Time flies..yet again.. It's already mid-Jan! Received news last week that a friend's dad had a fall and had an operation as his condition worsened. It was a pretty serious one. Friend must be feeling extremely worried and anxious about his dad.
Though all will go through birth, old age, sickness and death, yet, when it hits any one of us or our loved ones, we aren't prepared to let go of our life or our loved ones.
Yesterday, I was having a conversation with another friend who gave me a lift home. She was on her way to visit her father-in-law who was in a rehabilitation centre, recovering from a stroke. We agreed that though we are always in a mad rush at the workplace; work is really not that important after all. We should be looking further ahead, knowing well what will last and what will not. Instead of filling our mind constantly about work and worrying about deadlines... Are we really that indispensable at work?
When I first started work, that question was asked and answered by a friend. You see, I was given a class when I was posted to the school. However, just before a new school term started, I was told to take over another teacher's class. The teacher had an asthma attack just before school closed and she slipped into a coma. Subsequently, she did not come out of it... she passed away. To encounter that at the beginning of a career is really quite a thing. This friend wanted me to think about what's most important to me, before I joined the rat race. Do we have to put in all our time and effort into our work? And in the process neglect our family and friends who are dear to us and who we are dear to? Who would be the ones grieving if we were gone one day? Our customers? Our colleagues? Our boss and superiors? Our family and friends are the ones enduring the pain of losing us.... isn't it? In this way, does it make it clearer where we should be placing our priority?