Just over a year ago I posted a blog on the abandonment of the very young and the very old. To date there have been reminders popping up on Facebook that we ought to make time for our old folks for whom time is fast running out.Caught up in the daily grind of work and taking care of children, we are too busy to spare a thought for our parents who are aging with each passing day. Sometimes we even forget about them.
One poignant post and image on Facebook shows an elderly man asking the phone repair man what was wrong with his phone. The reply was that there was nothing wrong with the phone and the old man asks a question, “Then why don’t my children call?”
Another post reminds us to call and speak to our old folks because someday there will only be empty chairs when we want to speak with them and it will be too late for regrets.
Sometimes it’s not possible to visit because of geography but the telephone is always there and with gadgets, it is always easy to skype or Facetime. So there’s no excuse really not to call and say “Hi, how are you today?”
If geography is not a problem why not make it a weekend visit or a fortnightly one? Some have come up and said, “But it’s family time!!”
Well, aren’t your old folks family anymore? Or are they merely looked upon as back-ups when you have problems with maids? Then only do you remember them and send an SOS to which they promptly respond, for no matter how old they are, feeble or not, they still consider you their children no matter how old and much married you are and they will always be there for you.
Will you be there for them? Communicating with them, visiting them, taking them with you when you take your family on holiday???
