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Image Source On the evening of October 11, 2016 at around 7 pm, I was about take my evening bath and plan to sleep early when my phone rang. I answered it and it was my mom. She told me that my dad was having problem breathing. I was panicking when I asked her, "Where is dad now?  What is he doing?". She replied, "He is sleeping now but I am scared". I said, "Okay, wait for me and I'll be there in a few minutes."  I hurriedly went to my car and I made all the necessary preparations to rush my dad to the hospital. When I reached my parents' house, the door was locked unfortunately I left my keys somewhere in my house. My mom who is already weak due to old age and because of her Parkinson's Disease, slowly reached for her own keys and went outside the house with her walker so she can open the gate for me. It really broke my heart watching her as she struggled to walk towards me, but I waited patiently. As soon as she opened the gate, I h...

Image Source: Wikipedia We all want financial stability in our family. We all wish for a stable job, stable income, and enough savings to secure our family’s future. But not all people are fortunate enough to invite financial stability in their lives. In fact, there are millions and millions of individuals who are already exhausting their credit limits of their credit cards, taking cash advances from one credit card to make monthly payments on another, getting calls from collection agents about delinquent accounts, and drawing on their savings to cover daily expenses. If you are in any of these situations you know where you are heading. Financial experts have identified many reasons why people fall in to these situations. Common causes of such are:   -Spending beyond your means.   -Poor management of money and poor financial objectives.   -Resorting to loans for every financial dilemma.   -Compulsive behavior like addiction to vices, drug...

Image Source: Wikipedia William Jackson Smart, a single dad and a Civil War veteran, was the inspiration behind "Fathers Day". His wife died in 1898 while giving birth to their sixth child. He worked hard to raise his children by himself. It was said that in May 1909, one of Smart's daughter named Sonora Dodd - who was already married and a mother that time, heard a church sermon enumerating the virtues of motherhood. The sermon was in line with Mothers Day, a newly established American holiday during that period. Since Sonora's mother died young and it was his father who really took care of her and her siblings, she lobbied for the establishment of a similar holiday dedicated for fathers. It was in 1972 when the Father's Day was recognized as an annual US holiday. We were made to think that majority of the tasks involved in raising our children is the sole responsibility of mothers. Our society typically suggest that Fathers should hunt for f...

In today’s fast-paced world, many modern-day workers are pushing their limits - taking two or three jobs at a time resulting to weekend shifts, stressful meetings, frequent client calls, and the likes. This is on top of their daily household activities like doing the groceries, general cleaning, baby-sitting, walking the dog, etc. These workers collapse into bed at night… exhausted. Add to it the growing competitiveness of our business environment which encourage companies to push their services to higher levels and pressuring their employees to stretch their capabilities to the edge. It also compels employees to spend more time in their workplace and to prioritize their job over their families. As a result, modern-day employees put themselves under pressure in order to be successful in their work and to earn more money. This way they can buy luxury and use their money to experience everything they can possibly can. They have raised the bar of their own expectations and they ...

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