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Friday, February 22, 2013

Minute by Minute...

Day by day, minute by minute, second by second, we are growing old.

Staying young forever is a dream that is impossible to become true. Of course, with regular exercising, yoga and meditation, it is possible stay young at heart.  But, not all are blessed with that. They are desolated by their own children. Once the children gets everything they need in life, their parents becomes a 'burden'.

It's just so cruel how people can leave , desert or be unwilling to take care of their own parents! After all the things your parents have done for the benefit of you, you decide to leave them... forever.
Maybe, it's the situations that makes one come up with the decision of leaving their parents in old age homes. But, still....
Old age is the second childhood. When one becomes old, he/she will need help for most of the things they do. In a stage like that, if there is no one to help, that's the biggest punishment. But why punish the innocent?

Recently, Papa told me about this old age home, Santhinikethanam.
Santhinikethanam was found by a nurse, Ms. Razia Banu on 8th May 2006. It is situated in a place called Vadakkanthara in the district of Palakkad, Kerala.
The life of Ms Razia wasn't a complete paradise but her dedication and hard work needs immense appreciation.
It's not everyday we come across people like Ms Razia. Not all of us can take the initiative to do things like this. But, it's always good if we do the very little we can. Little things add up.

Santhinikethanam is somewhere close to my home, in India. But, I never had the opportunity to visit Santhinikethanam. Every year, when Papa goes to India, he visits Santhinikethanam and pays some amount as charity. I would really appreciate it if you could spare a bit of precious time to go through the blog of Santhinikethanam.  Please do read the blog.
Our lives are so busy. We have got no time to think of how blessed we are. But after reading about the lives of Ms Razia and those ladies living in Santhinikethanam, you will learn to appreciate all those little things happening in our lives. And to thank God.