Last weekend we celebrated one year of blessed married life 
Both of us wanted this day to be special and memorable, wanted this day to be completely different from how we celebrated special ocassions previously in life…so we thought of doing something, which both wished to do but could never realise it.
The day was unusually cool in Chennai with a hint of rain in the sky. Both lazy bums spent the day lazying around and surfing thru the various channels on TV and attending calls from near and dear ones…and ocassionally reminding the forgetful ones of our special day :-p
With the evening growing on us, we started for the place we wanted to be. On the way we picked up some sweets and sharp at 7 reached Anbagam-CSI Home for the Aged. The matron had taken care of the preparations and the dinner had already arrived. A prayer was going on in the church. We spoke to the warden about the people living there till the prayer was over. She told us about the people who made constant donations, arranged for lunch or dinner. She told us stories which brought out tears and we were ashamed of the way children treated their parents.
There was a mother who had two sons, both dutifully came to see her each month…on the day she received her pension! There was another mother whose children came to see her while she was in hospital but didnt bother to pay for her medication or to take her home to care for her. There was another whose son came to pick up her dead body a day after she expired….and so many similar incidents. Almost evey face in the home had a sad story to tell.
However, when we went with the staff to distribute dinner, all the mothers/fathers blessed us with all their heart. Having received so much pain from their children they didnt feel any bitterness for us - who represent the same generation. They accepted us and blessed us and prayed for us as they would for any of their children. It was a very touching evening for both of us.
After coming out of the home we called our parents and spoke to them…an assurance that our heart was full of love and respect for what they have been to our lives…our way of thanking them for being there!
The memory of that evening is etched in our minds forever…we plan to go and meet them again…soon.
Hi Anchal…thanks a lot for ur wishes!
Spy dear, thats what i wanted to share with you all….feelings on anniversary itself is personal, right?
a gud deed on a gud occassion…………..now i feel dat everyone is not the same…………………………& HAAPY ANNIVERSARY 2 BOTH OF U
Hmmm.. Nice blog but i feel u”ve given more weightage to feelings towards old age ppl than ur anniversary
-Spy
Thank you for your wishes Preeti and Neeraj. I too hope people of this generation learn to value their elders.
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First, of all accept my congratulations on your happy belated anniversary. You have indeed set up a great example by doing something for the aged. People like to celebrate anninversaries by going to the clubs, cutting cakes, and spending lavishly. You did just the opposite.
First of all belated congratulations for ur anniversery….. U celebrated it in such a different way… that’’s really appreciable…. It’’s also true dat people are changing a lot these days they take their parents as burden which is very sad…. And it putting a wrong impression on the new generation also