It is not about the 1961 Japanese movie which was made in Hindi later by Gulzar as “Koshish’.  

I frequently read about aging, the trials and tribulations of elders, their sense of loneliness, their thirst to talk to someone and like to share their feelings, etc. Do these problems exist now only and are exclusive to our country or all over the world?

I honestly feel it exists all over the globe because it is something which we have to go through as we have gone through our childhood with pranks and play, youth with education and exuberance and middle age for money and family, and yes, the old age for taking off from all those activities.

If there were joint families now, this problem wouldn’t be there, some say, but it is incorrect. The problems in a joint family are multifold and are more complicated. I know about the terrifying problems of joint families and the pressure on each individual there in different forms and routes. Joint families existed due to financial dependence mainly. Today, that has gone and every individual in the society now prefers to earn or have their funds to keep for their happiness or security or whatever.

It is invariably said that the young generation is not willing to communicate with the older one; true. Not because of hatred or anything, but because there are no common topics which they could discuss. In my opinion, without gossiping, one can talk about sports, cinema, places, faith, books, and films. Politics is dangerous as arguments ensue which can end in bitterness. 

I am not advocating anyone to be ruthless about aging. I think in the present-day conditions, there is no need for anyone to be isolated or feel lonely. I feel the best companion for all is computers. It connects one with family and friends in many ways. But there also how long one can keep talking? 

Grandma or Grandpa could hardly communicate with their grandsons or daughters even within India. It is better not to speak about those who live abroad. 

In any place on earth, if ‘your happiness’ depends on ‘others’, at one stage it will drift away, even if they are friends.

It is, indeed, a sad truth.