Impact of Senior Citizen On Society

Impact of Senior Citizen On society

When a new committee is elected for an organization, a wise organization assures that the chairperson of the secretary belongs to the retiring committee set.The reason for this is obvious: there needs to be continuity. When the new committee runs against a snag the members from the old committee will usually be happy to share their experience. The case is similar with grandparents. They ensure that there is continuity in the family. They are the links to the past. They remember when life is simpler and can belt out advice based on experience rather than from theory. Whereas, knowledge and all sorts of technology is available from books and consultants, such simple things like taking a woman to a hospital for delivery is known only through experience then when inserted adept at this type of knowledge.

 

Grandparents are the Guardians of wisdom. What they are able to share with the younger generation such as their grandchildren is the wisdom of having been there and having done that and gained from it. In my own experience, it was my grandfather who taught me that there was more to life than watching TV. I learn that reading is a fascinating pastime from my grandfather. My father hardly read at all. Also from my grandfather I learnt to enjoy the class 6. I also learnt to love nature because the old man had the time and the patience to take me on long hikes and show me that trees were not just trees. If not for anything else in Singapore, at least grandparents often act as parents replacements. Most of our parents are usually too busy earning a living to do anything else for us; lucky indeed are individuals who grow up with at least one set of grandparents.

I have often seen my parents treating their parents as if they were children to be taken care of. I have often seen my parents especially in moments of stress depending on them, I remember when my sister gave birth. The first of spring comes to mind. My sister was in pain. My mother panicked and called my grandmother, not the doctor. My father just clasped his hands and trade when my grandparents arrived within minutes. I could see the relief on my parents faces. Immediately, the old timers took over. My grandfather reassured my father that all would be well and my grandmother put her arms around my mother to assure that she was there. Then she went to my sister and took her by the hand straight away. My sister seems to sense that all would be well. My grandmother began to time the abdominal convulsions. “The baby will be born by morning,” she announced.We were all there, it was on my friend parents that everyone depended somehow we all felt that since they were there all would be well. As predicted, my niece was born at 3:00 a.m. My grandmother's smile smugly and hugged everyone. 

 

In any organised society, it is the older people who are in charge, younger are more energetic ones. May be the ones who get things done by the Rains of power are held by the elders. This is true in so-called primitive societies as well as in powerful countries with organised governments. Many world leaders are grandparents or at least people who are older, this is an indication that wisdom not knowledge alone is required for effective leadership. 

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