An affair with age

Life knocks, not only once, at times repeatedly, perhaps we act as deaf soul.
Travelling in an auto in the industrial town one day, I saw an old man who could hardly cross the road to pick and settle himself in the seat opposite me unintentionally bumped against a teen girl sitting on his side who hardly made any effort to give space to him, a shady smile on her face and her friend sitting opposite to her made me bit uncomfortable, thought for a moment pierced my head with shrieking hollowness, why these girls smiled, its for sure that the old man had no intention to act nasty at his age and that moment, then, I thought may be the upbringing of the girls have missed the basic chapter of love for elders, warmness in relations and a revelation that, we all are getting old too.
Father, mother, parents and then old man, old woman, a transition of how we spell our relations are at time can make one's heart bleed, but, we tend to ignore, know why, because, we are busy, busy with what, making career, wedding, family, children then their care, their education, a never ending engagements, and amid this we forget, where we started from, the old man, old woman today, were our favourites few years back, who not only brought us on this world, our basic existence but also gave their time, love, affection, true though, the care they took might have some motives but then this is being a family, that's how we humans are - expectations.
Debatable, but, one thing is for sure, that some where our equation of life's meaning is not being made clear to our children, we must understand and make them understand too, that age is something which is going to defy everything, what is today, shall be yesterday, then why not think about tomorrow.
A lesson of love, affection and attachment with our parents should be compulsory subject in every family values taught with high esteem every where. A visit to nanny's house a chat with grand pa, taking care of parents as they get old and at the same time involving our children will make them understand the life's essence, existence and relations.
Our children need to understand its importance, expectations among family members at time is not wasted emotions, its rather binding force and life saving drug that works well with the oldies, a love shared with elders will reap its results tomorrow.
No body wants to live alone, true, no body wants to die alone, that's true too, before you get old, just think !