The senior citizens are the most neglected lot in today's busy world. Seniors are not criminals to be kept away from the civilised society. Their wants are very few and they do not have expensive demands. I have come across scores of elder citizens, who have contributed both to their families and to the society quite a lot, are now living in isolation and despair.Many of them are thrown to the Home for the Aged institutions or kept away seperatly in their in their own homes, without a care. They too need companionship and are dying to interact with the other members and also to play with their grand children. The present day Asian society, in my opinion, in blindly aping some of the evils of the western world, including this one.At a time when even a pet dog is getting a pamperred treatment, one finds the elders in their homes kept at a careful distance. It is not enough if they are merely fed and clothed, they too are human and need love and compassion very much.
I have observed in my life that whichever society which conciously neglects their women and elders, such societies perish soon.
A Hindu sage recently opined that children who constanty oppose and fight with their parents, do not achieve good results in their studies. To illustrate this clearly he is conducting classes for the troubled youngsters and explaining to them the importance of cordial parent-child relationships. Believe it or not, i have come across virtually hundreds of such youngsters mending their relations with their parents and scoring remarkably well in their exams and securing seats in IITs,Medical and Engineering colleges. Some who were employed already,got quicker promotions and are happy in life. This explains as to how important it is for us to keep all relations cordial, especially the relations with our seniors at home.