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qualities in her father-in-law to feel proud of.
The son says, 'A seventy plus old man doesn't want to change his life-style now. He likes the way he eats, dresses, or talks. In his eyes there is nothing wrong with the old ways of living.'
He adds, ‘Everybody has a right to live as per his wish. Now at his age, why should he be forced to learn to eat with a fork and knife, if he doesn't want to? I will feel bad if he is doing something morally wrong or indulging in some harmful activities. But otherwise it is fine. I am not going to try to change him at this stage. He is my father. I love him, I respect him.'
Most people have this fear of other peoples' opinions and comments. What would others say? They think and try to alter their own way of living. They don't think how happy his family member would feel if he gets an opportunity to go to some swanky restaurant or a fun-filled party. Your wife, mother, father, little sister, and old aunt...all those people depending on you for their happiness.
If you don't fulfill their desires, who will? They are what they are. We are what we are. We don't have to change ourselves to please strangers. Doing that would be a life long misery.
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