The relationship a parent and child share is so heartwarming and unique, but sometimes we forget it when our parents are in their old age. They say that the love parents have for their children is eternal. There isn’t love that is as pure as this relationship.
As children, we learn about the world around them through their eyes. We look to our parents for support and help every time we find ourselves in a difficult situation. Our parents are always there for us no matter what. They are loving, forgiving, and supporting even when we don’t deserve that. All they want is for us to be happy, safe and secure.
Many times when children grow up we begin to ignore or stop having a positive connection with them. We get so busy with our lives that we forget to check on them.
“To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors.”
— Tia Walker
We must take care of our parents when they need us the most, just like how they taught us to take our first steps, we too must guide them through their old age.
Here is a touching story as a reminder to love and respect your parents in their old age
Love And Respect Your Parents In Their Old Age
An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow perched on their window.
The Father asked his Son, “What is this?” The Son replied, “It is a crow”. After a few minutes, the Father asked his Son the 2nd time, “What is this?” The Son said “Father, I have just now told you “It’s a crow”. After a little while, the old Father again asked his Son the 3rd time, “What is this?”
At this time some expression of irritation was felt in his tone when he said to his Father with a rebuff. “It’s a crow, a crow”. A little after, the Father again asked his Son the 4th time, “What is this?”
This time the Son shouted at his Father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again, although I have told you so many times ‘IT IS A CROW’. Are you not able to understand this?”
A little later the Father went to his room and came back with an old tattered diary, which he had maintained since his Son was born. On opening a page, he asked his Son to read that page. When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary.
“Today my little son, aged three, was sitting with me on the sofa when a crow was sitting on the window. My Son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a Crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again 23 times. I did not at all feel irritated, I rather felt affection for my innocent child”.
While the little child asked him 23 times “What is this”, the Father had felt no irritation in replying to the same question all 23 times and when today the Father asked his Son the same question just 4 times, the son felt irritated and annoyed.
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So… If your parents reach old age, do not disregard them or see them as a burden, instead, speak to them graciously, be humble, compassionate and patient with them. We understand how difficult it is to balance work and family life. However, you can be productive at work while still providing your ageing parents with the care and attention they deserve.
That is so sweet and so real
Am surely going to share this.
It may just be a vision of a loved one in the not too distant future.
Love this.
Awe, this video made me cry, I would never treat my parents like that, I’m a grandma an yes I’m privlage to have both of my parents alive both on there 80s, ever time I see my parents I live about thirty min from my parents house. When I see my parents it’s with love I hug them kiss their hands talk to them, I say Father and mother I love you both so much with my breath of life.
Very Beautiful Story
Sad story.Even i feel annoyed when my parents asked same questions several times.
This is so beautiful. I love it we are the ones that forget what it was like for parents to care for us. So if we get to care for our parents or grandparents or even just someone in the community never get irritated with them or angry.
Thank you for this. My mom tells me the same stories over and over and I would get annoyed but I thank God i have a mother to share these stories over and over. Your story has helped the way I will start listening to and communicating with my mother
That’s so very touching! I love this story
I love this story
❤️
I turn 70 this year it has been eight years since my family abandoned me but I pray for them because I love them very much and I have released them to Jesus
God bless you and he’ll never forsake you!
I am 69 and this is so beautiful. I can relate to this in many ways.
We could all learn from this quote
Very inspirational.
I’m 68.