A relative of someone I know recently got married. So what? you may think, everyone gets married. That was the second marriage. Nothing new you may say, many try to relive their lives after losing dear ones. What would you say if I tell you that the man who got married is 60 year old??
Difficult to digest. Don't hide your shock. Every person who hears this, either laughs at the man or talks ill about him. That's what happened around me. While the two women sitting near me were talking about this old aged newly married couple, I was thinking what's wrong in it?
When nobody questioned me when I got married at 25, why do it for someone who's 60? Everybody needs and has a right to have a companion.
Here's the story.. A lady passed away, her daughters and sons are married. This man (I'll refer to him as uncle) was left dependant even for a cup of tea. His daughter in laws would finish their daily chores and head back to their rooms and the widower was left alone.
The woman(aunty as I would like to call her) was a widow too and had two married sons. One had settled in the US and the other was going there too.. The sons wanted to take their mother with them but she did not want to leave her home, her country.
There's no shortage of money but you can't live with just that. Uncle and aunty were both alone and this marriage would give them a company to talk to, a caretaker if one falls ill, a friend to cry and laugh with..
The two ladies discussed this point of view and settled that it was a good decision for both and then came the news that uncle's son was unhappy with the wedding and is now demanding his share to stay away from him.
Now I want to ask, what have our parents not done for us? I always say we need to do this and do that for our children. Today, I urge you to do something for our parents.
They have stayed hungry for our tummy to be full. They gave up their dreams to fulfill our desires. They forego their necessities to make way for our wishes. We can go on and on..
Children are parents' lifetime investment and its payback time now. Let's not let our parents sacrifice anymore. Let's relieve them of their unending duties and give them opportunities to enjoy their lives. Let's get together and do things they love.
Make them relish food they love. Dance to their favourite music. Go for pilgrimage, movies, hotels. Send them for a world tour.. In short, let's buy them their dreams...
They have tirelessly supported us, it's our turn to stand by their desicions and prove that we are neither a debt nor a dead investment.
I'm sure after all the effort, you will get the same reply. A heart filled with oodles of love and happiness, teary eyes and unending smile will revert "You think about us, that's all that matters"
They have been selfless all their lives, let's make them a little selfish now..
Cheers!!
God bless!!
CHS
Difficult to digest. Don't hide your shock. Every person who hears this, either laughs at the man or talks ill about him. That's what happened around me. While the two women sitting near me were talking about this old aged newly married couple, I was thinking what's wrong in it?
When nobody questioned me when I got married at 25, why do it for someone who's 60? Everybody needs and has a right to have a companion.
Here's the story.. A lady passed away, her daughters and sons are married. This man (I'll refer to him as uncle) was left dependant even for a cup of tea. His daughter in laws would finish their daily chores and head back to their rooms and the widower was left alone.
The woman(aunty as I would like to call her) was a widow too and had two married sons. One had settled in the US and the other was going there too.. The sons wanted to take their mother with them but she did not want to leave her home, her country.
There's no shortage of money but you can't live with just that. Uncle and aunty were both alone and this marriage would give them a company to talk to, a caretaker if one falls ill, a friend to cry and laugh with..
The two ladies discussed this point of view and settled that it was a good decision for both and then came the news that uncle's son was unhappy with the wedding and is now demanding his share to stay away from him.
Now I want to ask, what have our parents not done for us? I always say we need to do this and do that for our children. Today, I urge you to do something for our parents.
They have stayed hungry for our tummy to be full. They gave up their dreams to fulfill our desires. They forego their necessities to make way for our wishes. We can go on and on..
Children are parents' lifetime investment and its payback time now. Let's not let our parents sacrifice anymore. Let's relieve them of their unending duties and give them opportunities to enjoy their lives. Let's get together and do things they love.
Make them relish food they love. Dance to their favourite music. Go for pilgrimage, movies, hotels. Send them for a world tour.. In short, let's buy them their dreams...
They have tirelessly supported us, it's our turn to stand by their desicions and prove that we are neither a debt nor a dead investment.
I'm sure after all the effort, you will get the same reply. A heart filled with oodles of love and happiness, teary eyes and unending smile will revert "You think about us, that's all that matters"
They have been selfless all their lives, let's make them a little selfish now..
Cheers!!
God bless!!
CHS
