A fear which might not be realized until it is too late

A fear which might not be realized until it is too late.

18 years of life passed by. I believe that we are on the verge of flipping the most exciting chapter of our lives. Amidst the rumble and buzz of our newfound freedom, are conducive circumstances for clouding our eyes from the less discernible. I hope that this post can lay away the fear of my best friend and to prevent my readers( YEAH I know, damn little) from missing something important.

Our lives during tertiary education are bound to be very colourful and flavourful. We might be so damn busy with our assignments and lectures that we “don't” have time for everything. Or, we might be free, enjoying ourselves while studying as we don't have that much assignments as compared to our secondary school life. In the case of the latter, we might just stack more entertainment into it and be “busy” again.

The subtle things which we might miss are about our parents. By being released from the chains that have binded us since small, we might step into a trap of filling our lives with too much work or entertainment. Perhaps one might say that work (assignments, lectures, etc) is inevitable but then again it doesn't mean that we ought to be completely overwhelmed by it. Nobody should be so busy with work that he/she could not set aside some time for their parents Likewise, entertainment should not displace its place either.

Time feeds and excretes ever so slowly, making it slow for us to realize what it consumed and spit. Youths are digested and experiences are formed. That's the equation when we apply the concept of time to us. Since we are still “young”, our youth reserves are still abundant, enabling us to convert it to experiences that we seek and thrown upon us. On the other facet of the present, it creeps, little by little, devouring the ages of our parents while succumbing us to the ecstasy it bestowed upon us. We are given the pleasures of achieving what we seek while it spits only signs of old age to the seasoned.

What we should be aware is that we desire a life without regrets, to be able to look back later in life and not ask the question :” If only I had .....”. Let's not be too busy with our new lives and only find the time to communicate with our parents once in a blue moon. We know that they care for us and that's why it should be reciprocated. Merely spending an hour or two with them in a week is enough to make them feel and look younger. They fought for their dreams and hopes in their prime and now we became their current dreams and hopes. Life without it is dull and dead, let's not rob them of it knowing that they cared. Remember to love them while and whenever you can. They don't demand much, just a little time and patience..... That makes all the difference.