Parents – a very small term given to a window, through which a child sees the world, learns to survive the battle and last till the very end. We all pay a tribute to their contribution in building or better said in laying the foundation to our success.
But, wasn’t it their responsibility to look after us while we were fragile and had no one else to look after us? They had to treat us good. No second options. We are mature now and do not need any opinions on how to lead our lives. We hail from “Youngistaan”. We are fast paced running after success. What right have the parents got to stop us from living our lives? None, but let’s halt for a second and look at life from their perspective-
Time seems to be the only constant for those old and weary eyes filled with sadness.
Those wrinkled hands which had helped little ones hold on to life. That zeal to conquer the world for their angels to rule is left unappreciated. Now, their eyes are too old to see what went wrong. Those hands too weak to earn a living and that zeal brought down by rain of tears. Is this what the struggle had been about? When there is sadness all around some might say – “picture abhi baaki hai mere dost”, but I see thousands of parents waiting for their kids to return and die alone.
One may ask,” Where have the kids gone?”. The reply we get is,” To live our lives”. But why aren’t those who gave you life a part of it? Why can’t your happiness be shared with the one’s whose only source of happiness is to see you smile? Is it really that big? It makes you think that your parents might not be able to take it? Well, they had taken every wail from you even though you don’t remember. They helped you talk/walk and what not! Can those favours be all forgotten? I don’t think it’s that easy.
And, isn’t it our responsibility to pay back and look after them when they are fragile?
Why isn’t the “no second options” option made available to kids all around? Why are we as a society encouraging kids to leave their parents at Old Age Home’s doorstep?
Why are we thanking kids just because they throw money for their parents’ survival and behave like they have given them more than what was expected of them? Are parents being bribed and asked to shut up and die?
Reality should never be honey coated for those who do not understand and, the actual fact is that “kids” who do this are not “mature” enough. Even though they have made it big in business, they remain a tiny fleck of nothing. They are not big enough to take care of the one’s who had given them birth. Not big enough to handle the frustration/anger from those who had understood their needs right from the time they could barely talk. Not big enough to bring a smile to those who gave up their lives for them And, not big enough to stay while parents’ heart die in a rhythm of satisfaction –one which says that they had raised a diamond.
Let us not forget that one day we have to reach that point of life too. We have to get old. The law of existence is such that you give respect and you take respect. We all should and must respect our parents for all that they’ve been doing for us. And, no matter what, where or how nobody can pay them back. We can only keep trying.
So, let us all do a self analysis of our lives. Let’s prove what we claim to be right is right – that yes, we are indeed grown ups!
