Getting older is an unavoidable part of a cycle in life. Getting older may be a form of suffering for
some people as when they get older there will be a lot of deterioration in every aspect of their
life. That is why people nowadays try to find a way to improve the life of the elder. Technology
advancements are one of the creations by modern society that improves elder’s life. However,
modern society should pay with the declining attitude of a young adult towards older adult. This
essay will take a look at how it feels to be elderly in modern society.
Technology is one of the products by modern society that improves elderly lives in every aspect.
As people's productivity is declining as they are getting older, they often get a hard time getting
in touch with their peers. However, modern society has solved this problem by creating
technology that can get people in touch more easily. For instance, many elders can get in touch
with their peers and family through the assistance of video calls. With video calls, they can get
more proximity with others. Moreover, Technology and science advancements have also
provided better health to society. With science progress to improve people’s lifespan, the elders
are no longer need to worry too much about their health as in the past.
On the other hand, society is pushing to make a better quality of life. It led to more competition
and people are more laborious in today’s world. Consequently, young adults are more ignorant
and individualistic than ever before. They may lose their attention towards elder people as elder
people are not related to them. This may lead to loneliness and social isolation by the elderly
and it can cause the decline of mental health and possible chronic health problem.
To sum up, Although modern society has made a better world for elder people, we still need to
pay attention to our relationship quality towards elder people. Taking up responsibilities and the
attitude towards elder should not be ignored in this modern society
Getting
older
is an unavoidable part of a cycle in
life
. Getting
older
may be a form of suffering for
some
people
as when they
get
older
there will be
a lot of
deterioration in every aspect of their
life.
That is
why
people
nowadays try to find a way to
improve
the
life
of the
elder
. Technology
advancements are one of the creations by
modern
society
that
improves
elder’s
life
.
However
,
modern
society
should pay with the declining attitude of a young adult towards
older
adult. This
essay will take a look at how it feels to be elderly in
modern
society.
Technology is one of the products by
modern
society
that
improves
elderly
lives
in every aspect.
As
people
's productivity is declining as they are getting
older
, they
often
get
a
hard
time getting
in touch with their peers.
However
,
modern
society
has solved this problem by creating
technology that can
get
people
in touch more
easily
.
For instance
,
many
elders
can
get
in touch
with their peers and family through the assistance of video calls. With video calls, they can
get
more proximity with others.
Moreover
, Technology and science advancements have
also
provided better
health
to
society
. With science progress to
improve
people’s
lifespan, the elders
are no longer need to worry too much about their
health
as in the past.
On the other hand
,
society
is pushing to
make
a better quality of
life
. It led to more competition
and
people
are more laborious in
today
’s world.
Consequently
, young adults are more ignorant
and individualistic than ever
before
. They may lose their attention towards
elder
people
as elder
people
are not related to them. This may lead to loneliness and social isolation by the elderly
and it can cause the decline of mental
health
and possible chronic
health
problem.
To sum up, Although
modern
society
has made a better world for
elder
people
, we
still
need to
pay attention to our relationship quality towards
elder
people
. Taking up responsibilities and the
attitude towards
elder
should not be
ignored
in this
modern
society