PARENTS ARE LIKE GODS

Hi friends,

There was a news item yesterday, about Mumbai police celebrating the birthday of an 83-year-old lady whose children are based in the U.S. 

Senior citizens. with their children migrating abroad, are to face the challenges of aging. 

These senior citizens desire only the warmth of human relationships.

God has imposed a pious​ duty on the child to maintain his parents as they are true images of Brahma, Vishnu, and Mahesh. This is a universal concept. 

The moral duty under divine law to maintain parents is recognized by all people although, the position and extent of such duty varies from community to community

With the withering away of the joint family system, industrialization, urbanization, globalization, demographics shift, new lifestyle, etc., the status of the senior citizens has deteriorated. 

Parents who were compared to God and addressed as “Matru-Devo​ Bhava”, “Pitru-Devo​ Bhava” etc. are increasingly marginalized. Consequently, the elders are exposed to neglect, rejection, dwindled physical and financial support, and social insecurity. 

There has been a steady rise of older persons, because of the increase in life expectancy. With the increase in population, many parents are not being maintained by their children. They are facing a lot of problems. A country will flourish only when the elders are taken care of.