My Parents

I've always seen similarities between myself and my mother, and I'm so thankful for everything that shes taught me. She taught me to be a generous person, and always give everything before thinking of taking anything. She taught me to give back to my community through service and charity. She taught me that your mind is all you have, because looks are fleeting. She taught me to never act in a manner that would damage the respect people had for me, to never let my emotions or passions control me so greatly that I lost sight of reality. She taught me its okay to always speak your mind, and to be a powerful strong woman. She taught me to look at things with rationality, but never underestimate the fact that there is something beyond it that rationality can't take into account. I love that she lectured me about history when I really felt like I was going to explode if she referenced another historical tid bit. Little did I know it then, but it allows me to view the world in a completely different way, that I had taken for granted until I met people who literally lacked the ability to see things from different perspectives. I love when we argue politics, or culture and neither one of us can ever admit we're wrong, and we both play devils advocate. I love the fact that my mom doesn't indulge in pettiness and gossip like so many Indian moms I know. I love that she can do a million things at the same time, and that she may not have given me the skill of multi-tasking, but she gave me the desire which is just as good I suppose. I am who I am because of my mother, and I couldn't be more grateful...because I genuinely like who I am.

So as for my dad, he is a brilliant, amazing, good-hearted man. He has given me so much love and affection that I can never show him how much I appreciate it, and this man would do ANYTHING to make me happy. Does he spoil me?....absolutely. But he also teaches whats important in life, so I never lose sight of whats important. He raised me to be a daughter who didn't want to disappoint her parents because she loves them and is considerate, rather than one who fears punishment and tries to get away with everything she can. Basically I have the most amazing parents in the world! I realize that they do sooooo much for my sake that maybe its time I'm a little more considerate(because they raised me to be self-reflective).