Why, why, why …Why are we increasingly hearing that children let down their parents in old age?

No gratitude is the principle followed by the coming generation. Why so? This because they feel that what their parents did was their duty not sacrifice not love not emotions. Personally, I feel that this all is the aftermath of the tv Invasion that doles out shows without fodder for the brain. Thoughtless movies full of violence and abusive language serve no purpose but imitation. With parents and children often watching such things together, the line of limit is over. Another reason is because of apathy. A totally lack of feelings or concern for parents when they grow up and become independent. This apart, out of compulsion, children may have to stay away from the parents due to their livelihood. So they need to fly off the nest and unlike the past habit of visiting hometown during festivals, the current trend is to visit exotic places around the world. 

So, feelings for the aging parents take a backseat and from there into the dickie. The outcome is that such children won't even give it a thought before repeating harsh, insensitive words in front of anyone.

The circle of karma is what the current generation is forgetting. I wish had the magic to show the past lives of happy and suffering people so that the realisation of karma on what you sow is what you reap can be displayed, to all, as evidence. 

But, life is also about…what goes around, comes around and forgetting this in youth, gets to be a reminder for some, in their old age, around of their youth and their failings.