The day you grazed your knee at school.
Your nurse told me.
You never called.
The day you missed the bus on your way home.
Your teacher told me.
You never called.
The first night you went away on scout camp alone.
You said you would.
You never called.
The day you stood first in school.
Your friends told me from the movies.
You never called.
The evening you graduated from college.
You partied all night.
You never called.
The day you got yourself a job.
You were hung over.
You never called.
The day of your promotion.
You were with your colleagues.
You never called.
The day after you first met your to-be wife.
The celebrations must have lasted long.
You never called.
The day my grandchild fell ill.
You didn’t want to worry me.
You never called.
…
The day your breath failed you and you passed.
The hospital informed me.
I should have called.
This is so sentimental. I felt it.
Kind Regards,
-Naimq
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I feel guilty at times, not having enough time for them every single day. Old age is tough… 😦
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I know, old age is tough but we don’t have to be guilty. All we could do is ‘give our best’.
-Naima
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Yup, I guess… Thanks, Naima! Look fwd to reading some of your stuff soon!
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Oh sure, I am still on vacation though but have access to internet now. I am going to write something soon, Kunal.
-Naima
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👍
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Reblogged this on Passionate Ambika and commented:
Never too late to call your parents
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Thanks so much Ambika, appreciate the reblog!
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* wipes face from guilt* such an emotional blog post man. dont write such posts. you sure gonna make cry 😦
But honestly, very heart stirring article. Couldn’t stop myself from reblogging it.
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Sorry for that, yaar! Didn’t mean to! But do call them if you have’nt already…
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my mom calls me 20 times a day and i don’t recieve just because she keeps asking repeated questions. but today, i realized my mistake. thanks Kunal.
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The truth is, you can’t do with them, you cant do without them, either…
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hell yes 🙂
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Brought the guilt out of me 😦
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Yeah, as much as one does, always wonder whether one could do more and more often… such is life & old age…
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We all need this reminder. Touching.
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Thank you… Did you call, then? 🙂
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I had spent all day with them yesterday as well as meeting up tonight 🙂
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Attagirl! Cheers!
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Very powerful.
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Thank you, sourgirl!
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I’ll call dad today. Thank you.
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Trust you did…! Thanks for the read & comment!
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The absolute truth.
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Thanks, Sandhir!
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Heavy words have never carried such wieght
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Thank you.
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This is so moving and so very true, my friend. I recently went to visit an older friend in a Nursing Home, having not been for 2 weeks only to be told they had died. If only I had made the effort to call in sooner. Wise words my friend, and stresses the importance of genuine connection…cue for a poem on Hindsight or “if only…” Yep old age knocking on the door and no way am I opening it fully…at least not yet! Much food for thought here, thank you Kunal! 🙂
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Thanks, KK! Sorry to hear about your friend.
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This was so heartbreaking to read. It’s not easy to tackle such subjects in such beautiful post but you nailed it 🙂
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Thank you, ma’am!
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Painfully perfect.
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Thank you!
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This reminds me of the ‘Father and Son’ song by Cat Stevens aka Yusuf Islam. I like the twist in the end.
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Thank you!
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Great piece
There is so much here that tugs on my heart strings
As always Sheldon
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Thank you, Sheldon! Blessings…
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😥 such a powerful message…
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If you live away, phone kar lo abhi. It’s something I dont ever want to live with – regret! And life today is just so unpredictable… 😦
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Indeed. I see my naano living with my uncle in the same city as ours, and I see how much she misses us and I keep handing the phone to my mother k maa abhi call krlein.. At this stage, I still live with my parents, but I dread the period of life where I won’t be so close and I’ll have to remind myself to call my parents.
Regret is a horrible thing to have to live with. It sucks life out of a person.
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This takes one back to an old song “The cat’s in the Cradle” it rings true
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When someone writes an piece of writing he/she retains the image of a user in his/her brain that how a user can know it.
So that’s why this article is perfect. Thanks!
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Thank you for your kind words! Much appreciated! God bless & good luck!
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So sentimental….A little tear escaped
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Yes, Alex, I can well imagine!
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Great writing. Universal truth touchingly delivered.
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Thank you!
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This touches me in a way that I can’t even put into words..
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Thank you, appreciate your kind words!
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