Society offers you security 🛡️ but at the cost of your soul. When you're older, you may have children 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 and a spouse 💑 to take care of you, but you might not be able to be yourself. It's a choice between being yourself 🎭 or having security 🏠.

Let's consider the example of freedom 🕊️. What will happen when we are 70 or 75 years old? 🧓👵 There must be a plan for that scenario, right? Everyone faces the insecurity of potentially being left alone 😔 without anyone to care for them.

The Aam Aadmi Party, for instance, has projects for old-age homes 🏡. A friend of mine said that when you're old, you can go to a place where the Aam Aadmi Party is present; they will take care of you 👴.

Alternatively, you could move to countries 🌍 that provide significant care for the elderly. Or, you could make enough money 💰 to afford your own house 🏠 and a personal maid 🧹.

However, being married 💍 doesn't guarantee that someone will always be there to take care of you. For instance, after my maternal grandmother passed away in 2012, my grandfather was alone in his five-bedroom house 🏡 for about ten years. His children, my uncles and cousins, would occasionally visit and take care of him, providing some companionship and preventing complete loneliness ❤️.

Similarly, my father's sister passed away, leaving my uncle alone in a large mansion 🏰 for over a decade. Even though there were siblings and people around, this highlights another rising issue - the need to find communities 🤝. We evolved from tribal societies 🌳 to communities 👥, then to joint families 👪, and now we are part of nuclear families 🏠. This evolution raises a question: aren't you afraid of not being part of a joint family, unlike your parents and grandparents 🤔?

Nowadays, there's an increase in single-parent families 👨‍👧, indicating a shift towards individualism. As individuals, we form new types of communities 🌐. These communities don't necessarily need to include immediate family members.

In a family, even after disagreements, there's a higher probability that family members will care for you if something happens 🛌. Friends or community members might have limitations, but they can still offer support 🤗. For example, I know someone in the Isha Foundation who had sinus surgery 🏥. Community members cared for him for a couple of days 📆.

However, for long-term care, like three months, usually only your family will be there 👨‍👩‍👧. This situation highlights the importance of being cautious and more responsible for your health and actions, especially when you are alone 🤷‍♂️. Freedom 🕊️ brings more responsibility 🎯

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