Fadila Nurullah Nowar
Contribution of our parents in our lives is much more than that of any other on the planet. They have taken unlimited hardship for us. From our birth the parents give so much to us but what do we give them back in return. We should help them as much as we can in gratitude as repayment. In this world, there is none of our own than our beloved parents. To us their dignity is next to that of the almighty creator. Allah says, ‘And that you be kind to parents’. But I ask you do all children help their parents in their old age, in time of need. It is the greatest of all sins to break the hearts of your parents. Yet there are many parents who are utterly deprived in every nook and cranny of Bangladesh. Parents living with their children have their own sufferings and those also suffer more living in old homes of the country. During the Eid-ul Fitre I saw a documentary on the elderly parents who were left in governmental old homes. Most of them had no regular contact with their families, not even on Eid. One man who was being interviewed said crying that his family didn’t even know where he was. He showed the reporter a picture of his grandchildren. Many of the parents cried with deep sadness when they talked about their families. All of these parents left their homes against their will only so that their own children would be burden with them. It is a shame that the children of these wonderful loving parents will not even try to help their parents.
Our parents never thought of us as a burden so we should not either. The Prophet (pubh) said, ‘Heaven is under the feet of the mothers’. He also said, ‘The pleasure can be achieved with pleasure of the father and the displeasure of Allah with the displeasure of the father’. Those who follow the advice of the parents can achieve betterment in this world, in the heaven and in the world hereafter. As a student, it is my duty is to make sure that the next generation does not make the same mistake as those of the past. My duty is to teach them the words of Allah and Prophet (pubh) from the Quran and Hadith for the betterment of humanity. I will also try my best to help deprived parents, who are currently in need. So, let’s change our motherland and then the world for the betterment of humanity.