Different Strokes of Our Duties 关于责任的几笔

Life teaches us to live.To live，you have to exist.To exist，you should have a passport to this living world.Thanks to your parents，who brought you into this world.

Parents have taken care of us and satisfied all our needs.They helped whenever we were hungry，afraid or ill.They were always there by you，whenever you needed them.You almost assumed that they will always be there for you and never thought of how your life would be without them.But as you grow up，age also catches up with your parents and they need your help and support.

Man is a child first，after which he attains his youth.After youth he again goes through the second phase of childhood，also called as old age.This is the phase where everyone needs a comfort of a sense of belonging and being taken care of.Wouldn’t we all expect the same sense of security when we grow old?Even our parents are expecting us to be their caretaker，as they grow old.But they never make that obvious to us.They do their further duty by taking care of their grandchildren，paying E-bills，giving the clothes for laundry etc.

Isn’t it unfair on our part that we aren’t giving them what they need the most?It is our prime duty to take the very best care of them.It's our pay back time.Let's give the same sense of emotional security，care and love to our parents in their old age.

Some of us mistreat our parents and consider them more of a liability than an asset.Some of us move away from them，though our conscience pricks us.We err in our duties for not being dutiful.This guilty feeling is further wrapped into a sense of regret，when we will be treated in the same way by our future generation.After all you only get what you deserve.Don’t you?

Let's keep in mind that to be a manager，husband or father，we first have to be a son.

人生中有很多我们应尽的责任，不要逃避，学会承担。种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆，你对别人负责，别人也会对你负责。

参考翻译（高昆）

生活教会我们如何生存，生存必须以存在为前提。你需要凭借一张通行证来到这个生机勃勃的世界。要感谢你的父母，是他们引领你来到这里。

父母照顾我们，满足我们的一切要求。不管我们是饥饿、恐惧还是疾病，他们都会陪伴在我们身边，随时给予我们帮助。你总以为他们将永远陪在你左右，从未想过如果没有他们，你的生活会怎样。可是随着你渐渐长大，父母的年岁渐高，他们越来越需要你的帮助和支持。

人首先是个孩子，然后才是青年。青年时期后，又会经历童年的第二个阶段，也被称做老年。这个阶段的人都需要被抚慰和被关爱。在我们年老时，不也希望有同样的安全感吗？即使我们的父母在年老时很希望有我们照料，他们也不会明显地表露出来。他们会继续尽自己的责任去照看孙子们、支付网费、把衣服拿去洗等。

我们从未给予父母最需要的，这是否有失公平呢？是报答他们的时候了，我们应该把细心照料他们作为自己的首要责任。让年老的父母同样有安全感和关爱感吧！

有些人虐待父母，不是把父母当成财富而是债务。有些人搬离父母居住，宁愿受到良心的谴责。我们没能尽责，因此在职责上有所缺失。当下一代以同样的方式对待我们时，我们的负罪感会愈加强烈，且追悔莫及。毕竟种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆，不是吗?

让我们记住，无论做经理、丈夫还是父亲，首先我们要做个孝顺的儿子。