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The Elderly people and our Responsibilities towards them
Hello friends, I wish to say a few words about a sensitive and family oriented topic. On the elderly people and our responsibilities towards them. Different persons have different opinions about the same. My views are quite simple, sentimental and ethical.
Caring for the elderly is important. The elderly persons in our families are our ancestors. They have taken care of our childhood. So we need to care for the elderly.
When we are very small kids, our parents, grandparents have taken care of us, our food, shelter, clothing and our health. Our elders often sacrifice their personal interests to take care of the children. They see that the children are well educated and gain skills, knowledge and wisdom. The elders always want that their children perform well, and do better in future. In this harsh and cruel world, the elders try to protect their children and see that they advance safely in to the ever changing modern world.
So it is our duty to care for the elderly, when they are old and are unable to take care of themselves. These days we have micro families. So generally old people do not stay with their children. The elderly live in their own homes where they spent majority of their lives. They have wonderful memories associated with their homes. Often elderly people cannot travel to different places that their sons and daughters work and live in. The elderly may be put in special homes for the aged or in the company and care of some one they love.
It is difficult to take care of the elderly. It is not easy too. Often we give priority to our children and neglect the elderly. But they are also to be taken care of. In Indian culture, the elderly are given a special role in a family. Most important way we care for the elderly is by respecting them, greeting them warmly, talking to them for some duration, giving them priority in matters of decisions.
The elders need to be talked to politely with love and tenderness. We should not get annoyed by them. We can protect our time and future from them, if we think that they may interfere with our own plans. But we should give them their due. Often some elders may disturb their sons and daughters due to overindulging in their lives. But that should not be the reason to distance them and neglect them. Some old persons try to talk too much or talk on topics which are not interesting to the young. Some elderly have different lifestyles, different timings and different tasks. Some elderly are oriented towards devotion to God and divinely topics. But still, even if the paths are different, we need to see that we live coherently and happily all together.
We are, in fact, respecting ourselves, our family, our clan and culture, when we respect our elders. We are respected and are considered good by the society, when we respect elders. In traditional Indian society respecting elders is a good trait.
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Quick Points on Responsibilities towards elderly
1. Show that we care for them.
2. Be polite in interaction and show respect.
3. Show gratitude for what they did to you when you were young.
4. Giving them a healthy and comfortable shelter as needed.
5. Taking care of their health and financial position as needed.
6. Give respect to their opinion, knowledge and wisdom.
6. To see that they live happily as long as they live.
Caring for the elderly: a hindrance or an aid to self-development
To care for someone who once cared for us is the highest honour. Getting old is an inevitable process. It is inherent to human being. And with old age comes maturity, wisdom and respectability. Elderly people are precious. They are the revered members of our family, wise sages and keeper of traditions. They are a goldmine storehouse of knowledge.
Personally, I feel caring for the elderly aids to self-development. Old-age is a time when they need help in things they effortlessly do by themselves before. It is a time when they need attention and affection.
Elderly are the truest form of wisdom. They have lived for a long time- from generations to generations. They teach us respect, perseverance, wisdom. By being with them and caring for them establish relationships. Connecting with them we learn to grow. We learn patience and tolerance by caring for them. As they have lived long they know life very well. They have been through the ups and downs of life. We learn how to face problems- we learn everyone have to face problems and anyone can overcome it. Elderly people love to share. They deal with things very deeply. They teach us to look at things in a deeper level rather than waddling in the shallow pool. Elderly helps us to see people as well as ourselves differently- in a good way. There teach us that that there is so much more to things as well as people than they appear. We learn our identity and discover who we really are by being with them. We become more self aware and wiser through all the things they teach and do. Through their actions we imbibe better the seeds they sown Through their calmness and serenity from all the experiences and lessons they have learnt and gathered through the years they provide us a better platform for us follow and imitate as actions speak louder than words. Caring for them benefits us in many ways and prepares us to face life and overcome it. All the little things that we learnt through caring strengthens us and help us to live life in fulfilment and satisfaction; storing all the things that we learnt and doing it.
Elderly teach us the value of family, relationships and life. As humans are industrious being- we don’t like to feel stagnant. We love progress. And through progress we win. Caring for the elders help us to grow in many ways which altogether lead to who we are. We owe to them. We will not be here if it were not for them.
It is everyone’s responsibility to grow into a respectable elder- someone whom we can go to for help and counsel. And as no man is an island and he is constantly shaped and influenced by the experience of life he go through , it is very important that he get the right experience and counsel by being with the diamonds, and storehouse of wisdom and goodness- the elderly