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The importance of voluntary work
One day, my mother in law called me on the phone and started accusing me of talking behind her back four years ago. I got quite defensive because I do NOT remember doing it and denying it seemed to upset her more. Being brought up to respect an elderly person, I managed to calm myself down and took a taxi to see her in case she got so upset that it might affect her well being. On reaching her place, she got no choice but to let me in (to avoid the neighbours suspecting something) and to my disappointment, she did not let up accusing me of gossiping about her. After half an hour of explaining that I could not have said what she accused me of, I managed to leave her in a calm manner but what she has said keep playing in my mind now months later. I tried to analyse what could have happened that after four years that she brought this particular matter up. One of the matters I gathered from what she has said, that although every one of her married children lives within 10 kilometers from her, she is now living alone without any of her ten children to visit her except on two special occasions annually. She did also tell me that because she is rich, they are visiting her to get on her good books. Despite her babbling about her sob story, I do not feel any pity for her. With her wealth and time, I think she could have had a more satisfactory life doing voluntary work. Instead of feeling pity for herself and accusing the spouses of her children to leave her at such a state, I think she should have spent her time and money helping others who are much less unfortunate than her. By the way this is the first time I am letting this out in public so that others can learn from her pitiful life. And I hope that when I am old and grey, even if I am not with a lot of money, I am able to contribute to society.
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It's so sad to call someone up and start an argument just because you're lonely.
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