“was peacefully proceeding my evening plan of going Sri Subramaniar Temple of Kajang after my work. took the bus. paid the money and silently have my butt rested on tiny bench provided. an old man of age 70 plus saunter slowly into the bus with some vegetables in hand (baru habis shopping. lol. 
) i stood up to give some space for him to sit but he sat on the bench which was offered by a Malay girl.sweet and kind. they were chatting. the time for the old man to get to his home was nearing. he told the bus driver to stop. and he did. the old man tried to get down the torturing stairs. we waited for him to get down. silence haunted the whole bus. looking at the poor old man struggling to get down. after exact time of a minute and 25 seconds, he managed to put his sole on ground; getting down 3 small stair steps. sudden silence was broken by a aunty saying:”
) i stood up to give some space for him to sit but he sat on the bench which was offered by a Malay girl.sweet and kind. they were chatting. the time for the old man to get to his home was nearing. he told the bus driver to stop. and he did. the old man tried to get down the torturing stairs. we waited for him to get down. silence haunted the whole bus. looking at the poor old man struggling to get down. after exact time of a minute and 25 seconds, he managed to put his sole on ground; getting down 3 small stair steps. sudden silence was broken by a aunty saying:”
. dah tak larat tapi kena jugak beli sayur. anak apa guna? anak zaman sekarang satu sen pun tak boleh pakai.
bus driver : pe nak buat mak cik? dah takdir. Allah je la yang patut beri balasan.
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**this post is not to discuss how reckless the younger generations are but it is to remind the children nowadays of their parents who need extra care in their old ages.
that was the short scene drama happened; happening; and will happen in future. maybe the conversation was over-generalized or stereotyped by the lady saying “children nowadays are useless”. that expression made me to ponder: are we that cruel?
growing up in custom-rich society and who respects elderly people, it is normal for us (children) to be expected to look after parents in their golden ages. it posts a big responsibilities on the children where it is the time now for the children to take care of their parents. nothing extreme in that. but letting a stranger to label you as ‘useless’ is something that caught my attention.
just imagine, what it takes for a perfect stranger to say out of concern at a man who struggle to get down 3 little steps because of his tormenting knees. certainly need to be pondered.
ethical issues such as this worth given much attention as it may carve the civic consciousness and moral standing of upcoming society, a.k.a the younger generations. abiding responsibilities are individuals decision and up to their own rationale thinking. but duties concerning our parents and piety towards them are vital must be adhered so that we can be positive role model to others.
the level of morality towards elderly people can be roughly approximated by the amount of the residents in orphanage and old folks homes. not all who lives there abandoned by their family but there are tiny miny amongst us who does not take good care of their parents at times they need us the most.
Think right!
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