Caring for Our Elders and Inspiring the Youth

From the day of our birth, we are cared for and loved by our elders. Our parents and our grandparents have always been there to hold our hands, right from the time we took our first step to the time we spoke our first words which were 'Maa and Daddy'. Our elders tried their best to teach us good values.

They taught everything we need to know and they have always guided us. They are the ones with whom we share our problems and difficulties. but after children grown up, they neglect their own parents who brought them in to this world. Children feel that since they are old, they are burden to them. Sometimes the children leave their parents in Old Age Homes and continue with their own lives. Our parents give us a lot of love and care when we need it, and the same parents are left alone in their old age.

our parents are angles sent by God to take care of us and love us. So they should also be loved and cared for, by us when they become old. When we make mistakes, they forgive us. I believe that parents like erasers and children are like pencils. When a pencil makes a mistake while writing the eraser wipes away the mistake.

 A successful society is one that takes care of its, elderly and vulnerable, and one that draws strength from solidarity. It is about bringing everyone along, moving ahead together and sharing in the fruits of our success. Our education system must prepare our young for such a competitive, fast-changing world. Our system therefore has to teach our young to have multi-disciplinary skills, to be versatile and adaptable. We must equip our young with skills of the future, in a world where work will be transformed and enabled by technology.

So can't we love our parents and care for them and repay them in some way for all they do for us. Why are some people kept in the Old Age Homes when their own sons and daughters can look after them. Let us serve our parents and make them happy. By doing so, we will be serving God.