The GRAND OLD GEMS...
My grandparents have always had a very important role to play in my life…ever since I was born, I have had my paternal grandparents at home and it is with them only that I spent the majority of time in my childhood…my patti used to take me for rounds in my locality…and I used to drive along in my tricyle all around after her…we used to play cricket together with me always doing the batting…My grandfather used to tell me nice stories each night b4 I used to go to sleep…now all this might sound kiddish but for me as a kid growing up…it was very important…I hate the concept of cretches( I hope I spelt it right) or these day care centres…the influence of grandparents in ones life as we grow up is very important…there are certain things that we can learn only from them which really go a long way in shaping the way that we behave…
And now…in college…I am living with my maternal grandparents…which is a totally different experience…their thoughts and their ways of thinking are totally different from ours and that leads to a clashing of interests at times…as most of u know I eat at 7 30 and sleep at 9 30…I mean how many college students do that…but I guess it makes them happy…and the thing is u get used to it after some time…
It is all about how u take it I guess…I mean…the only reason that they are so strict is cos they care for me…u should see the pride on my grandfathers face when he tells his friends about how I am doing in college…or my grandmothers joy when I help her in the kitchen…All those things make it worthwhile for me…what if I am not able to get the same degree of freedom I was used to…I am in the company of people whom I love and who love me…and eventually…tats all tat matters…
I really cant understand how some people neglect their grandparents…I have seen households where the oldies are totally ignored and where no one even talks to them…its almost as if they don’t exist at all…Another concept which I can never digest is that of old age homes…how can a son let his parents stay in some bloody ashram…I mean…they are ur parents yaar…I recently heard a story about how a son told his father that they were simply going out, but left him in an old age home instead…It is totally disgusting…
One thing I have realized is that all that the elders expect is a bit of love…they are not interested in anything else…try wishing ur grandparents on their birthday or just simply calling them once in a while and asking them how they are…that is all they want…no money…no fancy gifts…just pure undiluted love…It pains me to see how some people are not willing to give even that little bit of affection…
Do me a favour people…just call on
I love my grandparents…and well…this post’s for them…
posted by Sriram @ 3:34 AM
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8 Comments:
hey!!!...kool da!!... i knw how they wud feel when they re left at old age homes...it wud jus crumble them...
its "creches" i think.and
lol.. i dint know u ate at 7.30.
neways, nice post.. and ya, jus a lil talk with ur grandparents wil make them happier.. even if its one sided with them jus talkin and u listening.
Very true sriram..
I have lived with my grandparents through out...and without them its incomplete.
I have a zillion difference of opinion with them.. but even thats fun.
ur parents r sure lucky! good post, even tho a tad emotional..!!
@anu
ahem.. r u tryin to imply tat emotional posts cant be good ?
@rada
nope rada.. the quality of the post is not connected with its nature.. just that i lak the patience to enjouty them thoroughly.. :)
@ sri
i read htis completely, coz this 'emotional post' was abt grand parnts! :p
no words to describe...i love my granny, shes my fathers mother..i make lotsa fun of hers. though i haven spoken to my grandpa much...can't speak to him anymore..i liked him more than all my grannys..though i haven met my mothers father till now...i've heard lotsa stories of him when he was there.
i miss all relatives of mine!
hi! this is Sriram too..
and this Sriram used to eat at 7.30 and sleep at 9.30 too... but now as a grad student, forgot wat day and night are :-(, even what weekends are ;-)
I still remember a dozen short tales my patti used to tell me, and thanks to my grandpa, i know nook and corner of Ramayana and Mahabarata, even critical character analysis...:-)
the last lines clinched me.. four years back I had all my grandparents, but now none.. i want to call and talk to them.... but cant :-(
P.S. - btw, i saw in one of the comments in some earlier post of urs, and i agree with it.. RAM is a better short one for our name than Sri ;-)
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