Do you think that this generation will look after their parents?
By komal_swetha
@komal_swetha (821)
India
September 11, 2006 2:46am CST
Most of them may not be taking care of their parents it may be due to their busy working schedule or they may not be having patience to take care. For some people it is burden. It doesnot imply all some people look after their parents very carefully and they fell proud to be with their parents. So what do you think which one is correct?
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21 responses
@jain_bangalore (3136)
• India
25 Dec 06
ya i think they will look after their parents.
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
11 Sep 06
Year after year, the values are disappearing. Just imagine 30 years ago, how well knit the families were. Even members of the family were scattered they would assemble once in a month or 2 and visiting each other was common. Presently, the disparities in income, effective and easier telecommunication slowly reducing the importance of face to face visit. As if familiarity breeds contempt, people are withering away. There is absolutely no respect for elders. Everything of the past has become history. Very sad indeed.
@nishikanta (607)
• India
5 Jan 07
We know you will look after your parents but you use, "must", like "i must look after my parents". Our parents were responsible for us till we are fully mature. We must look after them when the time comes. The only thing is, we are waiting for the time. I love my parents, they are "our first teacher".
@sundeepm474 (888)
• India
31 Dec 06
why are you thinking like that parents are the first god to any person,surely we will look after our parents.
@nishikanta (607)
• India
5 Jan 07
You are absolutely right. When the time comes, there is no other way to escape. It's our responsibility to look after our parents and help the needy.
@nishikanta (607)
• India
5 Jan 07
Looking for one another is cyclic in nature. They gave us birth in a right place, they take care for us till we are fully mature, they send us to school for studing. This shows, our parents really care for us. So, how can we run when our time comes of taking care of them. We have to take care not only our family but also needy people. We are the great responsible for the nation whom we belong.
@myfriendz (1226)
• India
6 Jan 07
offcource they will look after their parents
every one knows his or her responsibilities 2wards their parents.i respect my culture so i will
im sure every one too does the same thing
@suryachalla (1369)
• India
29 Nov 06
I am sorry, that i dont have any faith in the present or the succeeding generations regarding looking after their parents!
With too many problems and complexities in society and the world, young people are finding less time to allott to their moral responsibilities. They are more busy in their fight for survival and fight for retaining existing jobs. As a result, they feel that with the burden of looking after parents, they would lose their free time, socialising, and chances for betterment in life.
One more factor: due to the two struggles mentioned above, young people are becoming more and more selfish.
So, no chance! They will put their parents in expensive 'Old age homes' with allowances and forget all about them.
Sorry to sound cynical and pessimistic.
@rajivkumar900 (9860)
• India
16 Dec 06
Most of them may not be taking care of their parents it may be due to their busy working schedule or they may not be having patience to take care........but i still think yes this generation kids can take care of their parents ..
@sweetie88 (4556)
• Pakistan
23 Nov 06
Well, only in euorpe children after becoming 16 years old do n't take care for their parents. I do n't know about others but me myself, take care of my parents and my both brothers too love my parents.
@kaliputran (134)
• India
2 Dec 06
i will look after my parents.
they had worked a lot for us.
if we will not look after them, god will surely punish us and always failure will come..................
love parents and respect them..
pride goes before a fall..........
parents are gods........
@sanmargswaudyog (258)
• India
22 Nov 06
let's be optimistic and have faith on them, if we cannot believe them they won't get the inspiration to do so. We cannot change them but we can control our thinkings which will inspire them.
@satlove (1110)
• India
29 Nov 06
i don't know about the generation.....i will look after them...that i know.....
@relics_aoe (458)
• India
16 Dec 06
the problem of the generation is that they haver been given a most luxurious life .and now they see what their parents have done with their parents.they do accordingly.This problem is of only thiose people who have not treatde their parents nicely
@NancyLobo (680)
• India
31 Dec 06
we have to take care of our parents when they are old they have done so much for us we should not be ungrateful, we shoul dall remember that one day we also will become old so we should give the world and our parents the best we can and the best will come back to us so that we also will give our children a good example instead of teaching our kids we will be setting a example by doing it oursleves
@missyann73 (1454)
• United States
11 Nov 06
i am 51 years old, and my mother has terminal lung cancer and I am her sole caregiver. My mother gave life to me, and I am the person that I am today because of her. I would give my life to take her cancer from her. She is the most important thing in the world to me. I am on personal leave from work to be with her. I only hope that my daughter would do the same for me. Family comes first
@sherinek (3320)
• United States
21 Nov 06
I also think it is mostly due to the busy schedule. Both husband and wife are working and sometimes the children are in day care centers. Without both working, a family cant handle the financial side. So if the parents are able, they sometimes help to raise grand kids. If they are disabled, if no body's at home to take care of them, if the children dont have enough money to hire help, what can they do? There are cases I've come across with this problem. Not that they dont love their parents, but simply are poor. I ofcourse dont have a problem cos my parents are abled and helping to look after my two kids as well. But when I grow old, I have told my hubby, we'll go to an elder's home. We can be together during our last days, without creating trouble for our children. I personally feel that this is very personal and depends on the situation of each person.
@ramalot (295)
• India
9 Nov 06
Hai Komal_swetha
This is really bad situation. Now a days nobody is bothered about their parents. Even kids are missing the amazing affection of their grandmas. Parents for most of the people now are to share wealth. One should respect their elders becos what ever we are enjoying today is the result of their industry.
@RSureshKumar (422)
• India
13 Nov 06
Society means it will have mixed kind of people. All people can't be of only one type. It is always better if old parents are taken care of. Every thing depends on how the relationship is maintianed. Who would feel to remain away from the loved ones?