JAINISM -OLD AGE HOMES--A CURSE------???

Jainism tells-- we are not capable to repay the debt of three persons during entire our life time. They are Mother, Father and Teacher.
This is more than truth because what ever we are today that is result  of their efforts and countless sacrifices for our up bringing by them.

With modern cultural back ground the flourishing concept of old age homes in India is much disturbing. Once the son gets married then home scene gets radical changes. Either the new groom try to take control of house or parent try to keep her under control. One can not point out exactly who is to be blamed for clash & future divisions.

Slowly the clashes begin to grow, in a joint family any one particular member may want to divide care taking responsibility of parents or
to share equally among brothers but may not be responded by others.
Due to generation gap, both refuses to accept change in view point of

each other. The old age factor also makes a person unreasonable in expectations. If all the above points not resolved amicably the results ends into finding shelter in old homes. It may disturb both the parties involved. Leaving  own home can be very painful anyone. In old
age, organs fails to give desired results, it gave birth to frustration.

The situation is very tragic. No doubt such homes are doing all the best they can do and provide. But the love  and affections parents dreamed from children is surely missing. If love by friends and care taker was enough, then people may not have felt need of own home. Emotional attachment is  beyond of wordy definitions in all cases.
That is the reason we want to leave five star hotel's stay, once we get

finished our work. So just do not run from your moral duty and see that parents are with you till their last breathe. They may not forever. 
One must avoid taking benefit of them in old age. I know someone, mothers are asked to visit son for delivery of daughter in law or to arrange for food if son is posted at different location. Mother will never refuse but remember age requires relaxation and she deserves it since long. We must respect the reality and care for her feelings.

Entry in old age homes may be justified only if parents are too unfortunate not to have any heir. In other cases, one must fight with every reason causing  partition. One need to ensure happy parents.

My father was matriculate and mother was studied only first or max.

second class. In traditional sense. they were not much literate. But I  know within my heart that no team of best professors from best,top University of world can teach me meaning of life better than them.

Now they both have left for their heavenly abode  and I can not do any thing but to salute to their spirit and virtues. They brought me up so preciously ,that I felt that I am the only child on earth. It can be more or less same story for majority of us, we know real value only after patent leave us permanently. Timely care for them is necessary

I can not put end to this blog without quote from my favorite poet from Marathi Shri. Madhav Julian which says------"Swami Thini Jagacha Aai vina Bhikari" means a lord of three Universe is equal to a beggar in absence of parents.Marathi poem runs as---.

One can ask how this blog is related to salvation. To satisfy it, just know that we can not put end to cycles of life and death until we repay all personal debts of  all individuals- we meet in our journey.
Thus if possible just give a thought to if  one's parents are no more see if you can adopt other who live near by you. Thus one can get chance to serve humanity and build good Karma.

JAI JINEDRA--------------!!!-------JAI MAHAVEER----------!!!.