The Old-Age Home - Part 1
She became very sad after listening Aarab's words. Every word from her son was destroying her soul. The women who sacrificed ten years of her life to take care of the home. Who took care of her son more than herself. She took care of her house, then she was able to do her job in peace. Just as a grandmother an Aunt has fulfilled the task, and what she is going to get in return.
There was a thunderstorm of thoughts in the past two days. There was a strange insurrection between intellect and emotions. Whenever the emotions began to comprehend the sentiments of the past 10-11 years, the intellect began to teach the lesson of practicality. By crying out the struggles of previous lives, it forces us to think about ourselves and make decisions. Two days ago when Geeta had come and talked to her, since then her mind was bound to think in this new direction, till now, everything was going on normal.
Nothing was in his mind. He and his aunts were preparing to go to the new home, but then Gita came and stirred up his mind. She said, "Tanu, you already took too much responsibility. Now the time has come that you think of something yourself. Before shifting to the new house, bypass your responsibilities." She said many things but it was awkward. He was surprised that she had given a thought to the practical thinking, but later thought seriously and he realized that she was right.
Emotions always make a person weak. And an emotional person is always lousy. The truth is that since she got married to Ravi, she was never able to think about her own comfort. After one month of marriage, her mother-in-law got a severe heart attack. She was admitted to a hospital immediately. After staying in the hospital for ten days, she came home, but couldn't do any work. One after another illness surrounded her. She has been engaged in the service of mother-in-law for two years. After her death, she gave birth to son Aarav, in the next year.
Ravi was now looking for a boy for his younger sister Charu. One day, Charu took her colleague Ajay to her sister-in-law and said, "I want to marry Ajay. Please talk to my brother." Ravi liked Ajay but Ajay's mother wanted to make her son's marriage a grand one. But Ravi was little hesitant about this matter. There was a lot of money spent on mother's disease. Then she advised Ravi to take a loan and marry Charu with Ajay.
When Aarab was three years old and started going school, then Ravi advised her to work so that she could help in taking out loans and improving his financial condition. She started thinking, what to do? There was no crab near the house, where Aarav could stay near the school. Lots of time went in vain while thinking about work. That day it was Ravi's mother's emancipation. That day She advised Ravi to go to an old age home and feed the old people instead of filling the stomach of Pandits. Ravi liked the Idea.
He had immense satisfaction in feeding the elderly in the old age home.There were many old people some were rejected by their own family and some were by situations. One of them was Damyanthiji. She was very soft and polite. There was no child, no one was there. Five years ago, her husband passed away in an accident. The feeling of loneliness and insecurity brought her to the old age home. She came home and told Ravi, "Shouldn't we bring Damyanthiji to our house?" She is very good and well-educated. She will get a family and I will be able to work and will be free from the worry of Aarav. After thinking for a while, Ravi had said, "Tanu, it is a big thing to bring someone home from an old age home. It means you are ready to take on the responsibility of a human being forever. Do not be so, tomorrow you regret your decision."