The evening of man’s life : bad days
Introduction
We generally hear wishes such as : God gives you the cane of old age. It is said that the donkey gives birth so that its back rests. But the observation is paradoxical ; When she gives birth, the ânon is sold and she continues to endure the loads. Parents have children capable of hanging them in charge but let them suffer. They continue to do the activities of yesteryear when they had to rest now. Worse, some children are always the responsibility of the patents. The Bible says that white hair is the glory of old people. However, the young generation does not honor this glory or does not recognize its value. A proverb says that if the young march valiantly, let him remember that one day he will walk slowly.
Development
With age the body deteriorates. When old age intervenes in man’s life, certain phenomena will occur ; ecclesiastes 12 : 1 but remember your creator during the days of your youth, before the bad days arrive and the years approach where You will say : I have no pleasure there ; 2 Before the sun and light, the moon and the stars, darkened, and the clouds come back after the rain, 3 times when the guards of the house are shaking, where strong men are bending, where those who mold s’ Stop because they are decreased, where those looking out of the windows are obscured, 4 where the two leafers of the door close on the street when the sound of the grinding meule, where you get up in the song of The bird, where all the girls in singing weaken.
-Old age is often a moment of suffering (small diseases, decrease in vision for lucky people or blindness, lack of strength, memory disorder and many others ; we have a disgust of life ; the Beautiful memories of life are forgotten.
-Enages : Problems, this time when we have to rest becomes a ordeal because difficulties still arise. We had already known it and thought it was over, but too bad.
-The guards tremble : the arms and hands responsible for helping us repel the danger using a weapon (stick, etc.). The hands are used to defend themselves. The hands that were used to work to bring the necessary for the family can no longer. During this time if we do not have good people next to us, the lack will take place in us.
-The strong men are bent : the legs are no longer good and you have to rely on a stick.
-Meule stops : The teeth are weak or nonexistent, we can no longer crush food correctly. Some foods are no longer part of our diet. What we would savor and love we can no longer. They must no longer feed on fruit, however the fruits are expensive in certain regions, which will give them ? It’s us.
-This that look out the window are obscured (eyelids), eyes : vision is weakening, these eyes that contemplated and coveted can no longer see the good things in the world. Whatever we saw and loved it.
-Batants of the door close : the lips close. The mouth that knew how to talk too much, badly speaking has no force for iron. Even if we could chat from morning to night, it becomes impossible. This is nevertheless beneficial because the Bible says that the one who speaks a lot does not fail to sin. When the door is closed we are safe but when it is open, a danger can happen.
When these events start, we risk being depressed (more appetite, more desire, thinks of death because it feels no and useless and abandoned).
2 Timothy 3 : 1-5 1 know that, in the last days, there will be difficult times. 2 because men will be selfish, friends of money, fanfaons, haughty, blasphemous, rebels to their parents, ungrateful, irreligious, 3 insensitive (pain : hunger, diseases …) disloyal (unfaithful), slanderer (mocking), Unfemprant, cruel (some carry hands on the elderly), enemies of good people, 4 traitors, swollen, swollen with pride, loving pleasure more than God, 5 having the appearance of piety, but denying what In fact the strength. Log from these men.
Some children will be rebellious : the old or the old man who calls them for a service annoys them. Oh what does he want ? He annoys people. Others will go further wish even his death. If he left us it’s better. We do not want an aging where everyone wants our departure but if it happened it is the will of God. Despite the difficulties in these times it is necessary to be wise not to curse or hunt far from us those who have abandoned us.
In other cases it is the elderly person who creates concerns : we can do nothing to please him : your sauce is too salty, it is missing the potash … When we wash the clothes, despite the blindness or the blurred vision , they will find that there are spots ; They will say that when they were strong they were clean their clothes properly. But that should not be discouraged. Micah 7 : 5 does not believe in a friend, do not trust an intimate ; In front of the one resting on your breast keeps the doors of your mouth. 6 For the son outrage the father, the daughter lifts himself against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law ; Everyone has the people of their house for enemies. That the problem does not come from us.
Respect and mercy are no longer. We must not bring out any word of dissatisfaction that is close to our hearts because someone can use it to hurt us in return.
What attitude should children have in the face of such a situation ?
Let’s not say that we are young and that it will not happen to us. No one knows its end on this land. What we feel in the life of others is what we receive in return ; Luke 6 : 31 What you want men to do for you, do it for them. We want to our turn, let’s do it for those who are still alive.
A proverb says : Mother wear me today and I will wear you later. You can say Father weave me today and I will wear you later. It’s not just brought to the back but the load for different care because it has been leaving the back of our mothers for a long time.
Exodus 20 : 12 honors your father and mother, so that your days extend to the country that the Lord, your God, gives you. This command therefore invites us to respect our parents (father and mother). These are people who sacrificed their well-being and future for us so that we have a better future. Some could build beautiful houses, buy beautiful motorcycles or cars, make trips but they preferred to invest in us.
They are the ones who took care of us from the cradle, in illnesses. Being ungrateful to your people would be a curse. Even if we can give them nothing, let’s respect them.
Besides, it is the only command that is followed by a promise. It is to be appropriated. They should not be put in the garage because we find them useless. Let us remember that it was when Isaac could no longer see and could not do anything to Béni Jacob ; Genesis 27 : 25. It was when Jacob could do nothing and wanted to die that he prophesied on these children and it followed them ; Genesis 49 : 2.28. No one wishes to be dependent on others until it becomes disgusting ; but if it happened, let’s be careful. We do not know our end. Let us seek the blessing of our parents when they are alive. Nothing is more expensive than a failed opportunity. Esau lived in bitterness becaus he missed the blessing of his father.
Those who are not our parents but who have educated us, dressed and supported until we are also deserve that we honor them ; to God what is due to him and to Caesar what is due to him. But how many have forgotten their tutors ? It’s like they never existed in our lives. Maybe we have succeeded better than their children. Which means that some people no longer want to support others. But as long as we have the capacity, let’s not stop doing good.
Conclusion
Old age is often perceived as a moment of ordeal. However, it is an opportunity to benefit from real blessings by parents and for parents to declare good words for their children.