Bethlen Évkönyv, 1993-1996 (Ligonier)
Amerikai Magyar Református Egyház
OLD AND FORGOTTEN They sit there waiting patiently and wipe away a tear, wishing that a visitor would suddenly appear. Someone to say: ‘How are you?’ and greet them with a smile, and sit down beside them and chat a little while. It’s hard for them to understand what they are doing there What happened to the relatives and friends who used to care. How come they have been abandoned, what bad things did they do? There they have a bed to sleep in and are sheltered from the rain. Yet there’s special little else to ease their loneliness and pain; They are only one of many who live in oldsters home Who think the price for longer life is much too high to pay. But these things could be quickly changed if all of us would visit relative or friend, Who’s shut away from all the things that once was held so dear that need to be reminded at least some one is near. To take them by the hand and say: ‘How are you?’ with a smile, Then sit down beside them and love them for awhile. Helen Kovecsi 270
