Family values and duties - A review
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Tags: Slice of Life race of survival employment prospects technological communication ancient tradition
Tags: Slice of Life race of survival employment prospects technological communication ancient tradition
My dear friends,
Our ancient tradition of joint family systems already diminished and nuclear families spreading every where due to the current rat race of survival the fittest syndrome as well as looking at the greener pastures across the borders.
Present day families suffer from lack of get-togethers within the family as both husband and wife are working cadre, sons & daughters either studying overseas, working in different shifts or employed elsewhere away from home towns.
The scenario in few joint families where mother-in-law’s & father-in-law’s too working, sons and daughters employed, grand children’s studying in other cities / overseas and have less time to spare to each other except in Sundays or some family functions and events of get-togethers.
Many of the families miss their children due to globalization & the opportunities for employments in overseas there by abandon their parents at their home in search of carrier and greener pastures.
Their only solace for the members of the family is the modern technological communication facilities like Voice Chat, Instant e-mails, off liners and mobile contacts to communicate to each other.
Still the loneliness of elders staying alone in a remote place and their wards employed in overseas / away from home town creates emptiness in day to day life.
Where as for the youngsters to settle down as “All leads to every one to live in his / her own world with no kith and kin to share, or in other words, aloneness and privacy leads to marrying some one from the country where he / her choose to live being called as a family".
Once finding his / her employment prospects and settles for green card in that country, there by ignoring the elders at far away home town.Our ancient tradition of joint family systems already diminished and nuclear families spreading every where due to the current rat race of survival the fittest syndrome as well as looking at the greener pastures across the borders.
Present day families suffer from lack of get-togethers within the family as both husband and wife are working cadre, sons & daughters either studying overseas, working in different shifts or employed elsewhere away from home towns.
The scenario in few joint families where mother-in-law’s & father-in-law’s too working, sons and daughters employed, grand children’s studying in other cities / overseas and have less time to spare to each other except in Sundays or some family functions and events of get-togethers.
Many of the families miss their children due to globalization & the opportunities for employments in overseas there by abandon their parents at their home in search of carrier and greener pastures.
Their only solace for the members of the family is the modern technological communication facilities like Voice Chat, Instant e-mails, off liners and mobile contacts to communicate to each other.
Still the loneliness of elders staying alone in a remote place and their wards employed in overseas / away from home town creates emptiness in day to day life.
Where as for the youngsters to settle down as “All leads to every one to live in his / her own world with no kith and kin to share, or in other words, aloneness and privacy leads to marrying some one from the country where he / her choose to live being called as a family".
There is also some families where double income by both the husband & wife with no kids as they do not prefer kids.
Elders are left with their pensions and mail transfers from their wards to live in loneliness.
Some times the elders are being ignored by their own wards and left to struggle themselves to survive within their limited income with no one to take care during their old age / ailments except some friends and well wishers.
At this juncture we need a law to punish & fine the wards who ignore their elders by not supporting them financially.
The Government plans to set up fast track courts to fulfill the moral obligations of elders above 60 years and seek redress of their grievances in case of neglected by their children’s.
Some times we witness Grand parents calling their grand children’s to wish them a Happy Birth day instead the grand children seeking the blessings of grand parents.
The whole structures of family values are under severe strains & pressures.
The old sayings of mother’s care in the family where when she serves food to all family members on the table in which she actually serves her love and skills in cookery is being missed now.
All this leads to re align our families to remain as a family only when we nurture it to survive & exist.
There is no satisfaction or happiness when one live alone and one can experience the joyful moments & sharing their sorrows together in life when he / her lives with a family.
Respect the elders and share our great concern for their welfare is the ultimate message to live a fruitful life.
Subbu
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