Child and Working Parents

The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step
Seems to explain the time spent between working parents and their child
Each caught in their daily web yet unaware of ways and means to relate better
A bond of blood and a pride of creation seem to be factors that truly matter

The working parents have a sense of pride and ownership with their creation
They try to make ends meet while making time out for their bundle of joy
They may face ongoing conflicts and a sense of guilt at not devoting enough time
They end up rationalizing that as time passes they will rectify insufficiencies of their prime

The child may want to spend more time with parents who seem forever busy
Little are they aware of the pains the parents take to make their life easy
The innocence and ignorance of the child seems to bring out random desires
They are as yet unequipped to understand why parents need to go out of their lair

The working parents may save and compromise their desires for their little one
To sufficiently satisfy their indulgent desires they forever seem to be on a run
They aspire for a fruitful existence where their child develops healthy self esteem
To hold their pride of place in the world and envision a future without heat and steam

The child grows up getting literate and educated in ways of the world
He begins to wonder and draws comparisons with those from his mould
At times he may have expectations that may not be always willingly met
Many a times it signals the entry in a relationship that involves concern and fret

The working parents may not be able to accept the evolving changes in their child
It may be difficult for them to fathom as to how do they express their own mind
They may not want to load their bundle of joy with their live agony and pain
They may not want them to get exposed to ulcers which they consider as life’s bane

The child has been lovingly cared for and reared by its parents
The time comes when he has to progress and discover his true essence
As he leaves the loving abode in his search for truth and higher learning
He does grapple with his emotions since he realizes he is alone in his search for meaning

The working parents are glad that they have fulfilled their sense of responsibility
They have more free time on their hands and acknowledge with a sense of humility
They have devoted their lives to family in a complete sense of care and duty
At times they question their own existence and feel an abject sense of futility

The child now lives an independent life and has a carved his niche in the world
His journeys may have taken him to locations at a distance from his parental herd
He may yearn to spend time with his parents but seem to have been caught in his web
He does realize that time may be short and wishes to compensate and control the ebb

The working parents seek the utmost happiness and carefree lives for their child
They may not like to express their ill-health and burden them with their plight
As they recede onto their sunset of life, they desire to let go of any hint of strife
As they forever bless their child a life full of peace and prosperity as they evolve in life

The child also desires to provide the best comforts that wealth can buy
He may not be able to always provide the companionship his parents now seek
His maturity levels and innate self determine levels of emotional and mental connect
He may yet be grappling with the biological challenges and flow of tide

As both working parents and child reflect and look on the sands of time
Each wished the best for the other yet may have desires left unfulfilled
They may instinctively want to spend more moments of time with one another
And relive their lives ironing out the creases formed by circumstances of weather

That is the true paradox of life, we understand and acknowledge yet do not timely act
The only true essence is the present and there can never be reliving any moment
Rather than wait for a better future and express self better at a later date
It may be wiser to let loose your bounty of love and not have a sense of regret at being late!