Parents Who Are Getting Old…

Few days ago when I returned to my home, I saw an old lady is sitting near the security guard office at our apartment.  When I kept my vehicle in my parking slot , the guard came running to me and said,  sister that old lady wants to talk to you and she was waiting for you for quite some time. I saw her coming to me almost running. 

She said she saw me in TV and she appreciates my performance.  I humbly said I am thankful. After that she told me slowly that she wants to talk to me personally. It was nearly 2.30 pm and I was hungry and apart from that I had to go to my shoot by 4pm. But still something bothered me about her and I started listening to her. Before that let me describe her to you. She was frail. Her one hand was shivering. And she was really old. But her talks were clear. She described her situation to me. She was staying in our apartment but in different block. She said her son in law has kicked her out from home and she is helpless now doesn’t know what to do. She was educated also. After discussing things with her I got to know that she has some properties with her mostly some savings worth 10 or 15 lakhs which her only daughter n son in law wants and she is not willing to give them. That is why they are torturing her . The son in law abuses her badly. Sometimes they beat her also. I was really scared and don’t know what to do in the situation.  I asked her to take police help. But she was reluctant.  I asked her whether she has some other relatives to whom she can go . She denied. It means she has to go back to the house for the time being. I can’t really take her to my house as practically that was not possible.  So I thought of an idea which was based on Lies. Yes.. more lies… so let me explain. I taught her how a small acting can help. So we planned that I will take her to her home . I will explain her daughter n son in law that the old aunty was sitting near the security bench and her head was reeling. She could not able to come alone to home. So I helped her. In that way she can re enter her home and then I can light up the tense situation by merely talking something to them. I only taught her how to look a bit more weak. And she agreed . When we were returning to her home inside the lift I came to know that she also didn’t have lunch and is scared.  I felt pity n disturbed.  We entered her home. I saw the daughter who was in kitchen.  The son in law was wearing a Dhoti kind of thing and was angry and tensed. The daughter’s face was irritated but as they know me also they could not able to show their anger and I tackled the situation.  I sat there and talked with a loud laugh as if everything is normal. The son in law forced to tell me that there is some tension going on in the family and indirectly blamed the old lady. I told them not to worry and to be relaxed.  I also told them to be happy at least in life though I knew that nothing will happen.  Then I came tht day. 

       After that incident,  I once again discovered the lady waiting for me in the security office.  This time she begged me to send me to any old home which is obviously not in my hand. First of all I am an outsider. I can’t interfere in their personal matter until and unless she will complain it in front of police.  And as long as she has money , they will not send her to old home. Rather they will blame me if I will dig my head . Still I assured her I will try.  That day I called up one of my friend who is running a old home in Bhubaneswar.  After discussion she clearly mentioned that the lady has to put a complain in police station. Then only the social workers will enter to her home and can bring her in police custody.  Otherwise it will be impossible.  I knew it. 

  I felt bad for her because she doesn’t want to lodge a complaint.  So then I only elaborated the situation to her through the security guard because I usually don’t see her every day. 

      I don’t know the entire truth but I feel how can someone throw old people just like that! I mean where is sympathy? But then I also avoided the thinking also because I knew I  can’t help directly and being an outsider , without proof and logic it is nearly impossible.  I wish they all live happily…