2024-03-14 03:09:03
New Delhi: A video has surfaced from Karnataka, a southern state, which may make you angry after watching. However, it is not just about the South. Such cases have been reported from other states also. A woman beats her father-in-law in Mangaluru. The daughter-in-law snatches her father-in-law’s walking stick and starts beating him with it. The father-in-law kept folding his hands but the daughter-in-law did not feel pity. Far from being a support in old age, they are taking away even that support. The name of the woman, the entry of the police and the arrest, we do not go in that direction. However, after watching the video, it can be said that this is something that crushes the sense of trust and security within the family. Many such incidents happen behind closed doors, but because of the CCTV cameras installed here, this matter comes to the fore. People are expressing anger after seeing this video on social media. There are many questions amid the anger expressed over this video. This question is not about any one person and there is no need to run away from it. This incident also highlights the underreported issue of abuse, especially of the elderly. Elderly people often remain silent due to fear of other family members, social stigma, dependent status due to old age and sometimes embarrassment. Some people sometimes mistake this silence for permission to continue the abuse. At the age when support is needed the most, such ‘unhealing wounds’ have a very bad effect on physical and mental health.
Although this thing is taught less in the era of reels and social media, but a few years ago it was said in every house that along with the parents, the elders of the house are equal to God. From the very beginning, children were told at home that you will be their support in future. There is a big question on this word Sahara in the pictures that are coming out these days. The question may also be that what could motivate a daughter-in-law to commit so much violence on her weak father-in-law. You may be under any level of stress in office or personal life, but even thinking about it, let alone doing it, is a crime.
In such cases, many times different reasons come forward but none of the reasons can be valid. Woman’s attack on elderly father-in-law is a warning. We need to create an environment in and around the home that protects our most vulnerable members and promotes respectful family relationships. We need to create a social environment where elder abuse is not tolerated. Family members, neighbors and others should be alert and raise their voice against such cases.
In this era of social media and reel making, it is very important to understand that just as a song cannot be heard if the reel of a cassette gets broken anywhere, similarly in relationships, special attention has to be paid to ensure that the reel does not break anywhere. The new generation may not be aware of the reel of cassette but it is important for everyone to know about it in the reel of life.