Sir,
India has remained a land where close knit family system was adored profoundly. Times have changed, joint family system has broken and nuclear family pattern got erupted significantly in and around the country. Today we are witnessing vacuum in our lives which had led to stress and strain resulting health problems among our families. Our children whether by choice or compulsion have moved outside and the same process is non-stop and there is nobody to look after their aged parents. It was our rich tradition that old parents were normally taken care of by their sons. Now, we observe this tradition stands humbled by and large. Here we should not get disappointed but should realise the fact that our children are not our property. So parents must face the fact, sooner or later they could be left lonely and disturbed. If things are taken positively this lonliness of parents opens an opportunity for them to broaden their horizens and explore new territories. Old couples should not lose sight of each other in their ripe days. They must share grief and joy with each other and also disucss with near and dear ones. They could also reduce stress by pursuing their own hobbies and activities. If parents can see this occasion as an opportunity for them to strengthen the bond between themselves as well as others in they lives then they can proceed to enrich old lives.
Today we are young, a day is not far away when we too become old. As you sow, so shall you reap goes an old saying. It is time to join our heads and hearts and leave no stone unturned to make our old aged parents care free.
Yours etc……
S.N. Raina
Jammu
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