I came back home on a 10 day leave. I have made a list of things I want to do in these 10 days. Amongst them there is an item which says watch Malayalam movies.
Wife is home watching our kid. She never leaves his side and doesn’t even get time to watch a movie at home, let alone the theatre. I ask her if she wants to come for the second show. She says she can’t because of our kid.
I go for the second show since both wife and kid will be sleeping at night. Even though my logic might be correct, my action still is wrong. I am not even a part of my son’s growth story because of my job training schedule. I am not with my wife because of my job training schedule. It is only fair that I be with him even if he is sleeping when I come home on leave. Same goes for my wife.
Love alone can’t keep you awake to a myriad number of issues like this. It takes patience, understanding, consideration and selflessness. None of these come naturally.
Love does make it easier, but it takes a lot of work. A lot.