Generation gap has been a debated issue since the dawn of civilization. I partially agree with this
statement. Modern life has changed beyond recognition in many ways and so many ideas of the old
generation are not suitable for today's life, but still there are some traditional ideas, which are evergreen
and hold true even today.
The elderly had a very disciplined life. For instance, they believed in sticking to one iob for life. They also
believed in fixed-hours job. They had a stress-free work life. Moreover, they believed that marriage was for
life. Divorces were rare. They had a stable family life. These values, if followed, are good for today's
generation also.
However, in many ways the ideas of the elderly are obsolete in the times of modernity. The elderly live like
a frog in the well. They forget that change is progress. They also want their children to follow the same
profession. They do not give importance to aptitude. Youngsters are more intellectually evolved. They want
to explore the un-trodden path to face the cut-throat competition of today.
Furthermore, the young differ in dress, food and habits. These things were not available to the elderly. The
elderly had lesser opportunities to come in contact with the western world. The Earth was a big planet.
Now it is a global
village. The young speak a universal language, eat ltalian pizza and Chinese food and wear a universal
dress. The leisurely ways of the old are gone. The young have the speed of bikes, cars and planes. What can
link them to the old bullock cart? The young today have to change to survive.
To sum up, there are some traditional ideas of the elderly that are evergreen and will hold true for times to
come. But, in many ways, they are obsolete in today's time.
Generation gap has been a debated issue since the dawn of civilization. I
partially
agree
with this
statement. Modern
life
has
changed
beyond recognition in
many
ways
and
so
many
ideas
of the
old
generation are not suitable for
today
's
life
,
but
still
there are
some
traditional
ideas
, which are evergreen
and hold true even
today
.
The
elderly
had a
very
disciplined
life
.
For instance
, they believed in sticking to one
iob
for
life
. They
also
believed in
fixed
-hours job. They had a
stress
-free work
life
.
Moreover
, they believed that marriage was for
life. Divorces were rare. They had a stable family
life
. These values, if followed, are
good
for
today
's
generation
also
.
However
, in
many
ways
the
ideas
of the
elderly
are obsolete in the times of modernity. The
elderly
live
like
a frog in the well. They forget that
change
is progress. They
also
want their children to follow the same
profession.
They
do not give importance to aptitude. Youngsters are more
intellectually
evolved. They want
to explore the
un-trodden
path to face the
cut
-throat competition of
today
.
Furthermore
, the
young
differ in dress, food and habits. These things were not available to the
elderly
. The
elderly had lesser opportunities to
come
in contact with the western world. The Earth was a
big
planet.
Now
it is a global
village. The
young
speak a universal language, eat
ltalian
pizza and Chinese food and wear a universal
dress. The
leisurely
ways
of the
old
are gone
.
The
young
have the speed of bikes, cars and
planes
. What can
link them to the
old
bullock cart? The
young
today
have to
change
to survive.
To sum up, there are
some
traditional
ideas
of the
elderly
that are evergreen and will hold true for times to
come
.
But
, in
many
ways
, they are obsolete in
today
's time.