One area in which India is said to be ahead of other countries – especially ahead of developed western nations – is the way we respect and look after our parents and the elderly. It’s something we in India are proud of. And rightfully so. There is one worry though – many people now say that we in India used to respect and look after our elders – apparently that may be changing now.
With the fast–paced and self-absorbed lifestyle and careers of the young Indian – this Indian characteristic of caring and respect for the elderly is said to be fading. Is this true? Does India care and respect its elders less than before? Are we becoming like the west with their nuclear families and their elderly confined to old-people’s homes. What do you think? Tweet your views using #StopAbuseoftheElderly.
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That's true. In India, we don't have mother's day. In India, everyday is mother's day.
There should be a new way of defining; developed; developing; under developed.
United States of America - economically developed.
India and other asian nations - developed in character.
When you watch these shows, sitting in California, for a moment, you may get confused; what is right and what is wrong.
In India, when those young men played mischief with those elderly persons; people around there responded. Each one responds in their own style. All got angry; some responded with giving motherly advice; some responded with a slap on his face; some responded with lecture on culture and so on. But nobody call the police.
Had it been in California; people do respond in the same way; they just call 911. Within a few minutes; not more than 5 minutes; police arrives at the scene. Police arrests the person with charges of misdemeanor. Nobody would take a chance to talk to those young men; nobody would attempt to give any advice; no talk on culture; certainly no slap on the face.
In California, responsible citizen means - call 911.
In India, responsible citizen means - take action.
Not sure, which is the right thing to do.
In California, when citizen calls 911; the police arrests the criminal; puts the criminal in jail for a week or two; then the court orders for anger management class for 16 weeks. At the end, the criminal learns more about jail; court; and master the art of criminal. Next time, that person may involve in any criminal action with more caution. That person never transform into a good character.
There is no "Les Misérables" No transformation for that person.
Worst thing is; many families suffer, because of this kind of law and their practices. Wife and husband may have their usual arguments. In India, it is very common. Neighbors act with great responsibility and stop the husband from beating her wife and elders give him advice; value of family; and so on.
In California, just for a simple argument between husband and wife, the person would be charged with felony or at least misdemeanor. That charge would affect their visa, and other immigration process. The person may be deported too.
In India, people respond with action; they try to talk to the young men about their act; they try to protect the elderly person; they try to transform the young men into a good character by giving advice and talk about culture.
Do we need to give up all those natural behavior and do we need blindly adopt each and everything from America and Australia?
திட்டம் போட்டு திருடுற கூட்டம்,
திருடிக் கொண்டே இருக்குது.
அதை சட்டம் போட்டு தடுக்கிற கூட்டம்,
தடுத்துக் கொண்டே இருக்குது.
திருடனாய்ப் பார்த்து திருந்தாவிட்டால்,
திருட்டை ஒழிக்க முடியாது.
so, instead of creating more complex laws; let us build the character in human beings.
In fact, you don't need to build character in any human beings; all are born with wonderful character. All we need to do is; stop corrupting the character in human beings.
Tweet your views using #StopAbuseoftheElderly.
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