Thank your parents for giving you the best of
their youth. Extend their youth by taking them to meet their friends. Lighten
the fears you have sensed they have by talking about them in the group.
Thank them for making it possible for you to enjoy
opportunities in a smart new world. Interpret this new world for them by
teaching them how to use some gadget. Surprise them by connecting with them during the day.
Only you can help them fight loneliness, for you
are their umbilical cord to the energy of the wider community. Thank them for
when they entertained your curiosity and share your observances from
your day out in the world.
Celebrate the special moments of old age with
your parents. Be grateful for every memory they share, for that new health app they
learn to use, and for another birthday they live to see. Be attentive, and express your joy in these moments.
Thank them for every morning when they set you
off with blessings and every evening when they wait with prayers for your safe
return. Pray for them and with them.
