Sir,
Change is the law of Nature is a universally admitted fact. We experience it daily in our life as the things around us keep on evolving day in and day out .Therefore, in consonance with the same phenomenon the Indian life values have also undergone a sea change in this unique process of evolution in the post independent era. There was a time when principal male member of the family used to be the sole bread winner. He was conferred with the status of KARTA of the family making him responsible for meting out the bare minimum needs of food, clothing and shelter .But at this critical juncture the things have turned upside down as a sequel to the wider dissemination of modern education transcending the barrier of gender bias. The all supportive typical Indian joint family system has almost vanished and swapped by Nuclear families of Hum duo Hamara Ek /duo.The turbulent change in life style coupled with steep rise in cost of living have constrained all eligible members to cross the threshold to eke out the livelihood for the family and meeting the burgeoning expenses on competitive education of children.
Apart from a slew of conveniences and liberty to enjoy life at free will , the cocoon families happen to confront with series of stressful duties which turn them into emotionless machines functioning round the clock. Practically the so called happy small families suffer from numerous infirmities. Economic status has gone up but mutual harmony has slipped into oblivion. All family members irrespective of the age feel encaged in the vortex of fast life. There is stinging scarcity of valuable time for positive interaction for improvement, morning or evening walk or yog,pranayam,meditation for the purpose of maintaining physical, subtle and causal body. There is not even an iota of quality time to to do counselling with children to understand their problems and aspirations from parents.
It is beyond the domain of human efforts to rein in the natural process of evolution clandestinely happening on account of unavoidable external and internal factors but certainly by virtue of our positive attitude and action we can turn things to our advantage. We can’t change the circumstances but we can change ourselves. Parents need to plan their daily schedule properly. Shell out time for regular walk, yoga etc. to de stress yourself. Earmark significant time for kids and aged parents. They are the real assets in terms of filial and National obligations. Amassing wealth at the cost of our siblings and personal health shall tantamount to criminal moral neglect and gross betrayal to the Nation.
Yours etc….
P C Sharma , Trikuta Nagar
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