All
India Senior Citizens Confederation (AISCCON) along with several state and
national level bodies has been observing 16th August as Senior
citizens National Protest Day for the past three years.
The
objective of the Senior citizens National Protest Day has been to draw the
attention of all sections of the society and public institutions that can
ensure welfare of senior citizens like, state and central governments,
politicians, ministers, bureaucrats, media, youth, senior citizens
associations, NGOs, ordinary citizens of the country and senior citizens themselves.
Success
Foundation, an NGO and its dedicated initiative for senior citizens, Silvers
Unlimited has been working relentlessly for the welfare of senior citizens in
an around Navi Mumbai. With the help of other senior citizens associations,
clubs and federations like Success Foundation,several activities have been
carried out which have managed to spread awareness about the problems plaguing
senior citizens all over the country.
The
time has come for us to shake up the system and the leaders of the nation,so
that they come up with definite laws and mechanisms that ensure the welfare of
the senior citizens.
Enough
of knocking on the doors of government offices that do not open! Enough of
letters to the government officials that never reach their desk! Enough of
begging for the right to lead a life of dignity and respect!
Lets
go and get what the senior citizens of the country deserve.
Support Senior Citizens - Ensure A Better Tomorrow
Have
you ever thought what you would do once you retire?
I’m
sure many among you would have started investing in pension funds, real estate,
mutual funds, health care, insurance and various other investment schemes. Most
investment agents would have told you about the likely monthly returns you
would be getting from your investments after your retirement.
You
would have made some calculations yourself and must have planned for a long
vacation on a cruise with your wife after your retirement. Some might have
planned for the marriages of your unborn daughters and sons while some might have
started planning for a road trip on a caravan truck.
God
Willing, most of your dreams would come true and with so many thousands in safe
investments you are sure to lead a relaxed retired life.
While
you rejoice in the happiness of leading a safe retired life do a recap and
think, “Have you forgotten something that you think would help you in the
loneliness of your retirement?”
Have
you ever had flashes of an old man/woman smiling at you whenever you think of
your old age? If your answer is ‘Yes’ then most probably the person you see is
either your grandfather or your grandmother.
Today
many among us must have been brought up in nuclear families away from the warm
bosoms of our beloved grandparents and it is quite possible that our parents
might have moved away from our grandparents in search of greener pastures.
Have
you ever thought how your grandparents might be doing without the emotional and
physical support of their kids? Though we have technology that enables our parents
and grandparents to speak to each other at any time, do you think it fills the
vacuum left by the physical absence?
The
whole point behind this constant rhetoric is to encourage you to spare a
thought for those lonely souls who are spending their days and nights waiting
for either death to kill them or a smiling face and a helping hand that can
restore their youth to them.
You
can be the one with the smiling face and the helping hand. You can be the one
who can be the stick to support the elderly. You can be the one who can voice
their concerns. You can be the force multiplier for that group of people who
are neglected by the government, society and their own children. You can be the
one who makes the difference.
It
has been a long time since we first started discussing the rights of the elderly
but to date, not much has been done. If we don’t do something for senior
citizens’ rights, right now, then this status quo will hurt us too when our
time comes.
To
secure a better future for ourselves and to ensure a joyous present for our
grandparents and parents lets join the protest for the rights of the 11 Crore
senior citizens of the country, which includes our grandparents as well, at
Azad Maidan, Mumbai on 16th August, 2013 between 9 AM to 6 PM.
Lets
get our beloved senior citizens their rights and earn their blessings, which we
would need badly when we spend those lonely days and nights on the reclining
chair, years from now.
