One
day, during an evening class for adults, the psychology Teacher entered
the class and told his students, “Let’s all play a game!” “What Game?”
asked the students. The Teacher asked one of the students to volunteer. A
lady named Aliza came forward.
The
Teacher asked her to write about 30 names of most important people in
her life on blackboard. Aliza wrote her family members names and
relatives names, friends names, her colleagues names and her neighbors
names.
The
Teacher told her “Please erase 3 names from the list that you consider
most unimportant”. Aliza erased names of her colleagues. The Teacher
again told her to delete 5 more names. Aliza did as the Teacher
instructed and this time she erased her neighbor's names. This went on
until there were just four names left on the blackboard.
Aliza
now hesitated as the names left were of her mother, father, husband and
her son... The entire class became silent and they realized that this
wasn’t a game anymore for Aliza. She had to make the difficult choice.
The
Teacher told her to delete two more names. Eliza unwillingly deleted
her parents names. “Please delete one more” said the professor. Aliza
became very nervous and with trembling hands she deleted her son’s name.
Aliza cried out painfully...
The
Teacher told Aliza to take her seat. And after a while asked her why
she didn’t choose her parents or her son instead of her husband as the
parents are the ones that nurtured her and the son is the one she gave
birth to while she could find another husband. “Why is your husband the
most important for you?” He asked.
It
was totally quiet in the class, everyone was curious to know her
response. Aliza calmly and slowly said, “One day my parents will pass
away before me. Surely, my son will also leave me when he grows old for
his studies or business or whatever reason. The only one who I truly
share my entire life with, is my Husband”. All the students stood up and
applauded for her in a great excitement.
We
meet many people in our lives. They come and they go. Some stay for a
while, some stay forever. Respect every relation, but know the
priorities.
(PS: If it would be a man in place of Aliza he would choose his wife and give the same reasons as Aliza did.)
Well, who would you choose if you were in Aliza’s place ?
Get your answer READY!! 
Courtesy:C h Mahadevan
