Thursday, May 05, 2011
GENERATIONS ~ I Am A Mother *o*
For me, the highest essence of familial ties is to visit it with the understanding of generations. In today's world, families are not keeping with the traditions of caring for the older set. My training was very different from that of our current youth. Old age homes were not in my scope of understanding since I was my grandmother's, father's and mother's caretaker when they took ill, as well as my husband's caretaker when he was dying from Cancer. It was beyond challenging, very harsh, and took away my own personal health to be this loyal being. Looking back now at the entire scope of the experience, I see that if I had to do this all over again, I would. Not because I am a great woman, but because it was and is, who I am.
One day, we all will age. If we don't then it means we died young. Will the new MEEEEEEE generations have anyone to personally care for them when they are no longer able to walk fast enough to keep up with the young ones, and have aged into not being of use to the younger people? Will anyone ever realize how much has been sacrificed in the name of not being bothered? OR......... I am too busy. OR........ I have to work. Or........ I just don't care? Who will remember loyalty to family when my generation is gone? Who will even bother to think that an older, infirm person is dying from loneliness? Somehow, after all is said and done, I am smiling to know, I really did care. RubyNorma *o*
