In developed world, the average life expectancy is increasing dramatically as a result of advanced medical technology. Longevity seems to be a good thing but it also caused a lot of problems.
The advantages from life expectancy can be seen from both individuals and the society. As for society, longevity allows people to contribute more to the community beacause old people who have many years of experience could continuously work instead of having retirements. In some cases, senior citizen tend to find a non- physically demanding jobs, therefore, there could be an increase in labor source. As for individuals, they spend most of their life working and taking care of their family. So it is sense that people deserve a healthy and peaceful old age after the amount of paid work. . On the other hand, with parents living longer, children can have more time to stay with and show filial respect to them. So longevity helps to promote the harmonious relationship among family members. On the contrary, there are some problems related to this issue. The most significant concern is associated with medical problems which place a heavy burden on many nation’s health systems. In other words, as life expectancy increases, it entails many age-related chronic diseases such as diabetes, articulation disorders or Dementia. As a result, the demand for geriatricians and medicals supplies soars, posing challenges to many country. In addition, senior citizens are often faced with outliving their savings. Evidence suggests that retiree spend a significant portion of their saving on travelling and entertaintment since their saving could not enough to pay for the ever- increasing heathcare costs.
Overall, although, longer life expectancy puts burden on the society. the benefits both people and the world can get from the phenomenon of people living longer are irreplaceable and undeniable. It is the truth that longevity is a symbol of civilization and better life.
In developed world, the average
life
expectancy is increasing
dramatically
as a result
of advanced medical technology.
Longevity
seems to be a
good
thing
but
it
also
caused
a lot of
problems.
The advantages from
life
expectancy can be
seen
from both individuals and the society. As for society,
longevity
allows
people
to contribute more to the community
beacause
old
people
who have
many
years of experience could
continuously
work
instead
of having retirements. In
some
cases, senior citizen tend to find a non-
physically
demanding jobs,
therefore
, there could be an increase in labor source. As for individuals, they spend most of their
life
working and taking care of their family.
So
it is sense that
people
deserve a healthy and peaceful
old
age after the amount of paid work.
.
On the other hand
, with parents living longer, children can have more time to stay with and
show
filial respect to them.
So
longevity
helps
to promote the harmonious relationship among family members.
On the contrary
, there are
some
problems related to this issue. The most significant concern
is associated
with medical problems which place a heavy burden on
many
nation’s health systems.
In other words
, as
life
expectancy increases, it entails
many
age-related chronic diseases such as diabetes, articulation disorders or Dementia.
As a result
, the demand for geriatricians and medicals supplies soars, posing challenges to
many
country.
In addition
, senior citizens are
often
faced with outliving their savings. Evidence suggests
that retiree spend
a significant portion of their saving on travelling and
entertaintment
since their saving could not
enough
to pay for the ever- increasing
heathcare
costs.
Overall
, although, longer
life
expectancy puts burden on the society.
the
benefits both
people
and the world can
get
from the phenomenon of
people
living longer are irreplaceable and undeniable. It is the truth that
longevity
is a symbol of civilization and better
life
.