No money, no respect? Even from family?

The verse I have borrowed from this blog reminds us that things now are not all that different from a long time ago.  Am not sure whether this is a good thing or otherwise!

यावद्वित्तोपार्जनसक्तः
    तावन्निजपरिवारो रक्तः ।
पश्चाज्जर्जरभूते देहे
    वार्तां कोऽपि न पृच्छति गेहे ॥

- भजगोविन्द स्तोत्र

As long as you are earning money,
your family loves you.
When you stop earning and the body becomes weak,
no one in the house want to hear about you.

- Bhajagovinda Stotra

As a kid growing up in a fairly traditional/religious family, I recall memorizing the "Bhajagovindam" verses that were rendered as music by the late MS Subbulakshmi.  But, I don't recall reading along with a translation of what those Sanskrit words meant.  So, it was more a rote memorization of 1,200 year old verses by Adi Shankara!

There was a great uncle, "RM"--a mixed-bag like all of us--who was at ease in quoting many of these ancient words of wisdom.  Well, he could quote and recite--from an understanding, not mere memorization--verses from Sanskrit, Tamil, and English.  Dad too does that to quite an extent.  I suppose there has been quite a generational shift since then.  Yet again, I am reminded of Tennyson's "knowledge comes, wisdom lingers."