Has any one seen the hindi movie "Deewar", where in a scene Amitabh tells Shashi Kapoor, "Meray pass daulat hai, bangla hai, motor gari hai, tumharay pass kya hai", all Shashi Kapoor tells him is, "meray pass maan hai". For my non-hindi speaking friends it translates to some thing like this. In the hindi movie "Deewar", Amitabh Bachan asked his brother Shashi Kapoor, "I have got lot of wealth, I have a big house, cars, everything, what have you got", in reply, all he said was, "I have my mother with me". There is nothing more precious than your parents. Yes, there might be some cases where parents didn't live upto their responsibilities, such as a drunkard father worrying more about his booze, than to feed his children. For the children who say we don't have room in the house or flat for you, bloody hell how in the world you have room for yourself and your kids, but not your parents. I do not agree with that arguement. Although there might be problems in the family, but abandoning your parents is no excuse. If you have place in your heart for your parents, there will always be a place in your house to keep them. My mom lives with me and she will live with me until the day she departs this world, no matter what!! But my thanks to the orgnazations such as the one run by Ms. Savithri in Chennai that older women have a place to go and live out their old age with dignity and respect.
