Truth of Life
Truth of Life One day, during an evening class for adults, the psychology Teacher entered the class and told the students, “Let’s all play a game.” The Teacher asked one of the students to volunteer. A lady, Aliza, came forward. The Teacher asked her to write 30 names of the most important people in her life on the board. Aliza wrote the names of her family members, relatives, friends, colleagues and her neighbors. The Teacher told her to erase three names that she considered most unimportant. Aliza erased the names of her colleagues. The Teacher again told her to delete five more names. Aliza erased her neighbors’ names. This went on until there were just four names left on the board. These were the names of her mother, father, husband and only son. The entire class became silent, realizing that this wasn’t a game anymore for Aliza alone. Now, the Teacher told her to delete two more names. It was a very difficult choice for Aliza as she unwillingly deleted her parents’ names. “Please delete one more,” the Teacher said. Aliza became very nervous and with trembling hands and tears in her eyes, she deleted her son’s name. Aliza cried painfully. The Teacher told Aliza to take her seat. After a while, he asked, “Why your husband? The parents are
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