Seeing an old couple fending themselves off while travelling in local trains can be a heart wrenching affair even for the very strong hearted individuals.The tenderness in their caring touch , the heart warming smile of togetherness of so many years , the respect for each other in their eyes are some of the things that our generation might only witness and not experience. Looking at these amazing human beings , people of our generation in their 20's can only wonder how would their twilight years be spent.
It can only compel us to think more about our parents who lived their own life bringing us up and for the sake of our careers allowed us to stay in metros while they are still confined to their regular small city lives. Seeing the Old Age homes where in amazingly weird children leave their so called parents to let some strangers look after them often tend to show case a pathetic scene about the parent child relationship in this country. A mere westernization in the job scene has led to some strange cultural drift in the minds and hearts of certain individuals who some how forget their childhood as well as tend to overlook their future at the same time.
It can only compel us to think more about our parents who lived their own life bringing us up and for the sake of our careers allowed us to stay in metros while they are still confined to their regular small city lives. Seeing the Old Age homes where in amazingly weird children leave their so called parents to let some strangers look after them often tend to show case a pathetic scene about the parent child relationship in this country. A mere westernization in the job scene has led to some strange cultural drift in the minds and hearts of certain individuals who some how forget their childhood as well as tend to overlook their future at the same time.
Instead of feeling lucky for having elders and parents around we tend to become a bit more self oriented than required , as a result loose the opportunity to enjoy the warmth of the loving relations which in every case come without any self centered packages or selfish motives like many other relations. We basically forget it too often that the next generation which has started growing up with all the technological advancements around them might never be able to come to terms with something called emotionally amicable relationships that are way different than the virtual social relations that rule the roost in today's world. All of us tend to forget that taking care of our parents isn't any forced upon duty rather its their moral right to be taken care of after what all they did and sacrificed for us.
This isn't an individual getting emotional for his loved ones , rather a human being who cannot watch the apathy being showered upon the totally calm and collected parents and elders who in these times of adversity still manage to mesmerize the hearts of a selected lucky few.
P.S - The ball has always been in your court. Its upon you what you do with it.!!!
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