This document discusses the importance of family and the debt that cannot be repaid to one's parents. It begins by describing how parents transform when a child is born and all their priorities change. It then questions what life would have been like without parents, who would have cared for you when sick or taught basic tasks. The document calls family the most important thing and says that true family goes beyond a simple social unit, as you would sacrifice for family. It expresses feeling lucky to have a caring family but wondering how to repay their love and support. It specifically thanks the author's father for being his whole life, working tirelessly so he wants for nothing and allowing him to freely make mistakes, calling the father a genie and saying

1. An Unpayable Debt
An unfeigned hollering, with concomitant glinting eyes, animadverting at the infirmary
to woo the dear ones – yeah! That’s how... that is how we all begin our journey (or say life) as an
infant. May be the most joyous moment for parents. This fugacious moment transforms their
whole world at the blink of an eye. Just one touch of soft feeble hands and all the priorities are
changed forever. Thus, parturition leads to the offset of not one but three new lives at the same
time.
You must be wondering, why am I telling you all this? The reason is simple. Have you
ever pondered, what could have been your lives without parents? What could have possibly
happened if no one was there to hold your hand when you had fallen? What could have been
the prospects of survival? Who would have squandered their life to make your existence worth?
Who would have spent umpteen watchful and ungratified nights for you when you fell ill? I have
been cogitating for months and all I can say is... even one day without father or mother, whoa!
It’s horrifying. A shiver runs down the spine. Had not been there my parents, then who would
have hold my hand and taught me how to walk? Who would have impelled me to eat that extra
bite just to make sure that I wasn’t hungry? These countless questions keep on gyrating in my
head every day and night. But to be honest with myself, I don’t want an answer to anyone of
them, because the answers are obvious and crucifying.
Family is the most important thing in the world.
Dictionary says, Family -- A social unit living together. Really? Is that so? I don’t believe
so. If it were just a social unit, then how could it be the most important thing? You don’t outlay
your life for a social unit. You don’t strive for well being of a social unit, do you? Then what is it
that makes this so called social unit ‘A Family’, where your needs and wishes are given prime
importance. The connection remains a mystery for obtuse mind like mine. I consider myself
lucky... lucky enough to have an adorable and caring family. But I wonder how I would pay back
the debt of their love, tutelage, affection & care.
All I am I owe to my father. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and
physical education I received from him. He usually says that I am his whole life. He works
tirelessly day and night just to make sure that I get what I want. Well, for me he is no less than a
genie. I don’t know how he does it or why he does it. All I know is, I sleep soundly at night and
wake up gayly in the morning. I make mistakes intrepidly because I know my genie is gonna
catch me whenever I fall. I walk down the road to Damascus blindfoldedly at times because I
know he is there to steer me in right direction.
Papa, thank you for being there. I want to tell you, I love you more than anything else in
this world. I owe you my life. But I can’t repay the debt... for this debt is unpayable.
- Akshay Kaushal