Parents

 Today, I find myself thinking of how everything my parents ever tried to teach my siblings and I can be summarised with three short sentences. 

Do not steal. 

Do not lie or deceive people. 

Do something good with your life. 

I came up with these three sentences because I was wondering if my parents would be proud of me if I died today. 

This is not to say that my parents had the whole parenting all figured out and my childhood was all roses and comfort. Far from that: this is to say that, in the midst of all the difficulty of growing up in, what was then, a low-income family, all my parents ever demanded from my siblings and I was to be upright members of society and make good use of our limited time on earth. 

As simple as that may sound, I’m grateful for such simplicity. It sets a tone and makes it so much easier for me to get through the days I wonder what the point of life is.