damesilver:
When many of these grand parents were in their prime they, too, acted as we are doing today. They felt they were on top of the world.

They were brimful of life and energy, exercising their freewill with full force and youthful exuberance; forgetting that a time will come when the power they have at their command will wane.

They only excite pity at this old age, their true character never leave them. It is the same when a person falls sick. His body radiations changes such that people feel sympathy and pray for his quick healing.

As soon as he begins to show signs of betterment in his health condition he jumps up again and back to his usual life of recklessness. When we was bed-ridden, he appeared humble and sober, like someone who couldn't hurt a fly.

He would vow to God to not return to his unwholesome ways if he can receive mercy and get healed. After his recovery he very soon and often forgets his pledge to God to live a life of responsibility and consideration for his fellow men.

Such is the life which many of us are living. We only care about ourselves and, perhaps, things or people around us. The law of nature must take its course. We reap what we sow.

We should always Remember to value the time and opportunity given to us because it won't last forever. We are like a person to whom an office his given to manage, to exercise control with all powers attached to it. This offices come in varying ways to each individual.

Be it in the energy given to you now as a youth, in your place of work, as a manger in an organisation, politician, a subordinate, employer or employee, a student or lecturer, a child or parent, trader or apprentice, cleaner, teacher or pupil, caregiver, driver, etc. Be faithful in your office.

Even being a wife or husband, a friend or neighbour, is an office that must be managed with all sense of seriousness. For, the reward on how one manages the office must come to us one day.

A time will come when you will become helpless and vulnerable, your good works will come in for you. The mere death of the physical body does not cancel the retributive justice.

Let us therefore make a conscious use of our time.

AngelsAndStars:
I have never lived with my grand parents for long. in fact, all 4 of them are dead now sadly.

but I notice something, in my friends house their grand ma lives with them but I hardly see them talk to her, the few times I did its either they are complaining to her about something she did asin yelling at her. please they are a cool family because I have known them for all my life. but I am always confused about how they deal with the old woman.

I always feel pity for her because I imagine how lonely she would be. maybe am just judging from afar I don't know, recently she jokingly did something but my friend didn't take it lightly, I felt some how sha

share your experience, how you relate with your grand parents living with you or what other situations have you noticed from friends or extended families.

pocohantas:
Some Nigerians have this way of looking at old people, they always think they're up to no good, courtesy home videos. That's why you'll see some people that don't travel to their villages, even when they go, they won't eat their grand parents food...etc.

When folks begin to age, they go back to being babies. They say the wrong things, act the wrong way, become petty...etc. It takes patient kids and grand kids to adapt to these changes. That is when the kind of treatment you saw at your friend's place starts to manifest.

It's not in your head, you know what you saw...it happens and I have seen it happen.

My grand parents have been dead a long time though.

ireneony:
You never can tell..maybe she was not involved in their early life or never cared for them. That's why they treat her that way.

ireneony:
You never can tell..maybe she was not involved in their early life or never cared for them. That's why they treat her that way.

AngelsAndStars:
but that's not enough reason to ignore them. if they have changed forgiveness can always be applied. it's s complicated thing really.

George22016:
I day fear my grand parents make them no do jazz for my body.I don't eat anything they give me

ArabMopol:
I wish I can just resurrect my paternal grandmother and strangle her to death ... some old women can be witch , don't ask me why

AngelsAndStars:
I have never lived with my grand parents for long. in fact, all 4 of them are dead now sadly.

but I notice something, in my friends house their grand ma lives with them but I hardly see them talk to her, the few times I did its either they are complaining to her about something she did asin yelling at her. please they are a cool family because I have known them for all my life. but I am always confused about how they deal with the old woman.
I always feel pity for her because I imagine how lonely she would be. maybe am just judging from afar I don't know, recently she jokingly did something but my friend didn't take it lightly, I felt some how sha

share your experience, how you relate with your grand parents living with you or what other situations have you noticed from friends or extended families.

ArabMopol:
I wish I can just resurrect my paternal grandmother and strangle her to death ... some old women can be witch , don't ask me why

MykOnyxo:


Very meaningful and deep comment

lestat:


One day you will regret this thing you typed...when you get old you will assume your grandkids will love you right? WRONG!! you will reap same hate you have given your grand mum

ireneony:
not all grandmum or mothers are good mothers.
it is very hard for children to treat their granny bad when she has cared for them all her lives.
From the story...i think she never really supported or cared for them that why she is been treated badly.
Another one is.
maybe their mum always talk bad of her towards her children.

People can forgive but they can never forget.

rossi5:


Well that their story..I love my maternal grandma...treat them nice no matter what cos we will grow old too.she makes us laff a lot..we sing n dance together.. What memories can b more than that..

ArabMopol:
if I treat my grand children bad,

pcguru1:


Well mine is 70 they have no weird character however am somehow that overthinks a lot and especially my grandma every time I see her I'm always remind of mortality

AngelsAndStars:
I always wish I knew mine much. sadly, some don't cherish theirs.

AngelsAndStars:
I always wish I knew mine much. sadly, some don't cherish theirs.

lestat:


Hahahhahahahha, i laugh, really? did any parent decide they would treat their child's children bad? hahhahahhahahhaha... its not up to you to decide if you are good to them its them to decide if they like you. But trust me with this hate i see i n your post, you will shed tears of misery when you are old!! Ten times what you made her shed., WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND