As we grow older, one uncomfortable truth slowly reveals itself: many relationships are more fragile than we once believed. Some are built on love. Others quietly depend on expectations, convenience, or circumstances.
A father spends his life giving without keeping score.
He doesn't calculate the cost of education, the sleepless nights, the postponed dreams, or the countless sacrifices made for his children's future. He gives his time, his youth, his health, and often his own ambitions—simply because love doesn't know arithmetic.
Years later, however, some fathers discover a painful irony.
Every expense is questioned.
Every rupee sent is remembered.
Every act of support is measured.
Suddenly, the relationship that was built on unconditional giving begins to be viewed through the lens of calculation.
No parent expects repayment for raising a child.
But every parent hopes that the love they gave will return one day as respect, gratitude, kindness, and presence.
Perhaps that is why some people begin to feel that relationships themselves are an illusion—not because love isn't real, but because genuine love is far rarer than we imagine.
In the end, life teaches us a quiet lesson:
Never expect your sacrifices to be repaid.
Give because you choose to give.
Love because you choose to love.
And if gratitude comes back to you, receive it as a blessing—not as a debt that was owed.
Because love that keeps accounts is a transaction.
Love that gives freely is a gift.
- Manohar Chimmani
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