No regretful word have I ever heard from my parents mouths.

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My father is 80 years and mother almost 63 years of age . Both more or less active .They are happy that we the three sons of them are happy, doing whatever job and earning whatever money we can . They have seldom expressed any regret for not enjoying the life .My father has never gone out for travelling within India . The factor was want of money .While my mother went for pilgrimage it was by the lowest cost transport which naturally was uncomfortable . They have never dined out in restaurant .They might be able to count the number of movies they have watched in their 40+ years of married life .At any point of time each of them had hardly two or three sets of dresses .All this was due to a income level just adequate to meet the expenses of food , eduaction , health care and provisioning for future contingencies leaving nothing for enjoyment . It is a sad experience for me to realise that my parents have just lived thelife and never ENJOYED it . I also realise that with that limited means, we the three brothers could not expect acquiring anything except the school curriculum . Now I am afraid my son may also might have to realise the same thing 35 years down the line . This is a very sad feeling. Do you ever had such feelings ?