How Would You Feel Like to Live In an Assisted Living Facility?
For me, it’s a sad question.
I obliviously believe that I will eventually end up in an elderly home. But I have something to share with my unborn children.
Love the birds, but don’t be them.
Birds are beautiful creations of nature. They are admired for their feathery beauty, protective parenting, and flying ability. Birds see the world from a different angle. And so do we to them.
Well, birds are also hated, for some reason. They don’t miss a chance to shit on your heads.
Birds also share a few traits that are conventionally the traits of western culture.
They lay eggs. Eggs hatch into birdlings. They feed, nurture and teach them to fly. Once the birds are young and able to live on their own, they leave. They’re gone forever and never return to their parents.
Does the story sound familiar? It somehow relates to our own.
Birds follow the law of nature. The bond of their love is forgotten. Most birds do not recognize their family members after their first year.
But humans are social beings and with senses. They are capable of strong emotional bonding, caring, and loving. The bond with the parents is among the strongest of all.
Parents; although they deserve better, understand and appreciate living in assisted homes. It is better to be with similarly aged people than solitary life. They still bless you with wishes and prayers.
They are okay that you are busy in your personal lives. It is okay that you can’t care for them as they did yours all childhood. It is even okay that you love your spouse more than them.
But still, they deserve attention as you needed them in childhood. They want their birthdays to be surrounded by you and the grandchildren. It’s not okay if you don’t miss them anymore.
Don’t abandon your parents like you’re never going to get old.
Don’t be as heartless as the dove.
