---------- Forwarded message --------- From: N Sekar <[email protected]> Date: Mon, Nov 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM Subject: Re: Fwd - On getting old To: APS Mani <[email protected]> Cc: Kerala Iyer <[email protected]>, Narayanaswamy Sekar < [email protected]>, Rangarajan T.N.C. <[email protected]>, Suryanarayana Ambadipudi <[email protected]>, Chittanandam V. R. < [email protected]>, Mathangi K. Kumar <[email protected]>, Rama (Iyer 123 Group) <[email protected]>, Srinivasan Sridharan < [email protected]>, Surendra Varma <[email protected]>
Thank you Mani Sir. I found this message reassuring, as, generally, worries and anxieties burden us in old age. Reading messages like these make us understand the reality, accept it, and brings us closer to God as we surrender to Him unconditionally. N Sekar On Monday, November 10, 2025 at 03:31:55 AM GMT+4, APS Mani <[email protected]> wrote: Very thoughtful message. It is certainly food for thought for all of us. God bless, Mani On Sun, Nov 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM N Sekar <[email protected]> wrote: Thought for the day !! Question: I am scared about getting old . what if I become a burden to others? What we often hear : “These days, I feel like I am slowing down. I forget things, get tired easily, can’t do what I used to. Children are busy with their lives . I don’t want to trouble anyone. Sometimes I wonder what if I fall sick? Who will take care of me? I don’t want to become a burden. I get scared when I see a few of my friends of my age leaving this world after illness” How often this worry sits quietly in our minds , not spoken, but always present, especially at night. Our saints remind us gently growing old is not a fall, it is a return. When the body slows, the soul finally gets space to rest. When the outer roles fade as a parent, worker, caretaker while the inner role begins: being a child of God again. Just like the moon looks smaller after full moon, but still carries the same light, aging only removes the noise, not the worth. God doesn’t see wrinkles, He sees devotion. Once, an old devotee came to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and said tearfully, “Swami, I can no longer sit long for meditation. I forget mantras. I feel useless.” Ramakrishna smiled and said, “When a child learns to walk, the mother holds its hand. When the child grows tired, the mother carries it. So too ,when your strength fades, let God carry you.” That is the essence of spiritual aging , it is not losing control, it is learning to be carried by faith. When your hands tremble and you can’t do long pooja, just whisper His name ,that one word is enough. When your eyes can’t read the shloka, listen to bhajans . He hears your heart, not your pronunciation. When you can’t fast or climb the temple steps, offer your smile, your kindness, your forgiveness. A quiet heart is the highest offering. Think of an old veena ,maybe the strings are worn, but the music it carries is deeper, softer, full of bhava.That is how a life of prayer sounds in old age. Saint Purandara Dasa sang: “When we can’t carry life by our strength, He comes to carry us by His grace. Saint Meera said “When all have left, my Giridhari stays.”That’s the quiet faith that sustains old age , the company that never leaves. Don’t fear becoming a burden. God is quietly shifting you from doing to being. You cared for others all your life , now let Him care for you. Dependence is not weakness; it’s divine surrender. Thought for the day When your body grows weak, let your faith grow strong. The hands that once held others are now held by Him. Dhanyosmi 🙇♂️🙏 Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer <https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=US_Acquisition_YMktg_315_SearchOrgConquer_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=US_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100002039&af_sub5=C01_Email_Static_&af_ios_store_cpp=0c38e4b0-a27e-40f9-a211-f4e2de32ab91&af_android_url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.mail&listing=search_organize_conquer> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CABC81ZcHA7W_WCE1XUFsCM7EO3G9Ydh5aMETs1DVTuikuEpqvA%40mail.gmail.com.
