Love for Older Persons | Shradha Parv | UNIDOP | 2020
Whatever good values we have in life today, our elders helped us inculcate them, especially our grandparents. The care, affection, and blessings they showered on us, have been way more than we even deserve. But somewhere, something went wrong and we started losing our bond with them. Call it lack of time or a self-centered lifestyle, one has lost touch with the Older Persons. Whatever was the need, the parents have always been there for their children, but today, one has less and less time for the parents. And as parents, all they ever wish for is a few moments from their children’s busy schedule.
A glance at them, don’t just look at their freckled face, grey hair, and shaking hands; try to look deeper; it could be an experience they have been longing to share, a valuable lesson they intend to teach, a suppressed emotion they have been waiting to express, just lend them an ear once in a while. That’s all they need – someone to hear them out. At this age they start feeling lonely and unhappy, not because they are on the verge of life, the feeling of being neglected by their own children is rather a major cause. The more one thinks about them, the more one starts feeling guilty because deep inside, even that person knows that they have not been treating their parents the way they were supposed to.
Shradha Parv is that one-in-a-million opportunity when one can make the amendments and do the right thing. This day is not just an international celebration of paying respect to our elders, but also assuring them that they play a huge role in their children’s lives. It doesn’t matter what mistakes and misunderstandings have occurred in the past, it is never too late to work on one’s habits and behaviour. Pledge today and pledge now to dedicate a tiny fraction of your day to sit with your parents and grandparents. Simply asking them how their day went would bring a sweet smile on their face. Just try and see it yourself!
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