Parents/siblings

If one takes the sensitivity and emotion out and look at this objectively -

“dad sold all the family property they had and also took loan over the house they are staying now. His parents have some savings for her marriage.”

If he doesn’t use the savings to pay off the loan on his current home, he is beyond help. It is like - son tells his dad not to go near the well that has no physical barrier around; yet, his father ignores and falls and dies in the well. Can you hold the son responsible? Would you say, "The son should have known that dad won’t listen; he should have been with him at all times and prevented his death."

If dad is unwilling to listen to sons and payoff the loan, dad will have to face consequences for his choices. Son is not responsible for dad’s bad choices.

Son “cannot see his parents on the streets.” How can a daughter see her parents on the streets? Isn’t she a child as much as the son?

Coming to the practical side of it -

“dad works in a private firm and is about to retire in few months time.”

He should supplement his retirement income. If he is retiring now, he can look for another job. He may not get the same salary/position, but it will get him extra money to support himself and not burden his sons.

They may not be able to afford a middle class living, they have to lower the standard to a poor living and meet their basic needs.

Reason –

This is not just one incident, the country as a whole, there are plenty of other cases like this. If son can’t do it right by the parents; but, he can do it right for his kids and stop perpetuating the cycle of needy parents and sacrificial sons.

At least in my view all of our goal is not to repeat our parent’s mistakes and we desire and strive for our children to do better than us.