all the wrong things throughout our lives? How do we allow our priorities to shift so dramatically?
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And I asked myself, if I was on my deathbed, what would I be thinking about? Would I be able to easily bring up all the beautiful and happy moments with my family? Would I have uncountable memories of good times, filled with fun and laughter, tears and joy with my closest friends?
At the end of my life, what would I be left with? Things? Titles? Or People?
It takes death to put life into perspective.
And I know, it is the little things which make up L I F E.
However, to live life fully like there is no tomorrow, that is the hard part.
However, to live life fully like there is no tomorrow, that is the hard part.
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Other Thursday lessons (which I've learnt the hard way):
Lesson #1: Don't scream at your child
Lesson #2: Don't go overboard in your punishment
Lesson #4: What having 6 kids did to me
Lesson #5: Don't over-sacrifice
Lesson #6: Marriage is no fairy tale
Lesson #7: My bucket list
Lesson #8: A lesson on sincerity taught to me by #1
Lesson #9: Passion vs Family
Lesson #10: Finding our children's gifts and talents
Lesson #11: Teach our children compassion by little actions
Lesson #8: A lesson on sincerity taught to me by #1
Lesson #9: Passion vs Family
Lesson #10: Finding our children's gifts and talents
Lesson #11: Teach our children compassion by little actions
Lesson #12: When your son gets into fights in school
Lesson #13: 6 common sleep mistakes for babies
Lesson #14: How to talk to boys vs girls
Lesson #15: Ban books? What are you gonna do about phones?
Lesson #16: What have we done to our children?
Lesson #17: My son the loan shark
Lesson #18: 10 House Rules for Gadget Use
Lesson #19: Why we went on holiday just before the PSLE
Lesson #20: What must kids do for us to stop pushing them over the edge?
Lesson #21: Who's selfish? The kids or me?
Lesson #13: 6 common sleep mistakes for babies
Lesson #14: How to talk to boys vs girls
Lesson #15: Ban books? What are you gonna do about phones?
Lesson #16: What have we done to our children?
Lesson #17: My son the loan shark
Lesson #18: 10 House Rules for Gadget Use
Lesson #19: Why we went on holiday just before the PSLE
Lesson #20: What must kids do for us to stop pushing them over the edge?
Lesson #21: Who's selfish? The kids or me?
~ www.mummyweeblog.com - a blog on parenting 6 kids in Singapore ~
Yup, it's true isn't it? We know all this deep down inside, but our everyday actions and priorities are still sometimes in the wrong place. Thanks for the reminder, we can never be reminded often enough - it's then that perhaps we will change our actions more permanently.
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