Balancing Work and Life: A Story of Strength and Understanding

The morning I walked into the office with a stack of meticulously labeled folders, no one there suspected I’d spent the entire night in an ICU.

My son had been rushed in after a sudden accident, and when I asked my boss for five emergency days off, he refused—reminding me, with chilling detachment, to “keep work and personal matters separate.” I should have argued or walked out right then. But exhaustion can crystallize what truly matters. So the next day, I returned—not out of obedience, but out of quiet resolve.

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