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The disintegration of the joint family system is a
"Compulsive-Situational-Outcome"; this is a fact of life whether we like it
or not but it has set in, and is spreading fast. It is not the
exclusive outcome of changing social values only but it is the result of
many factors.
The society will have to learn to respond to this new challenge; the aging
people will have to change their thinking pattern and attitude - post
retirement age is not the old age but its a new phase needing new set of
objectives and engagements in life to raise above self and dedicate the rest
for a family to be created by establishing the new emotional bonds with
those, among whom aging people are left to live by the life : may be they
are human beings or other creations of the Almighty.
The Concept :
The "SFORD Parents' Happy-Home" (SPARSH) is the out come of the analysis of
the present response and resistance of the old age people towards the
old-age houses. The 'SPARSH' is an integral part of the 'SFORD Movement'
offering numerous options for anybody and everybody to find a place and
purposive meaningful engagement of his/her own choice. It is therefore we
call it a family of like minded people to contribute as best as and as much
as everybody can and be assured to get guarantee for needed care and
concern.
The 'SPARSH' is a new concept of family where family members are not linked
with biologically but are sure to get a satisfaction of giving the best and
be assured to get the best, being a parent.
No human being can live without a family and the biological families are at
risk of being disintegrated per-force. It is therefore, we thought it proper
to give birth a 'new family concept' where all such people who feel that
they are in need of a family care and concern should come and become the
part of the 'SPARSH'.
The Essentials :
The essential of each and every project is its financial viability. The
fixed cost of constructing building and creating necessary facilities will
be met out through donations (memorial or otherwise), aid (governmental or
institutional) and loans (personal and institutional).
The recurring cost (boarding, lodging, medical care, etc.) will be met out
of "Operating Expenditure Fund". This fund will be created with the help of
contributions from the children of the participating parents. Honorarium for
the services rendered by the participating parents will be credited in this
fund.
The SPARSH will raise term deposits from the participating parents and
philanthropic public with an instruction to transfer interest earned on the
same to the "Operating Expenditure Fund". The principal amount of the
deposit will be settled as per depositors' instructions.
Our Appeal :
Please intimate us your opinion. We would be glad to welcome you and your
spouse after knowing your willingness and post retirement plan. Join and
live with us for sometime and then pick the engagement, which gives you
happiness. And please decide your involvement level and duration of time
too.
The 'SPARSH' offers you a wonderful opportunity of investing meaning and
gaining satisfaction in the life which otherwise, in general, becomes a life
phase of miseries for self and obstacle for others around us.
Post-retirement age is not an old-age, at best its an infancy of the old
age. You are still left with a fairly enough time to contribute which gives
you a satisfaction. Most of us althrough our active service life of various
responsibilities (of business, employment or family, etc.) do not get
satisfaction of doing what we do or we do not get chance to do which gives
us satisfaction. But alas! we hardly are able to engage ourselves
meaningfully in the post-retirement phase too. |
