8 June 2016
So this morning I was unable to get to work on time due to the protests on Main Reef road. I feel sick hearing that rocks and stones were thrown at passing vehicles causing extensive damage. I don't understand the mentality of some of the Black people in this country. Maybe I need to be enlightened. Why do innocent people have to get into the mix if you have an issue with the government. What do you gain by destroying someone else's property?
Anyway I told myself instead of being irritated let me start my day on a good positive note and indeed it turned out to be a really productive day. I enjoyed some quality time with mom. Every week mom has this big concern of making food and vegetable hampers for the residents of an old age home in Florida.She manages to put together these hampers through the donations of friends, family and some patients as well. I never really understood the magnitude of the task and how time consuming it really is to put the hampers together until today. What I really admire about mom is that she makes these hampers on a weekly basis with a smile. My parents have always said that by giving others, God Almighty grants the home with lots of mercy and blessings. Running a business is not easy. It's damn hard work and when month end arrives the stress sets in. But what I've noticed is that somehow God Almighty always helps us get through the month. It actually surprises me. I think it's all because of mom's good work. This evening a patient came to the pharmacy looking for dad to thank him for changing his life for the better. The young man was involved with drugs. He resided on the streets. He discarded his family and friends. About 2 years ago, dad sat him down and knocked some sense into him. Two years later with God's grace and guidance the man has changed his life 360 degrees. I am so proud to have parents that have a heart and compassion for humanity. I am so fortunate to be born into a home where angels reside. Dear Lord, I beseech Thee to grant my parents good health and a long life filled with blessings. Dear Lord have mercy on my parents as they get older. Make their old age easy for them. Grant them a comfortable life of wealth, peace and prosperity.Allow me to always be a coolness to their eyes. Let them be pleased with me at all times.Let me always be there for them as their strength and support.Dear Lord, forgive me and my parents for our shortcomings, grant us paradise the day we leave this world. And unite our souls in the hereafter. AMEEN!
So this morning I was unable to get to work on time due to the protests on Main Reef road. I feel sick hearing that rocks and stones were thrown at passing vehicles causing extensive damage. I don't understand the mentality of some of the Black people in this country. Maybe I need to be enlightened. Why do innocent people have to get into the mix if you have an issue with the government. What do you gain by destroying someone else's property?
Anyway I told myself instead of being irritated let me start my day on a good positive note and indeed it turned out to be a really productive day. I enjoyed some quality time with mom. Every week mom has this big concern of making food and vegetable hampers for the residents of an old age home in Florida.She manages to put together these hampers through the donations of friends, family and some patients as well. I never really understood the magnitude of the task and how time consuming it really is to put the hampers together until today. What I really admire about mom is that she makes these hampers on a weekly basis with a smile. My parents have always said that by giving others, God Almighty grants the home with lots of mercy and blessings. Running a business is not easy. It's damn hard work and when month end arrives the stress sets in. But what I've noticed is that somehow God Almighty always helps us get through the month. It actually surprises me. I think it's all because of mom's good work. This evening a patient came to the pharmacy looking for dad to thank him for changing his life for the better. The young man was involved with drugs. He resided on the streets. He discarded his family and friends. About 2 years ago, dad sat him down and knocked some sense into him. Two years later with God's grace and guidance the man has changed his life 360 degrees. I am so proud to have parents that have a heart and compassion for humanity. I am so fortunate to be born into a home where angels reside. Dear Lord, I beseech Thee to grant my parents good health and a long life filled with blessings. Dear Lord have mercy on my parents as they get older. Make their old age easy for them. Grant them a comfortable life of wealth, peace and prosperity.Allow me to always be a coolness to their eyes. Let them be pleased with me at all times.Let me always be there for them as their strength and support.Dear Lord, forgive me and my parents for our shortcomings, grant us paradise the day we leave this world. And unite our souls in the hereafter. AMEEN!
