Elderly people have feelings too

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.

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@ 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...

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.

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 ?

I`m totally dreading old age, the one good thing about it is that I won`t have to sign on anymore!

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.

I understand and respect the situation already, mostly because I've been so depressed about growing old. i'm 16.

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.

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.

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?

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.