Saturday, July 14, 2018

Party for getting rid of an old man


Party   for getting rid  of an old man

BY
P.R.Ramachander


(Not truth but based on some slightly different  incident in face book, It could happen !)
One railway  porter saw an old  man  sitting on the bench.
In the morning  and later   again after   two hours,
He  thought   that  may be the  old man has  missed his train,
And when he asked him  that  old man  told  that he  had not

Another  six  hours later  the same  porter saw the same old  man,
Sitting on the bench  and he   went and asked  him , whether he can help,
And the old man said, “My son brought me here   today morning ,
And he told me, he has some  work  and asked me to sit here.”

“And I am waiting   for him since then  and now  I am little  worried.
Whether   any thing has happened to my son, Can you help me”
The porter   escorted    the old man to  the “May I help you desk?”
And the weeping old man told them   what has  happened to him.

They asked  him the name of his son  and where he works  ,
He told him his name but said he  did  not know his office name,
They asked him his address  , he said he did   not know,
Because only  last week they had shifted but  he told that locality

When May  I help you  was about to  contact  the police ,
One person in the crowd   said he knew   that this old man,
Shifted to his street  one week before   and knew  his house,
And they reported to police  and they  took the old man there.

The old man was only worried   about  his son and not himself,
And when they  knocked  the house  of his son, they could,
See some celebration was going on and some one  opened the door,
And he told that they were having party, for getting rid of the old man of the house.



1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This is awful! My heart goes to the elderly man. I hope he is not a destitute like my grandmother is.
Paatti got married at the age of 11, widowed while she was in her 30s as a mother of 11 children. She did not know the world much except to hail an auto rickshaw to the frequently visited temples within a couple of miles radius from her house, which she stopped about 20 years ago. She continues to live with us and is cared for but I must tell you that she makes it hell for my mother who "chooses" to take care of her very well everyday despite the negativity and it takes a toll on everyone of us honestly. My grandmother who is now 90 has had a tough life and her daughter-in-law (my mother who herself has had a life full of extraordinary challenges) wants to make sure she leads a well-cared-for life until her last day. My mother has exponentially aged in the last few years just from my grandma's ways and at this rate, I'm concerned that grandma will outlive my mother :(. A few elders are so negative, bitter and graceless, isn't it much easier to be easy going and happy?
I personally think present-day/empowered elders are better off in the company of fellow elders like their own brothers, sisters, cousins and friends rather than be entirely dependent on the younger generation. I do not understand why people do not choose to maintain their own dwelling and plan for physically and financially independent life post retirement. I feel there is dignity, respect, space and scope to maintain better relationships with all parties including younger generation.