Conception
November 28th 2006 01:05
The overcast weather is clearing up, the sun's rays are getting stronger and the beaches will soon be crowded again as we will all gather there to relax. The daylight savings time has further allowed all to make use of the extra daylight hour to relax after work or simply enjoy an extra hour of daylight—a great initiative by the government to promote relaxation. But is it really promoting relaxation? Who has time nowadays to relax, enjoy and appreciate life? The young are busy educating themselves and racing towards a degree hoping to land a job that can give them the comfort and luxuries of the middle class. The mid-aged folks are busy working hard to cope with the changing market demands—logging in extra hours to get projects done—or making money to raise a family or pay of debts. The retirees are the ones who can redeem these opportunities and enjoy nature and have a peace of mind but they are also haunted with concerns for their children who need them for their advice and financial support. Soon they become old and back to a stage as they were when they entered this world—fragile, weak and dependent on someone to support them. In reality the difference between busy and being blind is merging to a new paradigm.
We are occupied with these worldly affairs of ours to such a degree that we are blinded to the needs of our own close loved ones. Take nursing homes for example and the inhabitants of these places. The folks who raised us and cared for us when we were young get placed in these nursing homes, most of the time with a unanimous decision by their immediate family members. These family members are too busy working and don't have time to care for their parents. What about when this busy-working-class was young? Did they enter this world in a mature state? Everyone starts off the same and ends up the same. So when they were young, who made time for them? Who raised them and cared for them? Who held their hands and supported them and comforted them when they fell? Now, the roles are reversed and the young are placed in the seat to comfort. But many fail—many of us are too busy working trying to achieve some materialistic benefit. We can't stop the free will of man nor can we destroy nursing homes. But what we can do is care for our parents and prevent them from being placed in these homes. When you get old, would you like to be casted away in some place, away from your family and loved ones?
We are occupied with these worldly affairs of ours to such a degree that we are blinded to the needs of our own close loved ones. Take nursing homes for example and the inhabitants of these places. The folks who raised us and cared for us when we were young get placed in these nursing homes, most of the time with a unanimous decision by their immediate family members. These family members are too busy working and don't have time to care for their parents. What about when this busy-working-class was young? Did they enter this world in a mature state? Everyone starts off the same and ends up the same. So when they were young, who made time for them? Who raised them and cared for them? Who held their hands and supported them and comforted them when they fell? Now, the roles are reversed and the young are placed in the seat to comfort. But many fail—many of us are too busy working trying to achieve some materialistic benefit. We can't stop the free will of man nor can we destroy nursing homes. But what we can do is care for our parents and prevent them from being placed in these homes. When you get old, would you like to be casted away in some place, away from your family and loved ones?
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