Guest guest Posted September 9, 2007 Report Share Posted September 9, 2007 Life of Seniors Pranaams to all . Day to Day happenings around us , especially in many families are causing great concern. It is our wish to share our observations on the lives of senior citizens. The Love, care and respect they deserve to receive from their children, especially at the evening of their lives is surely diminishing. This is a dangerous sign of deteriorating human and moral values. Many Children , very well placed in their lives either fail to render the due support or they think it is enough if they give some financial assistance to their aged parents. It is common sense that the elders cant do much with money, as they are not physically fit to make use of the same. Love and physical support are the real need for the elders. Even parents with many children are either kept in isolation or tossed here & there, making them feel totally upset & miserale, both mentally and physically. Our great tradition is to follow the Vedic Dictum - " Maathru Devo Bhava, Pithru Devo Bhava ......." . It is a pity that we are running away from our traditional value. The children are denied the company of their Grandparents, which normally will result in making the children become Good Human Beings. It will not be long before these youngsters too become old and will need the help of their children. How can they either command or expect the help from their children then, when they have failed to do the same to their own parents ? Worse still, we find when we go around in the society, that there are many who even ill treat their parents. It is a great sin and one has to pay back for such wrong deeds. More harmful is, that a social degenration will be the result of these wrong doings to the elders. A movement for social awreness to kindle the youngsters to take care of their parents is a dire need of the day. Of course there very many children who take care of their parents with all the love and respects they can shower on them. We certainly appreciate & bless such children and would pray all others to follow them. May The Lord Sainath, who is Ever Graceful , Bless the seniors who are suffering for want of care & love, with a better life which they richly deserve. Jai Sai Ram Please Help The Needy as it is Service To God. Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with FareChase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 A very good message indeed!!What is needed is to start service at your family level then proceed further--and not to ignore your elders at home--sai does not accept such service at all.sssd group <sssdgroup wrote: Life of Seniors Pranaams to all . Day to Day happenings around us , especially in many families are causing great concern. It is our wish to share our observations on the lives of senior citizens. The Love, care and respect they deserve to receive from their children, especially at the evening of their lives is surely diminishing. This is a dangerous sign of deteriorating human and moral values. Many Children , very well placed in their lives either fail to render the due support or they think it is enough if they give some financial assistance to their aged parents. It is common sense that the elders cant do much with money, as they are not physically fit to make use of the same. Love and physical support are the real need for the elders. Even parents with many children are either kept in isolation or tossed here & there, making them feel totally upset & miserale, both mentally and physically. Our great tradition is to follow the Vedic Dictum - " Maathru Devo Bhava, Pithru Devo Bhava ......." . It is a pity that we are running away from our traditional value. The children are denied the company of their Grandparents, which normally will result in making the children become Good Human Beings. It will not be long before these youngsters too become old and will need the help of their children. How can they either command or expect the help from their children then, when they have failed to do the same to their own parents ? Worse still, we find when we go around in the society, that there are many who even ill treat their parents. It is a great sin and one has to pay back for such wrong deeds. More harmful is, that a social degenration will be the result of these wrong doings to the elders. A movement for social awreness to kindle the youngsters to take care of their parents is a dire need of the day. Of course there very many children who take care of their parents with all the love and respects they can shower on them. We certainly appreciate & bless such children and would pray all others to follow them. May The Lord Sainath, who is Ever Graceful , Bless the seniors who are suffering for want of care & love, with a better life which they richly deserve. Jai Sai Ram Please Help The Needy as it is Service To God. Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with FareChase. Why delete messages? Unlimited storage is just a click away. Download prohibited? No problem. CHAT from any browser, without download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 sairam to all according to this artictle that children should take of parents . but not every children are like that there are many parents who do not want their children to stay with them when the parents are healthy and children are married and have their own kids but they forget that both the children and parents need each other help,but they fail to realise their mistake when they become ill and need their children by their side to look after them and serve them .they blame the children for moving away from them . yes it is in my case my inlaws asked us to move out when they quite healthy and can manage themself and my children are too young to manage as i am also working but with swamy's grace i could manage everything and buy a flat also now we are well settled .now my inlaws are suffering and need frequent hospitilization and in bad health .i really feel sorry for them but they do not want to move into my house and are staying seperately and i am giving all my help to them even then they blame me that i have taken their son away .Now will somebody will explain to me whether i have done any wrong or is it my fate that i should face such situation With koti pranams at the lotus feet of swamy sairam saraswathi sssd group <sssdgroup wrote: Life of Seniors Pranaams to all . Day to Day happenings around us , especially in many families are causing great concern. It is our wish to share our observations on the lives of senior citizens. The Love, care and respect they deserve to receive from their children, especially at the evening of their lives is surely diminishing. This is a dangerous sign of deteriorating human and moral values. Many Children , very well placed in their lives either fail to render the due support or they think it is enough if they give some financial assistance to their aged parents. It is common sense that the elders cant do much with money, as they are not physically fit to make use of the same. Love and physical support are the real need for the elders. Even parents with many children are either kept in isolation or tossed here & there, making them feel totally upset & miserale, both mentally and physically. Our great tradition is to follow the Vedic Dictum - " Maathru Devo Bhava, Pithru Devo Bhava ......." . It is a pity that we are running away from our traditional value. The children are denied the company of their Grandparents, which normally will result in making the children become Good Human Beings. It will not be long before these youngsters too become old and will need the help of their children. How can they either command or expect the help from their children then, when they have failed to do the same to their own parents ? Worse still, we find when we go around in the society, that there are many who even ill treat their parents. It is a great sin and one has to pay back for such wrong deeds. More harmful is, that a social degenration will be the result of these wrong doings to the elders. A movement for social awreness to kindle the youngsters to take care of their parents is a dire need of the day. Of course there very many children who take care of their parents with all the love and respects they can shower on them. We certainly appreciate & bless such children and would pray all others to follow them. May The Lord Sainath, who is Ever Graceful , Bless the seniors who are suffering for want of care & love, with a better life which they richly deserve. Jai Sai Ram Please Help The Needy as it is Service To God. Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with FareChase. Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. Click here to know how. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Dear Sai saraswathi, I do not want to say who is wrong and who is right. But one think as I can say now that, since your inlaws are very old, You have to take care of them eventhought they blame you. It is not the questionof whether they blame you or they praise you. You praise the lord and do the duty. He will take care of you. Why you are worrying about what they say. If you are correct in your action according to your atma youcan necessarily do the right thing. The right what you decide as right thing should be the right one. If not, there is no use in it. But elders are like kid. If your own kid is beating you or showting at you, will you not forgive them later on. Like that you think of your inlaws as your own child. Do the duty forget everything., Even if they say that you have taken their son away from them, smile and say no mother, it is not like that. I have married your son and I am also like your own daugter . You are my mother and father, hereafter. I have left my own family and came along with your son to share my love and affection to your son and you parents. Then where is the question of taking away your son. When you call them frequently by saying mother or father, one day or other they will realise. But all along we will not be in a position to keep quiet. But we have to because we have been sent to this earth as a female category is to share our love and motherliness to all. Mother is the biggest thing in the world always. Hence don't get angry with your inlaws.I am also in a joint family for the past 16 years. with my MIL, FIL, BIL,SILs etc. All are elders. All are petients. All do not have any income. But still I and my husband are doing the level best for them. When one is there without work you know what the situation will be. But when you see all the three are workless and helpless aging from 75 to 55, what can you do. We have been sent to earth by God to play this particular role. So we have to play it in such a manner that God will not feel bad of our service. He should praise us for the service we are doing. So dear sai saraswathi, be kindful, and lovable to your inlaws. Do maximum possible service to them. It will give you fruits one day or other. But swami says that without thinking of the fruits you have to work. Here I mean fruits as service to humanity will give reciprocal service to humanity. It might be us or our parents or our children. O.K. See you bye. OM SRI SAI RAM JRSaraswathi sarvothaman <vigadvaith96 wrote: sairam to all according to this artictle that children should take of parents . but not every children are like that there are many parents who do not want their children to stay with them when the parents are healthy and children are married and have their own kids but they forget that both the children and parents need each other help,but they fail to realise their mistake when they become ill and need their children by their side to look after them and serve them .they blame the children for moving away from them . yes it is in my case my inlaws asked us to move out when they quite healthy and can manage themself and my children are too young to manage as i am also working but with swamy's grace i could manage everything and buy a flat also now we are well settled .now my inlaws are suffering and need frequent hospitilization and in bad health .i really feel sorry for them but they do not want to move into my house and are staying seperately and i am giving all my help to them even then they blame me that i have taken their son away .Now will somebody will explain to me whether i have done any wrong or is it my fate that i should face such situation With koti pranams at the lotus feet of swamy sairam saraswathi sssd group <sssdgroup > wrote: Life of Seniors Pranaams to all . Day to Day happenings around us , especially in many families are causing great concern. It is our wish to share our observations on the lives of senior citizens. The Love, care and respect they deserve to receive from their children, especially at the evening of their lives is surely diminishing. This is a dangerous sign of deteriorating human and moral values. Many Children , very well placed in their lives either fail to render the due support or they think it is enough if they give some financial assistance to their aged parents. It is common sense that the elders cant do much with money, as they are not physically fit to make use of the same. Love and physical support are the real need for the elders. Even parents with many children are either kept in isolation or tossed here & there, making them feel totally upset & miserale, both mentally and physically. Our great tradition is to follow the Vedic Dictum - " Maathru Devo Bhava, Pithru Devo Bhava ......." . It is a pity that we are running away from our traditional value. The children are denied the company of their Grandparents, which normally will result in making the children become Good Human Beings. It will not be long before these youngsters too become old and will need the help of their children. How can they either command or expect the help from their children then, when they have failed to do the same to their own parents ? Worse still, we find when we go around in the society, that there are many who even ill treat their parents. It is a great sin and one has to pay back for such wrong deeds. More harmful is, that a social degenration will be the result of these wrong doings to the elders. A movement for social awreness to kindle the youngsters to take care of their parents is a dire need of the day. Of course there very many children who take care of their parents with all the love and respects they can shower on them. We certainly appreciate & bless such children and would pray all others to follow them. May The Lord Sainath, who is Ever Graceful , Bless the seniors who are suffering for want of care & love, with a better life which they richly deserve. Jai Sai Ram Please Help The Needy as it is Service To God. Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with FareChase. Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. Click here to know how. Did you know? You can CHAT without downloading messenger. Click here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 Jai Sai Ram, Saraswati ji, I can understand your situation and sympathize with you. For what you have explained, you are not at fault and you have done your best in the given circumstances. Your in-laws needs BABA's blessings for wisdom understanding the situation of current social demands. You can not physically move where they are living and they don't feel comfortable moving where you live, only option I can think of providing means of finances and have some paid help to take care of them. My sister in law (my husband's sister)and her husband, who is the ONLY son living in US have actually taken care of her parents in-law in India for several years. They had faithful servants to take care of Parents in law and were visited at least once or twice in the year and in case of severe illness, unplanned visits were also made. Of course, this calls for a lot of money, but if you have that option, that option is workable. It is hard to perform such duties when you are thousands miles away and you DO KNOW your duties but with cool mind find out the BEST solution. Communicate your good intentions with love to clarify why you have to take certain way in dealing with the situation without playing a blame game. It might happen that your parents in law still keep blaming you but it won't hurt you that much if you are taking care of them the BEST you can. Hope this helps you think clear. Jai SAI Ram. Meera --- Saraswathi sarvothaman <vigadvaith96 wrote: > sairam to all > according to this artictle that children should > take of parents . but not every children are like > that there are many parents who do not want their > children to stay with them when the parents are > healthy and children are married and have their own > kids but they forget that both the children and > parents need each other help,but they fail to > realise their mistake when they become ill and need > their children by their side to look after them and > serve them .they blame the children for moving away > from them . > yes it is in my case my inlaws asked us to move > out when they quite healthy and can manage themself > and my children are too young to manage as i am also > working but with swamy's grace i could manage > everything and buy a flat also > now we are well settled .now my inlaws are > suffering and need frequent hospitilization and in > bad health .i really feel sorry for them but they do > not want to move into my house and are staying > seperately and i am giving all my help to them even > then they blame me that i have taken their son away > .Now will somebody will explain to me whether i have > done any wrong or is it my fate that > i should face such situation > With koti pranams at the lotus feet of swamy > sairam > saraswathi > > sssd group <sssdgroup wrote: > > > > > Life of Seniors > > > Pranaams to all . > > Day to Day happenings around us , especially in > many families are causing great concern. > > It is our wish to share our observations on the > lives of senior citizens. The Love, care and respect > they deserve to receive from their children, > especially at the evening of their lives is surely > diminishing. This is a dangerous sign of > deteriorating human and moral values. > > Many Children , very well placed in their lives > either fail to render the due support or they think > it is enough if they give some financial assistance > to their aged parents. It is common sense that the > elders cant do much with money, as they are not > physically fit to make use of the same. Love and > physical support are the real need for the elders. > > Even parents with many children are either kept in > isolation or tossed here & there, making them feel > totally upset & miserale, both mentally and > physically. > > Our great tradition is to follow the Vedic Dictum > - " Maathru Devo Bhava, Pithru Devo Bhava ....... " . > It is a pity that we are running away from our > traditional value. The children are denied the > company of their Grandparents, which normally will > result in making the children become Good Human > Beings. > > It will not be long before these youngsters too > become old and will need the help of their children. > How can they either command or expect the help from > their children then, when they have failed to do the > same to their own parents ? > > Worse still, we find when we go around in the > society, that there are many who even ill treat > their parents. It is a great sin and one has to pay > back for such wrong deeds. More harmful is, that a > social degenration will be the result of these wrong > doings to the elders. > > A movement for social awreness to kindle the > youngsters to take care of their parents is a dire > need of the day. > > Of course there very many children who take care > of their parents with all the love and respects they > can shower on them. We certainly appreciate & bless > such children and would pray all others to follow > them. > > May The Lord Sainath, who is Ever Graceful , Bless > the seniors who are suffering for want of care & > love, with a better life which they richly deserve. > > Jai Sai Ram > > > Please Help The Needy as it is Service To God. > > > Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights > and hotels with FareChase. > > > > > > Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. > Click here to know how. ______________________________\ ____ Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Answers - Check it out. http://answers./dir/?link=list & sid=396545433 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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