In the good old days when joint family system was in vogue the situation was entirely different. There was always someone to take care of seniors. But this is history now. The nucleus family system has taken a toll on togetherness and most importantly seniors are left to fend for themselves. But this can change.
People in general have a tendency to point an accusing finger at children for the plight of seniors. I cannot buy this. Every child has love for their parents but circumstances do not permit them to do whatever they would want to.
Most children at least in India leave the shores to better their prospects more from encouragement received from their parents and when the time comes for them to be with their parents they just cannot do it.
It is time seniors plan their retirement well in advance and let the children lead their own life. And this should start when they reach their fifties. Parents’ responsibility ceases when enough education is imparted to their children. From then on parents should start saving for their retirement. There are many investment schemes. Even mentally getting ready to move into senior homes would be best in the interest of both children and seniors.
As one grows older handling day to day activities becomes difficult and domestic help being rare that adds to the trouble. One should work on shortcuts that help ease the situation.
Here are a few suggestions:
1. Save for oneself
2. – Downsize one’s lifestyle. It is time a senior cuts down on socialising
3. –Have gadgets that would help reduce chores
4. – Have a hobby that could keep oneself busy happily
5. – Keep a tab on one’s health
6. –Have those around who spread positivity –
–Keep pets
These are a few thoughts that could make a senior live their twilight years in peace and tranquility. And this most of important of all will also provide peace for their children as they will be happy that their parents know how to keep themselves happy.
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you know, you cannot rely on your adult kids anymore.
One day, they might put you into old folks home when you become useless.
Of course, there are chances that your adult kids might take care of you for life.
Hard to say but it is wise to keep some money aside for old age.
Just to be safe side
In the African culture parents are very very crucial and important to a growing child so is a grown up. I for one value my mum very much and would have done the same for my dad if he was still alive but he's not. The thing is as we grow up and go to put own homes yes we won't be there for our parents everyday but we will always be there whenever they need our help. I have never thought of putting my mum in an old peoples homè when she gets old, I just feel that they is not right. We need to take care of our parents whoever old and stubborn that get because we will also get there he some point and we need to ask ourselves some questions as well, will we want the same thing done to us when we get there? Am sure most of us will say no. So take some time and attend you your parents when they are old don't leave them with strangers when you their family is still around. I always think that sacrificed so much for me why can't I do the same for them. I saw my mum do the same for her mum and that moved me a lot. Don't just say that they should plan themselves and learn to live by themselves that also need your help.
In all Islamic countries old persons and parents are considered blessing on earth and home and house. Here in my country old parents are more respected than young men and women all respect the old parents and never leave them alone in old age.
In other countries what the young men and women do with the old parents I do not know piratically but know verbally read or heard from someone.
I think personally old men and women must be respected because their fruits we are and we reject our second creator on earth is cruelty on earth. When some one ignores old parents the same process is repeated withe man who ignores his parents.
Parents are blessings on earth
We are their youth fruits
They are our second creators
They trunks and we are the trunks'leaves
And fruits and green branches
Full of maturity and wisdom
Full of experience and
Free of sins om old age
Sin free thoughts
Leading to heaven
They are oak trees
Under its shade we all sit
We must respect old parents because we are also born to be old one day and keep in mind youth is faithless like a young virgin and leaves you soon, do not boast of your youth because behind youth old age is waiting for its turn will come soon to touch you slowly making you bowing down your gait, hollow cheeks, wrinkled forehead, trembling hand and legs...a scarecrow standing in the field of corn to frighten not the crows or birds but children, young men and women all are fed up with old men.