FAMILY HOME COMMUNITY LIVING CONCEPT
BY BHARAT P. BEDI
Keeping this aim of our life in mind we should try not to become a source of burden or trouble for our loved ones. For the love of our loved ones we should willingly withdraw & give space to them to grow as per their wish. We have spent our life in accumulating but now’s the time to show magnanimity & loosen up in favour of our children. It is also a time when we have to live as a patron or facilitator of the family.
To avoid all
this & have a purposeful life full of good feelings & cordial relations
we should voluntarily opt for one of the options. There are many ways by which
we can have a good retired life free from worries of health, care, loneliness
& companionship. To make it guilt free for all we can voluntarily opt for
one of the options given below:
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2. 2. For those who don’t want to settle in native place
can settle in a serene place nearer to the city. A place which can provide a
clean & pollution free atmosphere with easy access to facilities in time of
need. Jointly we should plan a group housing. In this option we can have family
members &/or friends as members.
3. 3.To settle in a senior citizen gated & assisted
society or complex. Here all basic needs with health care will be looked after
but it is expensive & costly.
4. 4.To get admitted in an old age home. Those who can afford are averse to it as it seems to be a stigma & the atmosphere is depressing.
For options 1
& 2 we should plan out the financial & maintenance aspects of the
scheme.
1. 1.A cooperative society should be formed for
financial aspects of the residential land & units. Just like we have
housing societies in the city. Every member will be the owner of the area he
will occupy & the land will be in the name of the society.
2. 2.A common kitchen should cater to all the residents.
Servants to be employed for all cleaning work i.e. utensils, clothes, cleaning
of rooms & bathroom & other maintenance work.
3. 3.All members should pay monthly remuneration for all
the facilities enjoyed. This can include services of a Doctor/Hospital for
regular medical check-up.
4. 4.Funds for the scheme can come from a member’s own
resources or from their property in the city. The best way would be rent out
the city property to their children. This way they can help/avoid their child
from taking a big amount as housing loan & thus entire life repaying loans.
5. 5.Best part of the scheme is that we will be
surrounded by pollution free nature & known people.
6. 6.Major friction points of distribution of work will
be avoided as it will be taken up by the servants.
7. 7.In the event of being left alone, we will be
assured of support of known people living in the same house.
8. 8.An elected committee should look after the affairs & must be changed at fixed interval.
Retirement is
not the end of our productive & active world. If possible we should
consider in making our life more meaningful. We can gainfully utilise our
experience & knowledge by starting a venture &/or imparting it to those
less privileged around us. In today’s technologically advanced world it can be
achieved from anywhere. We don’t need to be based in a city.
Our generation has seen bigger houses with joint families. Houses in cities are cramped & boxed. Cities are polluted & over populated. We can help by moving away from the city & giving space to the younger generation. We should not transfer but rent out our city property to our children. Earlier houses were comparatively cheaper but now they are exorbitantly expensive.
We, who have settled in city, were able to own a comfortable house but not enough to hold ambitions & aspirations of new generation. We had different parameters governing our life but todays youngsters are career oriented & want to be focused. We should not become a source of their distraction.
