I was wondering why you resigned in a prestigious company with a very competetive salary and perks. I can’t understand because I am in the same industry, but here I am already a loyalty awardee for 30 years, and planning to get my 35th award before I retire.

You said you are not happy with what you are doing. Work is not a picnic, why don’t you treat work as work, that will make weekends something to look forward to . If you are not happy Monday to Friday, there is Saturday and Sunday plus so many holidays and allowable leave of absences where you can travel or do things that makes you happy.

You feel the boss doesn’t like you. Bosses come and go.

You see yourself doing the same thing all the rest of your life. No, you are wrong, the corporate world where you are in is so big and wide, there are plenty of opportunities, don’t be in a hurry to get a promotion. The higher the position the greater the risk and responsibility. You have to be well prepared for it.

That is my perspective, that is the reason I stayed 30years and counting in the office. And I am happy to say, I am happy in my workplace. Not because all is well, but because I resolve to be happy.

How about you, what will make you stay.

Last week I attended a parenting seminar in a christian school where my son is currently enrolled. This is the nth time I have attended this kind of seminar, but each time I attend , I got new insights even if the topics such as parenting styles, myths in parenting etc are almost the same. Proverbs 22:6 is a well loved verse of all parents, with its practical implication” Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it”
But what strikes me most in what the speaker said is this ” the ultimate goal of parenting is to help our children mature into Christ likeness, to learn to be independent from us and be dependent on the Lord. Most parents focus on external behaviour”

I am responsible and accountable to my God on the spirituality of my children. Providing their spiritual need is equally important to the physical and emotional needs.

Someday when the final grading of life comes, I hope my Master will say” Well done, my good and faithful servant”