Family strife The family conspiracy behind the death of the grandfather
Two months ago, I received a shocking **, my grandfather suddenly passed away after being paralyzed for 12 years. The news hit me like a blow to my hometown in the countryside to attend my grandfather's funeral.
Grandpa, 82 years old this year, was paralyzed 12 years ago due to a fall and his femoral head was broken. The doctor advised to be conservative**, but my dad took it home without hesitation and took care of it carefully. The family built a single bed for him, three meals a day were carefully prepared, urine and urine were solved in bed, and even pushed a wheelchair to let him bask in the sun on sunny days.
Although my grandfather lost the ability to exercise his lower body, under the careful care of my parents, his body was intact and he did not even have bedsores. He often praised my parents to outsiders as "the most filial children in the world", regardless of whether they were high or low, and treated all three children equally.
However, behind this seemingly harmonious family, there is an unknown family conspiracy. My dad was a farmer with a low social status;And my second uncle and aunt are both college students, holding positions in the ** department, and their social status is high.
Although my father's social status is very different, he is respected by the villagers because of his filial piety. When the elders of the family came to visit, someone suggested asking the second uncle and aunt for alimony, but my father hated this practice and even prevented the bookkeeper from keeping accounts for them. He said: "Take care of the old father, if you ask your second uncle and aunt for credit, I will not have the face to live in this village in the future." ”
At the funeral of my grandfather's death, relatives and friends from my second uncle and aunt gave gifts one after another. My dad specially asked the bookkeeper to record the gift money, but the second uncle found my dad privately and wanted to give him a sum of money to thank him for taking care of my grandfather. This caused a family storm.
My dad refused to accept it, emphasizing that taking care of the elderly did not want to reciprocate. The brothers tugged at each other for a long time, and in the end, my dad stuck to his principles. He told the second uncle that if he recognized him as a big brother, as long as he went home to see him during the New Year's holidays, he would be satisfied.
This family turmoil made me deeply feel the contradictions and struggles in the family, and family affection is so fragile in the face of material. In this materialistic society, can people still truly protect the purity and warmth of the family?In the countryside, is family affection just a seemingly harmonious performance?
I think deeply about these questions, and I hope that when readers read this story, they will reflect on the relationship between family and materiality, and how to balance family relationships in real life. If you have a similar family experience, please leave a message to share, and let's work together on this complex and real topic.