Parents, two human bodies become one and bring you into this world. When you are born, it’s a new birth for them as well. When they hold you in their arms for the first time, you mean the world to them. Deciding about getting you into this world is momentous, but deciding to have their heart go walking around outside their body is a dream for them.
The immense pleasure which they get when they see you sitting for the first time, taking baby steps make them more protected towards you. But, when you call ‘Momma’ and ‘Papa’, their joy doubles.
You are the world for your parents, when you grow up, they give you best education, and they provide you with all the facilities and that too in abundance. You as a human being, what do you feel for your parents? Does your world too circle around them?
If yes is the answer, then why most of us don’t value our parents. There is a very famous saying, you all must have heard about it; ‘Daughters are Daughters even after marriage, but Sons are Sons till they get married’. What perception you have in your mind after reading this saying? Is it true in all sense?
If you ask me, I would atleast not differentiate between a daughter and a son, after all you are their children. For parents, they never differentiated between you being a girl or a boy. For them you are their world. Then why don’t you look after your parents in their old age, when they need you the most. They don’t ask for wealth or riches, they don’t demand for a luxury car, they only want your love, your care and you being with them and three times meal. Is this too much, that they ask for?
Then why they become a burden on you? When you get married and have your own children, you stay with your parents so that they look after your kids and you go to office peacefully. But, when your children grow up and become independent, your very own parents become a mental weight on you. More worse is that when your children are settled, you don’t need your parents any more. Is that what they did with your grandparents? Flash back and think when you were a kid and you had grandparents staying with you, how your parents treated them; you will get your answer.
A very straight command which has been carried forward since ages, wish your elders; it is a tradition and a beautiful one, just as people you come across, you greet them. Well, will it not be more charming if you greet those who have nurtured you!!
Why at some point of time, parents are asked to leave home and stay at an old age home; where in the home where you stay is given to you by them. Is it not a shame for you all? If the Sons are doing this in command of their wives, aren’t their wives someones daughter? Don’t they have brothers? If the same treatment is given to their own parents, won’t it hurt your wives?
This is something which is increasing with the present generation, who can’t adjust with elders staying with them. The solution is to stay with love and care with your parents, understand them; they won’t be a burden on you at all.
Neither were you a burden on them when you were a kid and used to keep them awake whole night when you were unwell!!
Always remember, in the words of Oscar Wilde, “To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness”.