Cherish

Cherishing never let us regret 

 Recently my friend asked me about one thing that I regretted doing in life. My instant reply was “The one thing that I regret to this day was not treating my grandmother when she was with us”. When I was around 7-8 years old our grandmother stayed with us for a short period. I wasn't mature enough to take good care of my grandma; instead, I always found a way to argue with her. My grandma always prays lying down on the couch while I think she is sleeping, so when I turn on the television, she gives me an earful of advice. I was irritated by her advice, and I always asked my mom when she would be going back to our native. From my memory, she stayed with us for 4-6 months then she stayed with our uncle's family. 4 years later, her health condition got worse; she couldn't recognise her children and grandchildren. Even then, I was worried about her but never realized my mistake in how I treated her. After a year, she left the world. My grandmother was the sweetest soul; she always had a glow on her face which I still remember. Although I annoyed her almost all the time, she took good care of me and advised me to be a better person.

Years passed, and I realized my mistakes in how I treated my grandmother. I regretted my actions but that was too late. I realized later that her prayers for us are holding and protecting us from this cruel world to this day. From then on, I wanted to cherish every living moment with whom I was surrounded; even though the situation didn't seem to be amiable, I tried to be positive and figure out the things through which I could make myself happy. It's one life, and we can't predict the future, so why should we hurt others? Let's admire and cherish every living moment and let us leave our cheerful moments as traces in memories.