Democracy is the other name of liberty - a liberty which does not infringe on the liberty nor encroach on the rights of others; a liberty which keeps up strict discipline, and makes law its warranty and the basis of its exercise. This alone is true liberty that can produce true democracy. To ¬¬Mahatma Gandhi, the best right is the right to do one’s duty. Modern people are negligent about their duty but are diligent about their rights. People today are decked with knowledge but are devoid of common sense. Right and duty are jural correlative. The ‘ought to be’ duty towards the elderly persons is not of mere ethical value rather the same is quite scientific. It’s in the nature of repayment of an outstanding loan by way of discharging certain duty in exchange of having availed certain rights in the past. We must respect our Parents and Grandparents because they give birth to us, endure great pains to raise us, educate us and get us settled in our lives. It is a lot due to their love and efforts that we become great in our lives. When we have our own children, our parents then play an important role in giving good values to our children as well. Therefore, when our parents are old and cannot take care of themselves, it is our duty to pay back their love, effort and blessings by serving them and honoring them in every way possible, even at the cost of great personal sacrifice. One of the sources of law is religion. Serving our parents is for our own good and it leads to great rewards. Conversely, not caring for them is bad Karma. No prayer yields any fruit for the person who does not serve his parents and teachers. In the Mahābhārata, there is a mention of a Brahmaṇa boy who leaves behind his elderly parents to advance spiritually. He acquires several spiritual powers, but discovers that even a butcher who had merely served his aged parents diligently was more advanced than him. The Brahmaṇa boy learned the lesson that serving one’s parents yields a much greater reward than abandoning them and pursuing your own selfish goals. Again, in contrast to our scripture's teachings, Jesus Christ in the Bible says that one must leave behind his parents and loved ones and not worry about them to demonstrate his love for God. Quoting the Prophet Anas ibn Malik narrated that if a young man honors an elderly on account of his age, Allah appoints someone to honor him in his old age. And in the modern day context in the words of Kay Granger, “Human rights are not a privilege granted by the few, they are a liberty entitled to all, and human rights, by definition, include the rights of all humans, those in the dawn of life, the dusk of life, or the shadows of life.”