Once upon a time, there was an old man who lived with his son, daughter-in-law, and a six years grandson. Because he became older, his hands were rather brittle and trembled. His eyesight became hazy and he walked weakly. The family accustomed to eat together at the dining room. But, the senile old man often confused everything. His trembled hands and hazy eyes made him difficult to eat the meal. He frequently fell down the spoon and fork from the table. When he took a glass of milk, it would spill on the tablecloth.

His son and daughter-in-law were getting restless. They were bothered by those things. ”We have to do something,” said the wife. ”I was bored doing all these things for this old man.” Then, the couple made a small table in the corner of the room. They asked the old man to eat alone, while they enjoyed the meal in the dining room. Because he often broke the plates, the couple gave him a wooden bowl. Frequently, when the family were enjoying their dinner, they heard sobbing voice from the corner of the room. The tears streamed down on the old man’s wrinkled face. But the couple always scolded him so that he did not spill the meal again.

The couple’s six years old son just gazed upon that and said nothing.
Until one night, before the family went sleep, the father noticed his son was playing with a wooden toy. He asked him,” What are you doing, son?” His son answered,” I am making a wooden table and I will present it for Daddy and Mommy when I am an adult someday. I will put this table in the corner, where the grandfather usually eats.” He smiled and continued his activity.

The couple were surprised to hear what their son said. They were very bashful because their son exactly taught them how to have respect for the older people and responsibility as a child. They regretted and admitted they were wrong, and asked their son not to treat them like that. They also promised to treat the grandfather well.

Good readers, a poem said: ’Life is a responsibility’.
In other word, there is a responsibility to God, parents, family, our selves, human beings, country, and the environment in our life. If we live only for thinking of our own interest and profit, but omit the responsibility and even make other people suffer, surely our life will full of loneliness and pain.

Actually, how bad our parents’ face and character are, they must be properly honoured. How bad their condition is, we must sincerely served them. Because someday we will become a parent and get older. If we appreciate our parents, teach our children the noble characters, and become a model parent by doing everything we teach, we will get the same appreciation from our children and grandchildren.

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