I've been exposed to increasing number of laments from parents about not having any sort of communication with their children, especially after the latter have started earning their livelihood. The most pathetic has been the case of a couple who've shifted to Bangalore so that the family could live together under one roof. The couple has a son who's a software engineer working for a well known company and a daughter, pursuing her education to earn herself an MBA. The sad fact is that they stay in three different locations within the city and are hardly in communication with each other!
I'm also witness to parents who do not want to antagonise their children in any which way, in that, they do not correct them even when mistakes/things that should be avoided are being committed! I find it preposterous because the parents are failing in their primary duty towards the children in bringing them up as good human beings!! If they're to incur their wrath then, so be it, because the same children would despise them for not having corrected them, eventually.
A careful analysis of some of the cases also confirmed my worst fears - the parents, themselves, weren't living a life worthy of emulation and their children simply 'hated' them all the while to revolt when their time had arrived.
As is evident, in many cases, the children are not to blame!
Tailpiece.
We'd a couple visiting our house this evening. It was a treat to see the father being called up by their son(an investment banker in Bombay) to have his take on a professional decision that he'd taken and mind you, the father has no clue of the youngster's profession as he confessed to us later! Could only appreciate the fantastic value system that they've imparted to their children!!
I'm also witness to parents who do not want to antagonise their children in any which way, in that, they do not correct them even when mistakes/things that should be avoided are being committed! I find it preposterous because the parents are failing in their primary duty towards the children in bringing them up as good human beings!! If they're to incur their wrath then, so be it, because the same children would despise them for not having corrected them, eventually.
A careful analysis of some of the cases also confirmed my worst fears - the parents, themselves, weren't living a life worthy of emulation and their children simply 'hated' them all the while to revolt when their time had arrived.
As is evident, in many cases, the children are not to blame!
Tailpiece.
We'd a couple visiting our house this evening. It was a treat to see the father being called up by their son(an investment banker in Bombay) to have his take on a professional decision that he'd taken and mind you, the father has no clue of the youngster's profession as he confessed to us later! Could only appreciate the fantastic value system that they've imparted to their children!!
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