Let them grow old with the same love that they let you grow … let them speak and tell repeated stories with the same patience and interest that they heard yours as a child … let them overcome, like so many times when they let you win … let them enjoy their friends just as they allow you … let them enjoy the talks with their grandchildren because they see you in them … let them enjoy living among the objects that have accompanied them for a long time because they suffer when they feel that you tear pieces of this life away … let them be wrong, like so many times you have been wrong. They didn’t embarrass you by correcting you …
LET THEM LIVE and try to make them happy on the last stretch of the path they have left to go; give them your hand, just like they gave you their hand when you started your course!
2 responses to “Caring ~ when parents grow old ~”
Thank you for sharing this beautiful and touching blog post. I’m moved by your words and your message. You have reminded me of the importance of honoring and respecting our parents, especially as they grow old.
You have also reminded me of the love and care that they have given us throughout our lives and how we should reciprocate that love and care in their old age. You have shown me how we can learn from their wisdom and experience and appreciate their presence and personality.
I agree with you that we should let them grow old with dignity and grace and support them in their needs and desires. I think that we should cherish every moment we have with them and express our gratitude and affection to them.
Kim thank you for your kindness At some point in time, we have felt like a failure. We slip up under pressure and fail to meet the expectations of those we respect. We behave poorly in family interactions or backslide in our walk with Christ. There are multiple ways we fail the world, but we are not failures to God. He sees us from the inside and knows our true hearts. He loves us unconditionally and will always strengthen us for the road ahead.😔