*Old Age Home*
- a must-read short story ...
There was an old man. He was wealthy and living with son and daughter-in-law.
One day he fell ill and had to be hospitalised. After a few days he was taken home.
His son engaged a nurse and a servant to look after him.
Initially his son and daughter-in-law used to come to his room. Slowly and gradually, they stopped coming to him.
The old man was feeling very sad but he didn't say anything to anyone.
One day he just came out of his room and saw his son and daughter-in-law talking to each other.
The daughter-in-law said, "I think we should keep father in an old age home. There people will look after him. Here our son might be affected." The son nodded.
The old man, after hearing the conversation, felt very bad. He went back to his room.
In the evening, the son came to his room and said, "I want to say something to you."
Father said., "I too want to say something to you."
Son: OK. Go ahead.
Father: You know I am not keeping good health. I want to live the rest of my life with people like me who are not in good health and there is none to look after them."
The son was very happy to hear this. But concealing his happiness he said, "What are you saying dad? What difficulties do you have living here?"
Father: No, my son. I don't have any difficulty living here. But I am at pain to tell you that you please make your own arrangement to live somewhere else. I have decided to convert my this bungalow into an Old Age Home where people like me can live with me."
Father continued: By the way, you also wanted to tell me something. What's that?"
There was a grim silence in the room.
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