GRANDCHILDREN GALORE

GRANDCHILDREN GALORE

One Advantage of a senior citizen is that he has more time to be alone by himself; to think and evaluate things subjectively and objectively to his own delight. He may no longer indulge in building castles in the air but one very interesting subject he enjoys contemplating on is his grandchildren. They are the tangible realities of his future, the living proof of his romantic existence in this world.

While a grandson carries the flag for the continuity of the revered family name, the granddaughters serve as ambassadresses of goodwill to the vast global village. A granddaughter may opt to pursue a career that widens the social standing of the whole clan while another one may decide to walk proudly towards a royal highway.

Politics is generally for male but a granddaughter could introduce the great difference that may change the whole political perception for a better and more lasting result. Still another granddaughter may yet turn out to be a great scientist who shall contribute big things beneficial to mankind.

To a grandfather his grandchildren are his valuable trophies; his tonic that keeps him feeling strong and healthy – the forces that invite him to go on living for more years. It is an endless process of projecting further and further away into the future in as endless as recalling back in memory the glories of the past.

People who never had grandchildren must be very lonely. They must have missed terribly, the joyous giggles, the curious queries they keep on asking repeatedly, the fun, the challenges as well as the hope that they brought into this world. They are not only the apples of the eyes but the genuine extension and lively projection that shall continue to travel on and on for as long as there is life – ‘till kingdom come.

Having five beautiful and intelligent granddaughters and one healthy look-alike grandson is enough reason for me to claim that I am fulfilled, that I triumphed. With six grandchildren, all bringing joys and hope, who say I am poor?