ONE VISIT TO MY OLD FRIEND

 ONE VISIT TO MY DEAR FRIEND

Recently I have visited my close friend , both of us joined

In OCS at the same time who knows well about me and

Family . He and and his wife have invited me inside and

Offered me coffee.His flat was having the same old appearance

What it was before 20 years , the same old usha fan ,an old

BPL TV and Bajaj Cub scooter which he has purchased along

With  me is standing before the flat .  He looks very older than

Me as iam elder to him I asked him casually

“How are you enjoying the retired life “  

He said “Days are pulling with out any interest in life “

He is having only one married daughter and have no son

To support him morally in the retired age . He is a well off

Person with huge balance in the bank and have invested

Lot of money in the share market and there is no necessity

To seek employment after retirement

I said “ Why cant you enjoy  the retired life in a better way 

like others You are having plenty of money and it is high time

 for you To enjoy it by going to pilgrimage to different temples

 , re Constructing the old flat ,purchasing a smart TV,buying car

As you may feel very difficulty to go different places by bus

Which is always crowded and what for you are saving the

Money like this ? . You don’t have any son and naturally all

Your earnings goes to your son in law who is not your blood

Relation and what is the harm in enjoying a portion of your

Hardly earned money for your own happiness?”

He said “ You may be correct but my son in law is my

Daughters husband is it not ?”

I said “ I respect your sentiments in this but you can do

One thing  , you don’t know who will reach the lords feet first

 it may be either you or your wife . You execute a Will

Stating that the entire properties and earning should go to

The survivor (It may be yourself or your wife only God knows)

And after the death of the survivor the entire earning will  goes

To your  Son In law . In the absence of a son it is a good protection

For the survivor. He said “It is a better idea but I have to think before

The execution of the will” I left his house with the satisfaction that

Definitely he think over the pros and con of my advice and take

Positive steps for the future