Some people think that the elderly needs to rest instead of working. This belief is derived from the idea that old people over the age of 65 cannot work as well as others and working might be detrimental for their health as they are not very strong. However, others believe that forbidding people from working just because they are old are against freedom and public interests. In this essay I will discuss both views and argue in favor of the latter.
On the one hand, working might seem to be bad for the elderly. Above all, the elderly are often not as strong as younger people. Working might be a serious burden for them and it can be bad for their well-being. Also, some claim that old people are not good at working as much as young or middle-aged people as they get tired easily. According to them, it is not necessary for old people to work and it’s better for younger people to do so. They say the government needs to help the elderly under financial difficulties rather than pushing them to work and make their own money which is not beneficial to both old people and the society.
Nevertheless, there is a more persuasive argument that no one should forbid people over the age of 65 from working. First of all, old people can work well, too. I recently watched a news about a “silver café” in Korea. A silver café is where all the workers are over the age of 65. Nonetheless, the customers are very satisfied about both the taste of food and the service. Like this, the stereotype that the elderly can’t work properly is wrong. Secondly, due to the aging population, there would be more old people and less young people in the future. If we prohibit old people to work, there will be much less people allowed in the workplace. Finally, it goes against one’s freedom to force a person to not work. The elderly also has a right to choose to work or not. Deciding whether working might be harmful to old people is up to themselves. We shouldn’t interfere with their freedom to make a choice.
On the whole, I firmly believe that the current system of allowing old people to work is the best. Old people can work well, it is good for the society, and most of all choosing to work is one of the basic rights of all people. For the elderly, getting a proper job is tough. But as the world is changing, we should not look at working old people with stereotypes and accept that they are very capable with many years of experience and learning.
Some
people
think
that the
elderly
needs to rest
instead
of
working
. This belief
is derived
from the
idea
that
old
people
over the age of 65 cannot
work
as well
as others and
working
might
be detrimental for their health as they are not
very
strong.
However
, others believe that forbidding
people
from
working
just
because
they are
old
are against freedom and public interests. In this essay I will discuss both views and argue in favor of the latter.
On the one hand,
working
might
seem to be
bad
for the
elderly
.
Above all
, the
elderly
are
often
not as strong as younger
people
.
Working
might
be a serious burden for them and it can be
bad
for their well-being.
Also
,
some
claim that
old
people
are not
good
at
working
as much as young or middle-aged
people
as they
get
tired
easily
. According to them, it is not necessary for
old
people
to
work
and it’s better for younger
people
to do
so
. They say the
government
needs to
help
the
elderly
under financial difficulties
rather
than pushing them to
work
and
make
their
own
money which is not beneficial to both
old
people
and the society.
Nevertheless
, there is a more persuasive argument that no one should forbid
people
over the age of 65 from
working
.
First of all
,
old
people
can
work
well, too. I recently
watched
a news
about a “silver café” in Korea. A silver café is where all the workers are over the age of 65. Nonetheless, the customers are
very
satisfied about both the taste of food and the service. Like this, the stereotype that the
elderly
can’t
work
properly
is
wrong
.
Secondly
, due to the aging population, there would be more
old
people
and less young
people
in the future. If we prohibit
old
people
to
work
, there will be much
less
people
allowed
in the workplace.
Finally
, it goes against one’s freedom to force a person to not
work
. The
elderly
also
has a right to choose to
work
or not. Deciding whether
working
might
be harmful to
old
people
is
up to themselves. We shouldn’t interfere with their freedom to
make
a choice.
On the whole
, I
firmly
believe that the
current
system of allowing
old
people
to
work
is the best.
Old
people
can
work
well, it is
good
for the society, and most of all choosing to
work
is one of the basic rights of all
people
. For the
elderly
, getting a proper job is tough.
But
as the world is changing, we should not look at
working
old
people
with stereotypes and accept that they are
very
capable with
many
years of experience and learning.
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