what our parents need
Having seen the advertisement, I sunk into thought involuntarily. Many of us think they know what our parents need. We assert that as long as we provide enough bread and milk for our parents, our parents will feel content with life.
what our parents need
This evening, I happened to see a non-profit advertising on the CCTV channel. An old woman was living in a fancy house alone. One night, she cooked a whole table of delicious food waiting for her family members. About one hour later, her son gave her a call, asking if the microwave he brought for her worked well and incidentally told her that he would not come back for dinner tonight. Hearing the words she looked pretty disappointed. After a while, she received another call from her daughter. Her daughter asked if the DVD player she bought worked well. Shortly after then she told her mum she had her own schedule to spend the night instead of going back for supper. The poor old woman felt more upset at the news. I will never forget the dismayed expression on her face, which was kind of pathetic. At last, the old woman stayed alone in the beautiful but empty house with DVD player, staring at the full table of tasty dishes listlessly.
Having seen the advertisement, I sunk into thought involuntarily. Many of us think they know what our parents need. We assert that as long as we provide enough bread and milk for our parents, our parents will feel content with life. However, while we are insisting on this assertion, we are ignoring the most significant respect of our parents’ initial aspiration, that is to enjoy the harmony and warmth with their children. Definitely a materially abundant life means a lot to them, but a spiritually affluent one means more tremendous. They are craving for the company from their children. relatively poor life as they might live, they can still live through happily as long as their children can spare even several minutes talking with them heart-to-heart apiece.
In fact, their need is so simple, so much so that as their sons or daughters can barely believe. We may never imagine how much a simple caring greeting means to them when they come down with illness. Mentioning to this point, we may not feel surprised why many rich old people still frown all the time though they are offered everything by their children.
Finally, I merely want to conclude my essay with one sentence that is to be told to you all: one brief caring talk, even a plain regard, outweighs millions of dollars you give your parents.
