DRAGGED to OLD FOLKS HOMES




1.      DAY by day, the number of parents who are neglected and sent to old folks homes is on the rise.

2.      Many working children today are busy, and some of them tend to prioritise and focus on their own family matters most of the time.

3.      They fail to see their parents as their family member but as a third party in many situations.

4.      Taking care and giving primary care to their parents are becoming a burden to these working families nowadays. Some even complain that they are not able to manage the cost incurred in taking care of their father or mother and it is cheaper to send them to old folks homes.

5.      A friend of mine sent his parent to a nursing home with the excuse that there is no place in his house but has built a special room for his two dogs.

6.      Based on feedback from a few old folks homes, in most cases, children fail to visit their parents upon placing them in these homes. They just pay the monthly fee to these homes.

7.      Recently, I encountered a family of six siblings who neglected their 82-year-old mother and sent her to an old folks home. None of them wanted to take care of their ailing mother. She was sent to an old folks home where she died within two months from infection.

8.      I was informed by one of their family members that the mother had begged her children not to send her to the old folks home but her pleas fell on deaf ears.

9.      I attended the funeral and was dumbfounded to see that none of his children were in sorrow or guilt. Instead they were busy talking about one of their children’s birthday party scheduled in the near future.



10.   This is the society we have today, where they live without care, love and compassion for parents. They live a life full of selfishness.

11.  The example I gave is just a tip of an iceberg as there are thousands of neglected people in various old folks homes and even streets.

12.   People fail to see that what they are doing to their parents is witnessed by their own children. Children observe everything that their parents do.


13.   If you neglect and send your father or mother to an old folks home today, your children will not hesitate to send you to the same place when you are old and weak. That’s why we say life is a cycle.

14.  Always recall your past when your parents did the best they could to raise you and give you happiness when you were in their care.

Written by Vigneswaran Kannan for The NST, Date: 13 Aug, 2014

Comments

  1. UnknownApril 1, 2019 at 1:57 PM

    An interesting Article and thought provoking.

    I am single lady and having a thought of who will take care of me when I dont function. As I read your article I am reminding myself to keep some saving for my retirement home. This is reality. The inflation is rising. Goverment working to shift Msia toward developed nation. We must work or be self employed. Again...not a good reason to neglect our old folks.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

POWER OF NEUROPLASTICITY IN BEHAVIORAL CHANGE

Image
Change is an inevitable factor in human life from the time we are born. We often retreat from change in fear of facing challenges, failures and uncertainties. We tend to give numerous reasons to justify our choice to reject the change that's coming. Embracing change in life is rather an art of living which is difficult to master. But, little do we know that the neurons in our brains are malleable to support the change, which is termed as Neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity refers to the dynamism of neural structure in our brains. Studies have shown that our neurons are capable of adapting to change within days if we deliberately practice something that we want to master. It relates to the saying "Practice Makes Perfect". Neuroplasticity plays a key role in evolutionary adaptation to support mankind to learn from experience and continue to survive. For instance, a person who struggles to get up early in the morning faces the challenge of maintaining punc
Read more

DEATH REALISATION FOR SELF-AWARENESS

Image
1.MANY years ago, I met a spiritual master who told me that “if you realise that your life will end at any moment, then it is likely that you will not commit any sins”. 2.This statement stopped me from committing many mistakes. 3.Likewise, if we have thoughts that one day we will turn into dust, we would pause to think before committing bad deeds. 4.We often fail to see this definitive truth in life, which has led us to commit sins in life. 5.It could be in the form of greed, envy, lust, being untruthful and cheating someone. 6.In the rush for materialistic comforts, we often compromise and commit much immorality. 7.Human beings don’t realise that material gain or joy achieved in this life is temporary. 8.It is an undeniable truth that no joy or pain will remain forever. 9.We fail to realise that physical beauty, wealth, pride, fame, luxury, power or whatever material elements we possess will cease to matter after death. 10.We will los
Read more

MAY 13

Image
1. Yesterday marked 50 years of a dreadful day. The day which took away the lives of many, including innocent children, babies, and elderly people. 2. It was a significant day, which indicated that racial fire took over humanity ;   the day which blindfolded many human beings to go after flesh and blood of their fellow brothers and sisters of the same country they belong to. 3. I have interviewed many people who have witnessed this racial war. They have shared about how wild and uncivilized a human being can be in the name of race and religion shocked and shuddered me.   4. These eye-witnesses who came from all different races told me one thing in common, “ This Racial or Religious War should Never Happen Again! ” 5. As Gandhi said, an eye for an eye will leave the whole world blind . It’s an utter truth that vengeance aided with violence has no end, but resulting in total disaster for all.  6. 13 th of May, 1969 has taught us the
Read more