Ex Indian President Dr. Abdul Kalam says:
When I was a kid, my mom cooked food for us. One night in particular when she had made dinner after along hard day's work, Mom placed a plate of 'subzi' and extremely burnt roti in front of my Dad.
I was waiting to see if anyone noticed the burnt roti. But Dad just ate his roti and asked me how as my day at school.
I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember I heard Mom apologizing to Dad for the burnt roti.
And I will never forget what he said: "Honey, I love burnt roti".
Later that night, I went to kiss Dad, good night & I asked him if he really liked his roti burnt. He wrapped me in his arms & said: "your Mom put in a long hard day at work today and she was really tired and besides...A burnt roti never hurts anyone but harsh words do".
" You know beta (son) - life is full of imperfect things and imperfect people". I am not the best and am hardly good at anything. I forget birthday and anniversaries just like everyone else. What I have learnt over the years is to accept each others faults and choose to celebrate relationships.
Life is too short to wake up the regrets.
Love the people who treat you right and have compassion for the ones who don't.
