Respect To The Elders.

in #respect7 years ago (edited)

When I came across this picture,  I was moved and  first person that came to my mind was my grandpa.


One day my uncle got angry at his pregnant  wife over bad cooking. My grandpa called him and asked..

Grandpa:  before she became pregnant,  does she add excess  or insufficient ingredients to the food she cooks?

Uncle: No

Grandpa: was she a great  cook? 

Uncle: Yes. 

Grandpa: does she prepare the meal on time? 

Uncle: Yes 

Grandpa :  You see son,  when you eat her tasteless food during her pregnancy,  you have to eat it with love,  let the sweat of her skin while she prepares the meal be the honey that sweetens the food in your mouth,  let the love she cookes the food with be enough for to fill your heart with joy.  Learn to tolerate and don't nag,  correct her in love because it's not her but the pregnancy, it's  affecting  her tastebud just like morning sickness. You would be an ingrate to insult  and refuse her food after going through a lot of stress in her condition to cook. She is carrying  my grand son. Respect her. 


Grandpa called my uncle's wife and advice her to call on grandma to taste the food whenever she is cooking,  in order to reduce  friction and please her   husband. 


Google can't teach you that. 


No matter how many clothes you have , you can never have as much rags as the elders.

Yoruba Proverbs

Rags here denote  Experience and Wisdom.

R.I.P GrandPa (Late Mr. Are Tiawo Hassan).




Read My Other Post


https://steemit.com/motivation/@eazybee/try-again-just-once-more



https://steemit.com/programmers/@eazybee/algorithm-of-success-201776t14712718z

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Experience truely is the best teacher

Such a beautiful story. The photo of the young and old hand is not only heartwarming but should serve as a wake-up call. Time can be short.

What an old man see on the tree a little boy can not see

Òrò àgbà👍

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