Roots to Grow and Wings to fly -this is one of those clichés that actually mean something.
Today as I watched my nephew Meng and his girlfriend Jane leave for a new life thousands of miles away, it seems to me time just passes by so quickly. Wasn’t it only yesterday that we were celebrating his first birthday, together with my own first born son who is 6 months younger?
Planting the 'Roots' and preparing their “Wings” were a pleasure most of the times, rather frustrating at times and a major challenge some other times – providing them a stable and nurturing home environment, helping them grow, learn and believe in themselves, nurturing their values, giving them all opportunities to ensure they achieve academically, creating trust, giving them the moral support to overcome disappointments and to ride through the rough spots...
The time will come to untie the apron strings, to allow them to take flight with the very wings we have given them - this is quite an emotional challenge. I felt both happy and sad when my second son got married a year ago and left home, even though he lives not far away. You are happy with their choices and their independence yet you will miss them at home and what you had with them.
Today as I watched my nephew Meng and his girlfriend Jane leave for a new life thousands of miles away, it seems to me time just passes by so quickly. Wasn’t it only yesterday that we were celebrating his first birthday, together with my own first born son who is 6 months younger?
Planting the 'Roots' and preparing their “Wings” were a pleasure most of the times, rather frustrating at times and a major challenge some other times – providing them a stable and nurturing home environment, helping them grow, learn and believe in themselves, nurturing their values, giving them all opportunities to ensure they achieve academically, creating trust, giving them the moral support to overcome disappointments and to ride through the rough spots...
The time will come to untie the apron strings, to allow them to take flight with the very wings we have given them - this is quite an emotional challenge. I felt both happy and sad when my second son got married a year ago and left home, even though he lives not far away. You are happy with their choices and their independence yet you will miss them at home and what you had with them.
I know my sister will miss her son. Her everyday life will no longer be the same for her again. I want to tell her that it is alright. You have given him the Roots and you have given him the Wings. This is how it is meant to be.
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