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Laughter
WORRY
Is there a magic cut off period when offspring become
accountable for their own actions? Is there a wonderful moment when Parents can
become detached spectators in the lives of their children and shrug, 'It's their
life,' and feel nothing?
When I was in my twenties , I stood in a hospital corridor
waiting for doctors to put a few stitches in my daughter's head. I asked, 'When
do you stop worrying?' The nurse said, 'When they get out of the accident
stage.' My Dad just smiled faintly and said nothing.
When I was in my thirties, I sat on a little Chair in a
classroom and heard how one of my children talked incessantly, disrupted the
class, and was headed for a career making license plates. As if to read my mind,
a teacher said, 'Don't worry, they all go through this stage and then you can
sit back, relax and enjoy them.' My dad just smiled faintly and said nothing.
When I was in my forties, I spent a lifetime waiting for
the phone to ring, the cars to come home, the front door to open. A friend said,
They're trying to find themselves. Don't worry, In a few years, you can stop
worrying. They'll be
adults.' My dad just smiled faintly And said nothing.
By the time I was 50, I was sick & tired of being
vulnerable. I w as still worrying over my children, but there was a new wrinkle.
There was nothing I could do about it. My Dad just smiled faintly and said
nothing. I continued to anguish over their failures, be tormented by their
frustrations and absorbed in their disappointments.
My friends said that when my kids got married I could stop
worrying and lead my own life. I wanted to believe that, but I was haunted by my
dad's warm smile and his occasional, 'You look pale. Are you all right? Call me
the minute you get home. Are you depressed about something?'
Can it be that parents are sentenced to a lifetime of
worry? Is concern for one another handed down like a torch to blaze the trail of
human frailties and the fears of the unknown? Is concern a curse or is it a
virtue that elevates us to the highest form of life?
One of my children became quite irritable recently, saying
to me, 'Where were you? I've been calling for 3 days, and no one answered I was
worried.'
I smiled a warm smile. The torch has been passed.
PASS IT ON TO OTHER WONDERFUL PARENTS (And also to your children. That's the fun
part)
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God
(Author unknown to me)
