The way people treat the elderly varies depending on the culture and tradition within a society. Some cultures tell children to look up their older generations as they are more experienced and knowledgeable, while others put younger generations in the centre of attention.
This essay will discuss both views and explain why young people should respect and follow old people.
Youngsters can learn a lot from their seniors as they have an advanced level of knowledge and skills, which were learnt from their life and work experiences. It is true that in some careers such as medicine and nursing, some people still practice after the retirement age. Younger generations appreciate their expertise in the process of learning new skills and knowledge. Even though the advancement of technology and science has changed the way of medical practice to a greater extent, the philosophy of caring others is unchanged. For these reasons, I believe that the older generation is highly valued and young people should appreciate the advice from them to improve themselves.
On the other hand, it is true that elders are overvalued in some cases. While their contributions to the society should be acknowledged, because the world would not have been the same without their hard work in the past, the focus should be our children as they are our future. In actual fact, their knowledge and the way of thinking are sometimes outdated. For example, Women used to stay at home, taking care of house chores in the past. This practice has been changed over the years and it is more common for females to pursue careers like men do. If the elderly advise children to follow the normal practice of their generation, it might not be applicable to this modern world. Thus, their advice is not always valuable.
To conclude, while their way of thinking can be outdated sometimes, the value of their skills and knowledge in some fields is highly appreciated. In my opinion, young people can learn from the elderly in many ways, therefore they should respect and follow their advice to improve themselves.
The way
people
treat the elderly varies depending on the culture and tradition within a society.
Some
cultures
tell
children to look up their older generations as they are more experienced and knowledgeable, while others put younger generations in the
centre
of attention.
This essay will discuss both views and
explain
why young
people
should respect and follow
old
people
.
Youngsters can learn a lot from their seniors as they have an advanced level of
knowledge
and
skills
, which were
learnt
from their life and work experiences. It is true that in
some
careers such as medicine and nursing,
some
people
still
practice
after the retirement age. Younger generations appreciate their expertise in the process of learning new
skills
and
knowledge
.
Even though
the advancement of technology and science has
changed
the way of medical
practice
to a greater extent, the philosophy of caring others
is unchanged
. For these reasons, I believe that the older generation is
highly
valued and young
people
should appreciate the advice from them to
improve
themselves.
On the other hand
, it is true that elders
are overvalued
in
some
cases. While their contributions to the society should
be acknowledged
,
because
the world would not have been the same without their
hard
work in the past, the focus should be our children as they are our future. In actual fact, their
knowledge
and the way of thinking are
sometimes
outdated.
For example
, Women
used
to stay at home, taking care of
house
chores in the past. This
practice
has been
changed
over the years and it is more common for females to pursue careers like
men
do. If the elderly advise children to follow the normal
practice
of their generation, it might not be applicable to this modern world.
Thus
, their advice is not always valuable.
To conclude
, while their way of thinking can
be outdated
sometimes
, the value of their
skills
and
knowledge
in
some
fields is
highly
appreciated. In my opinion, young
people
can learn from the elderly in
many
ways,
therefore
they should respect and follow their advice to
improve
themselves.