Fw: Senior Citizens - A Burden or A Blessing To The Society ?

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----- Forwarded Message ----Madhavan <rammadhavMadhavan Ramabhadran <rammadhavTue, November 10, 2009 7:48:46 PMSenior Citizens - A Burden or A Blessing To The Society ?

 

 

 

 

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Hare Krishna.

 

Namaskaram / Good Wishes.

 

Senior Citizens - A Burden or A Blessing To The Society ?

 

It is the Duty of The Society As A Whole To Help The Elders To Live Without Feeling Bad About Their Advancing Age.

 

Helping The Needy and helpless is A Great Service and The God will be very pleased with those who render help to the needy.

 

The Life of Seniors is becoming more & more complex and confused in the present day changing Life Style. Years back, the presence of Elders at home was considered an asset & blessing , but that is no more the case.

 

Increasing longeivity, migration of a major section of youngsters to different parts of the world in search of livelihood, both husband & wife going to work. lack of patience to adjust to the needs and aspirations of youngsters & elders in a family , total alienation from the traditional way of life, from food to fashion, celebrattion of festivals to following customs & cultural oulooks, have brought a pathetic breaking of affectionate ties & relationships between the young & elders.

 

As a result most of the elders are put to untold misery and tension, being unable to decide as to how and where they should live, to avoid unpleasantness and undesirable atmosphere at home.

 

For those fortunate elders. who can & are living with their children, grand children etc, life is OK except for the usual ups & downs that are inevitable in any one's life.

 

But for those unfortunate seniors who for many reasons are unable to stay with their children, life becomes too tough especially with advancing age and particularly for those who are unwell - physically, mentally, emotionally and financially. The boredom of living alone is causing untold miseries. Every day passes with unimaginable hardships.

 

WHAT THEN WE CAN THINK AS SOLUTION ?

 

Following are suggested solutions based on the many experiences we have had, as we are serving seniors for over a decade now.

 

1) The Elders must accept and adjust with peole living around them and learn to live affectionately in their company. One step of love towards people around them will certainly beget atleast some kind hearted people to come closer to them. This will be of great support and help to the elders, especially when they need it critically.

 

2) The youngsters can take the trouble of voluntarily going to the elders living around them and extend a helping hand and their company to them. This will go long way in allireviating the stress and loneliness, which are major causes for the suffering of the elders.

 

3) Elders can form small groups among themselves and arrange for common food preparation etc and start living as a community. This will be of very great benefit to them.

 

4) Those who can afford can select a decent and compatible Seniors' Home and go and stay there, where they can have friends of their age and temperamant. Besides they need not worry about running the household and avoid day to day hardships of living alone. At times of emergency a group of people will be there to help them.

 

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Youngsters should take it up as their solemn duty to help. protect and shower love on the elders around their area, despite several constraints like lack of time , commitments at home etc. On festival days etc they can visit the elders and spend some time with them, invite them for breakfast, lunch, dinner etc and get the hearty Blessings of the elders.

 

This will give the youngsters great mental and internal stisfaction and also make the elders feel happy and elated. Besides children seeing such services being done to elders by their parents , brothers, sisters etc will know the value of doing service to elders.

 

We pray for the well being of millions of elders who are yearning for love, care and respect.

 

Regards,

 

Kombur Vankeepuram Madhavan.

Please Help The Needy as it is Service To God.