First of all, let’s see the characters that these three groups of citizens: Young people are energetic and fresh. Middle-aged adult undertake the major responsibilities of building and constructing their countries. While, though it seems that the senior people are regarded to be the weakest point of our society, personally to say, they are some bodies we should respect most.
It is said that Americans are often accused of admiring youthful beauty and energy. Such believe is kind of acceptable. Is there anybody who doesn’t like beautiful and energetic staff? Let alone our brothers and sisters on the planet. While, here, I want to mention that though older group of citizens they are less pretty in their appearances, they own more than superficial appearances in their minds. They are their wisdoms of life, the experiences of their journeys.
At the thought of a wise man, the image of a gray-haired, white-bearded old man emerges into my mind. “Wise man”is a word which, I think, only the senior citizens deserve it. Without any denying that there are quite a number of middle-aged people who have tasted the bitterness and happiness of life. But the advices from the old should be highly respected. There is a saying in China: the bridges that the olds have passed are even more than the roads that the young people have taken. That is to say, the senior citizens have something more than us, the wisdom of life. So, there is no reason that we do not respect them as our spiritual leaders.
Moreover, the olds have already made so many contributions to our societies; they deserve placid and quite lives. Even now, they can provide some advices to the young and middle people when they are confronting some obstacles and down to losses.
You know, in China, every one of our citizens is taught to respect our senior citizens. We are supposed to give our seats to the olds in the public transportation. We are encouraged to use the respectable phrases when talking with olds. And they are given many priorities on the issues of medical, transportation, sites’ entrances fee, etc.
We should respect the senior citizens not only because they know more knowledge of life, but also they have already done something to our world.
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We do respect seniors or elderly in my country. But nowadays, many wild teenagers don't do so. They respect and care about themselves instead or the phrase to describe this is "too selfish".
ReplyDeleteyes! We should treat senior citizen better as we will turn old one day. In my religion, we belive Karma, which is the cycle of cause and effect.
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