Elderly people have feelings and deserve respect
How many of you look at the older person as a pain? Come on they move at a pace that comes close to a snail and when your behind them you are delayed for your own busy lifestyle.
Theyre always making buses late trying to count out their change for their concessionary fare. The queue in the chemist is always out of the door on pension day, just at that time when you are in a major rush and need to pay that bill that has been bothering you for ages!
Now lets try and imagine we are in their shoes. We work all our lives trying to make the world a nicer place for our children to grow up in. We were children once who ran about furiously thinking that if we didn't rush we would be out of time. We all met our true loves and married and helped the population by having our beloved children, experienced the heart break and the pain of losing loved ones and friends.
Our grandchildren look up to us and realise that we are wise and know the answers to everything.
Why not just take some time out of your busy lifestyles to see that we do not grow old gracefully, we lose respect, our looks, our figures. This is something that we are brave enough to accept and understand. We try not to be angry with those who laugh at us and make remarks, but there is only so much we can take.
We are people with feelings and minds too
One day YOU will grow old and understand what I am saying. Until then please just try and understand that we are people with feelings and minds too and treat us with some consideration.
Comments from visitors
This is so touching indeed. I hope more people will be able to read this and have empathy to those people in their 'golden years'.
0
Click to rate 
Report
Please tell me who wrote this. I will write a essay about the elderly. it can be my resource. Please sent your name or nick name for 110762493@qq.com. Thank you.
-8
Click to rate Report
I t's been really hard for me to tangle myself at one side. Somewhat, old people are a problem to the scociety for the are that so-called "purane zamane ke khyalat" thoughts of the past centuries.. they wouldn't be able to adjust with todays generation leading to family fights which might increase...
at the same time, these old people are our origin and are the ones who gve birth to us !! the took care of us and now it is our turn..
i would seriously prefer living all by my self at my old time and never b dependent on elseone... thats my plans
at the same time, these old people are our origin and are the ones who gve birth to us !! the took care of us and now it is our turn..
i would seriously prefer living all by my self at my old time and never b dependent on elseone... thats my plans
-8
Click to rate Report
very touching, I completely understand the feeling of this, ad treat elderly with as ,uch respect as possible. :-)
-15
Click to rate Report
I belive that i'm a old man 20 years from now. One day you too would be. Treat them in such a way you expect others to treat you when you're old. Even tough my grandfather was the first to expell me from my home, I love him very much and miss him. If you have a grandparent with you know love them,because you wont able to know when you're going to leave them.
-7
Click to rate Report
yes every one of us one day will be old, therefore since every one of us will be so we must repect these groups to have the same respect when we are old.
But my advise to all oldery people around the world to learn about Islam & be muslims, I pet they will enjoy their elderly.
Regards,
Riyadh, KSA
But my advise to all oldery people around the world to learn about Islam & be muslims, I pet they will enjoy their elderly.
Regards,
Riyadh, KSA
+5
Click to rate Report
Bakri Abdelgadir - 27-Nov-10 17:56
the old is a very beautiful moment because a force de prendre des annees on murit et on deviens humble car les mentaliter change de nos jours les personnes agees sont de plus plus respecter
-4
Click to rate Report
Hi people.Life is not easy to the elderly.From my small village at chintheche,Nkhata-Bay in
northern Malawi,Central Africa- the elderly are very much treared like any other human being
and are the best source of information regarding the history of our society and the youth
always come to them for a solution.So, if there is any body to be respected fist in this world
then it is the elderly because we are there because they took care of them .I wish I had
resources to support as many elderly as I could in my country.Please look at an elderly
person as the most important person the world has ever had and lt's them die piecefully.
northern Malawi,Central Africa- the elderly are very much treared like any other human being
and are the best source of information regarding the history of our society and the youth
always come to them for a solution.So, if there is any body to be respected fist in this world
then it is the elderly because we are there because they took care of them .I wish I had
resources to support as many elderly as I could in my country.Please look at an elderly
person as the most important person the world has ever had and lt's them die piecefully.
-24
Click to rate Report
fred zitithera phiri from Mala - 12-Aug-10 08:11
I wanted to share with you a new children's bilingual book on respecting our elderly. The Wooden Bowl - El bol de madera. This little book has already won Four 2010 Book Awards! It also has a great review by Maria Shriver. If you are interested in learning more please visit brainstorm3000.com
-2
Click to rate Report
@ Copper 3T - Absolutely right. I'm struggling to bring my children up to APPRECIATE. Its a disposable 'push button' world out there where a majority of people into their mid and late twenties still take no responsibility for themselves and expect either the state or mummy and daddy to constantly bail them out. It seems forming a peer group on the internet is not such a good idea and only a few people these days form face to face relationships with a broad spectrum of people of all ages. When I was a kid it genuinely does seem that healthcare was better, schools actually educated kids, most folks could find work and the police actually 'policed' - I have to admit I dread old age, another twenty five years of a society on a downhill slope before I get there...
-16
Click to rate Report
Um.. sorry. My comment is kinda screwed up.I was aiming my comment at the guy below who named himself OLD PEOPLE THESE DAYS ARE A PROBLEM TO SOCIETY. Sorry if my statement was too tactful.
+15
Click to rate Report
What is 'Old' ?. I know what maturity is, It's 'growing up' and appreciating the experience and knowledge of your elders. 'old people these days are a problem to society '? Does this young person not realise that everyone ages. I am retired and I am dambed glad I am no longer young in these intollerant and ungrateful 'push button' times. The trouble with the young of today is that they think life comes from pushing buttons and anyone who doesn't understand the modern technology is useless. Manual skills are not recognised today. When they are old, will they think they are better than the elderly of today and will their offspring care about them ? Hopefully the future young folk will have more sense ! Why did thousands of our young men die in WW2 for the young think like this ?
-1
Click to rate Report
I`m totally dreading old age, the one good thing about it is that I won`t have to sign on anymore!
-8
Click to rate Report
It seems that I've been away from here for quite a while now. I'm 15 now and I still won't change my mind about old people. OLD PEOPLE THESE DAYS ARE A PROBLEM TO SOCIETY . Aren't you getting old one day? You should really think before you post comments you know. As if you have already been old before. Still I am a nobody to give you advice(because of my age). However if you have to treat me like a young fool, it's up to you. You said that you're not taunting old people? Then shut up if a grumpyoldwoman wants an argument with you.
-19
Click to rate Report
I understand and respect the situation already, mostly because I've been so depressed about growing old. i'm 16.
0
Click to rate Report
Grumpyoldwoman
I am not at all sure that his bladder problems arise from "LOL-ing " too much because the boy does not sound like a bundle of laughs! Can you imagine going for a night out with him?
First there is his obsession with spotting the elderly as in " I just saw another old woman near my house" ( Yes dear there are lots of people out there and some of them are old; it's called humanity and they come in all shapes, sizes and ages. You would not be so surprised by them if you got out a bit more).
Then there is the obsession with bladders and urine. There's an old woman, and another one and another one - do you think they leak? Is there any urine about? I'm sure I smelt some!
No, I don't think laughing too much is one of his problems.
I am not at all sure that his bladder problems arise from "LOL-ing " too much because the boy does not sound like a bundle of laughs! Can you imagine going for a night out with him?
First there is his obsession with spotting the elderly as in " I just saw another old woman near my house" ( Yes dear there are lots of people out there and some of them are old; it's called humanity and they come in all shapes, sizes and ages. You would not be so surprised by them if you got out a bit more).
Then there is the obsession with bladders and urine. There's an old woman, and another one and another one - do you think they leak? Is there any urine about? I'm sure I smelt some!
No, I don't think laughing too much is one of his problems.
-8
Click to rate Report
My mother is quite happy to have me as her son actually. I give her a generous monthly allowance and treat her real nice. I just brought her to do her annual full body checkup.
But of course, I will never take any advice from her. She is uneducated and very ignorant indeed. She is neither wise or knowledgeable. In fact, she is rather rude and ignorant most of the time.
However, she has brought me up so I am repaying her in her old age. It is just like repaying the bank for a loan. A natural and decent thing to do.
But of course, I will never take any advice from her. She is uneducated and very ignorant indeed. She is neither wise or knowledgeable. In fact, she is rather rude and ignorant most of the time.
However, she has brought me up so I am repaying her in her old age. It is just like repaying the bank for a loan. A natural and decent thing to do.
-9
Click to rate Report
OLD PEOPLE THESE DAYS ARE A PR - 24-Feb-10 10:32
That was probably your mother, wondering what she had done to deserve you as a son!
Anyway (if she wasn't your poor mother), how do you tell if someone is uneducated just by looking at them?
Anyway (if she wasn't your poor mother), how do you tell if someone is uneducated just by looking at them?
-1
Click to rate Report
grumpyoldwoman - 24-Feb-10 08:29
Siobhan, yeah, too bad I can't say it to her face in real life. That would be really nice. Old people these days...
I just saw another old woman near my house. There was this dead look in her eyes. Quite clearly, her spirit has been broken by the rigours of life. She was uneducated, wrinkly and mumbled to herself.
How are we going to solve the old people problem in society? Should we throw them back to school to receive an education? I think that is the best solution.
They can work in Macdonalds or KFC, at least they would be contributing to society.
I just saw another old woman near my house. There was this dead look in her eyes. Quite clearly, her spirit has been broken by the rigours of life. She was uneducated, wrinkly and mumbled to herself.
How are we going to solve the old people problem in society? Should we throw them back to school to receive an education? I think that is the best solution.
They can work in Macdonalds or KFC, at least they would be contributing to society.
+5
Click to rate Report
OLD PEOPLE THESE DAYS ARE A PR - 24-Feb-10 07:16
OLD PEOPLE etc etc you aren't saying anything to anyone's face, you're behind a computer screen you fool,
why is it when I come on this site it's not about the actual gripe, it's people arguing?! Entertaining nontheless!
why is it when I come on this site it's not about the actual gripe, it's people arguing?! Entertaining nontheless!
+4
Click to rate Report
