We all have to take decision from time to time. Some decision may be small such as what to wear or what to prepare for lunch. Some decision can affect the whole life such as choosing or college or university or choosing life partner. I would like to talk about a decision which my maternal uncle and aunt made. They decided to move from a village to the city for the better education of their children. They made this decision a few months ago and they have never once recreated it. My uncle is an agriculturalist and it was very difficult for him initially for getting good schooling. His children had to go or go by bus. We took 2 hours in the morning and 2 after school hours. It was very tiring for his children. He did not want to compromise with their education by teaching them in the village school. So he decided to shift to the city and instead of his children travelling daily he commuted to his village for his work. I think it was a good decision because the early years of schooling are the base forming years of life. Now his children are doing well in school and are also good at many extracurricular activities also. Sometimes for sports they have to stay at school after school hours which would have been impossible if they were staying in the village. My uncle could have seen his comfort but he decided to put his family first and I think it was quite right. I admire my uncle for that. So that was the decision my uncle made which I think was good.
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We all have to make decisions from time to time. Some decisions may be small, such as what to wear or what to prepare for lunch. Some decisions can affect our whole lives, such as choosing a college or university or choosing a life partner. I would like to talk about a decision that my maternal uncle and aunt made. They decided to move from a village to the city for the better education of their children. They made this decision a few months ago, and they have never once regretted it. My uncle is an agriculturalist, and it was very difficult for him initially to get good schooling for his children. His children had to travel by bus, which took two hours in the morning and two hours after school. It was very tiring for them. He did not want to compromise their education by having them attend the village school. So, he decided to shift to the city, and instead of his children traveling daily, he commuted to his village for work. I think it was a good decision because the early years of schooling are the foundational years of life. Now, his children are doing well in school and are also excelling in many extracurricular activities. Sometimes, for sports, they have to stay at school after hours, which would have been impossible if they were still living in the village. My uncle could have prioritized his comfort, but he decided to put his family first, and I think that was quite right. I admire my uncle for that. So, that was the decision my uncle made, which I think was good.
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