Modernisation: A bane for senior citizens
The modernisation of the society has set up the grounds for the degeneration of our own culture. The young 'modern' lot has lost all the respect for their elders and they treat them as burden. For them parents do not fit into their advanced lifestyle
The lust for greener pastures, the greed for ‘privacy’ and the so-called modern lifestyles pushed this generation in the back seat. The silver generation does not fit into the décor of the modern homes. Families no longer have time for their elders. Next to palatial bungalows have come up gloomy old age homes where the senior citizens were reduced to being glorified prisoners with no one to fuss over them. Once-a-week visits come down to once-a-month and gradually the final visit is paid at the funeral.
Time has truly changed. A visit to an old age home in Trivandrum, Kerala revealed how an ailing mother begs her son over phone to come and visit her; how an old woman breaks down the moment she sees a new face in the hope the person will sit with her for some time; how faces display strong self-respect behind all the trauma; and how the grandpas give you toothless smiles and tell you to watch your step so that you don’t fall.
It’s time for India to wake up to reality. Progressive society does not mean a society that carries the tears of a generation gone by. Let us give them their dignity to live in peace. Let us sit for a while and listen to them – they may hold the key to countless unsolved mysteries of science and politics. Our children can be better guided by them than by an overpaid nanny. Let us show them the world they could not see to feed our mouths. Let them retire in peace and not in pieces.
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.Joint family is our speciality and I firmly believe that in this we are the benchmark. We should attempt to ape western culture of oldage home, creche, etc. What is modern for us is how we modernise our timetested systems that oathers long to follow.
.Modern culture in India is largely misinterpreted as freewill culture, money culture or culture which gives freedom that too without responsibility especially of elders. This is largely due to misinterpretation and attitude of taking what is best for me. the "Me" and "I" is the main theme in todays so called modern culture. As soon as people live in green lawn culture they become hippocratic. I realised this is due to our attitude towards education, we learn for exam, and it has nothing much to do other than getting jobs, for us, education and culture are two different issues. Remember we studied civic science, do we see that anywhere. We were taught of stories of children taking care of their parents, everyone in the modern world think they were mythological examples meant for 5 marks question, isnt it.
So much to write maybe write a column on it...
.Long ago I had heard a story about a kingdom. The emperor of that kingdom thinks that old people are good for nothing, They are weak and are of no use. He then orders to kill all the old people. But one man who loves his parents hides his parents from the soldiers and makes them stay outside the village. The following season everybody's crops is spoiled except this man's crop. Because he farms on the sloppy land. The following season also everybody's crop dies because of draught condition except this man's crop who farms near the river. All the village people come to him as to who is advicing this nice idea to him. Then he reveals that its not his idea but his father experience when he used to do farming. We all yound people might be having more physical strength than our old parent, but never to forget they have more knowledge of the so called LIFE, which one can't get until you live it. So respect elders and their knowledge of life, you will surely gain in critical condition.Jai Hind
.The writer has very sensitively highlighted the pangs of pain and loss experienced by the old due to the ills of modernisation. It is a wake up call for the society to understand this crisis of the elderly before we loose an entire generation of love and wisdom.
.The writer has very sensitively highlighted the pangs of pain and loss experienced by the old due to the ills of modernisation. It is a wake up call for the society to understand this crisis of the elderly before we loose an entire generation of love and wisdom.
.Its really very painful to accept the reality , but its truth that Indians youths also not taking caring their parents . They want to enjoy their life , they forget the past how much their parents struggle to bring them Up . Just giving them money is not enough . We Indians are more emotional & attached a lot , our parents need our support at their old age . One day youths also become old people , if we wont action now . The result will be disaster .
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