In other cultures, elders remain with the family, which takes care of them. Consider Japan. Of course beware the generalization as there are those who don't. However on the whole it is understood that the aging parents stay with the family of first son. There is a nice change of care giving: the elders who formerly cared for the children, are now cared for. The relationships are maintained. (This extends further. There is a place in the home where urns and pictures of passed ancestors are kept and remembered, through daily acknowledgements and brief prayers, as part of the family home.) I'm sorry if I missed some of your points as I had to use a translator that could only take a few sentences at a time, so I could also not get all the way through.
Oh gosh. I didn't see your comment until now. I'm deeply sorry as I value your comments and thoughts. You've covered my main idea quite well and it is warming my heart to see that there are still people outside who remember their past and value ancestors. So many have forgotten, that without a past there will be no future - very reasonable if you see past and future like all opposites as the same thing only a variation in degree. Thank you for your comment and thank you even more for taking your time to run it through a translator. :-)
In other cultures, elders remain with the family, which takes care of them. Consider Japan. Of course beware the generalization as there are those who don't. However on the whole it is understood that the aging parents stay with the family of first son. There is a nice change of care giving: the elders who formerly cared for the children, are now cared for. The relationships are maintained. (This extends further. There is a place in the home where urns and pictures of passed ancestors are kept and remembered, through daily acknowledgements and brief prayers, as part of the family home.) I'm sorry if I missed some of your points as I had to use a translator that could only take a few sentences at a time, so I could also not get all the way through.
Oh gosh. I didn't see your comment until now. I'm deeply sorry as I value your comments and thoughts. You've covered my main idea quite well and it is warming my heart to see that there are still people outside who remember their past and value ancestors. So many have forgotten, that without a past there will be no future - very reasonable if you see past and future like all opposites as the same thing only a variation in degree. Thank you for your comment and thank you even more for taking your time to run it through a translator. :-)
Thank you for your reply. No worries. Important topic. Thank you for the engaging piece.