I would like to draw your attention toward a disturbing trend growing in today’s young generation. It is so painful and upsetting to hear how young people are abandoning their parents. Everyday we come across dozens of cases where children disobey their parents. In the name of modernization, moral values, social ethics, traditions, customs are vanishing. Youth even forgotten how to respect not only their parents but also their elders, teachers, relatives and family friends. It’s so pitiable that parents who take care of their children’s every need right from birth till they are capable of shouldering their own responsibilities, toil every second, work day and night, sacrifice all their comforts and happiness to provide their children with everything they need. But when the parents grow old and need children’s care and support, very few of us are ready to support and serve them. — Sameena Anjum, By e-mail
Abandoning parents
