There was an article about a family who left their elderly member in an old folks' home before they went overseas for a stipulated period of time. It was done out of good intention, since there was no one at home to look after him. They would fetch him when they returned from their trip.
This reminds me of the trend of children sending their aged parents to the homes. There are good reasons why they do so. They worry when their parents are left alone at home or when the maid does a bad job of taking care of them. They feel secure in the knowledge that the professional caregivers in the homes are there for their parents. On the other hand, there are children who undeniably abandon their parents in the homes because they cannot be bothered to provide for the ones who first gave birth to them, when they have the means to do so. These people think that money is everything and with it, they can pay any welfare home to take their parents in for life.
The point I want to make here is that the latter's underlying reasons should not be condoned but the former's should be understood. Find them out first before making unfair judgements on the actions. Worse still, do not treat your own elderly family members more badly than what you see being done on others' parents.
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