Old Age Homes

A small room which is white washed with 2 windows and necessary items placed in the room. There stand a lady holding a letter in her hand, which says that her children are coming to meet her. A favor that is done to her once a year. Why? Just because she gave birth to them?

Once she used to be key figure of her family and she spent her life nurturing her children. But now, she has been sent into an old age home for convenience.

It is shameful state that in modern times the need of old age home had increased. Do we really need these homes? Why? Why do we consider over Elderly relatives as a burden on us? Just before sometimes we used to live in  a strong joint family. Taking Care of Elderly was considered as an honor and blessing to us.

Joint families are loosing it existence. Now, Elderly people are considered as a liability. As we know, time is money. And Time and money determines our priorities today.

Old Age Homes are symbol of societal ingratitude. Why? Reason being the absence of near and dear ones and the lack of their love and affection are the main causes. Old age Homes are like sore thumbs in society, symbolic of our negligence towards our Elderly parents. As Thomas Merton, a catholic author said, “ These people, who live the evening  of their lives in old age homes live unloved and die unmourned. Death comes to them as a great reliever.”

Do we ever realize how priceless senior citizens are to the nation because of their experience and wisdom? How can we overlook their sad forlorn faces and concentrate on our  triumphs? Don’t you even remember all those countless hurdles and sleepless nights that they have faced while nurturing us?

So don’t you think we should make a fresh start. Lets some forward and work together to weave a web of love and compassion to shelter our elders who acted like torch  lights to guide us in every step of life.

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