IT SADDENS me when I read the report about the young neglecting
to care for their parents ('Good son fights for all neglected
parents'; May 7).
My parents live on their own in Bishan too. My father is a
75-year-old retired civil servant and my mother, a housewife, is
69.
I visit my parents every Sunday and have lunch with them in
their home along with my wife and two sons. We have been doing this
for the past 15 years.
Every Sunday morning, my family visits Tekka market to buy the
ingredients and necessary groceries and then lunch at my parents'
home.
My two sons, aged 15 and 10, like these family-bonding
activities. My sons know that however busy or preoccupied I am on
Sundays, I make it a point to spend time with my parents, without
fail.
The Government should think of more ways to encourage filial
piety, which will in turn encourage children to live with their
parents or spend time regularly with them.
V. Balu
