ARTICLE
2. Elderly people across the world are facing the worst time ever. The situation was not so in India until a couple
of decades ago, but with economic development the nuclear family system has almost replaced the joint
family system, leaving the elderly alone with all their sufferings. These poor old people often are subjected
to violence too at the hands of their own children. Taking ideas from the news items given below, together
with your own ideas, write an article in about 120 words on 'Take Care of the old.
70-Year-Old Woman
Brutally Thrashed
Man Arrested In Connection
With Killing Of Senior Citizen
Abandoned by family,
90-yr-old
lives on railway platform
SonNobi
Dobilaina Nagar
Answers
Being a good citizen of the world, it becomes each and everyone's responsibility to help the senior citizens. Turning to old age is a cyclic change which everyone has to pass through. Hence, at the time when any old people requires any help, one should always help them. Generally, it is noticed that they do not get much attention which they require in that stage of their life. The young generation often tends to forget that they too will fall for the same in their future. In India, it is observed that with time, the younger generation look towards the elderly as a burden and a source of disturbance in their life. They start to neglect them and avoid their thoughts and instructions. Mostly this happens as a result of the problem because of the generation gap. Both the elderly and the young are not willing to accept and consider what the other thinks and believes. Hence, they start to neglect them and give no importance to them.
One of the major reason for the decrease of affectionate for old people is the emergence of nuclear families. Nuclear families comprise of parents and their children. Hence, old people do not find any space in such families. In the last ten years, such cases have been increased to an alarming rate. The notion of joint family has come towards an end and because of this reason, the elders have become vulnerable. Many cases have come out in which the elders have undergone financial, physical and emotional tortures from their own children. Every day there is at least one news in the newspaper which contains news like a 70-year old woman was brutally thrashed by her own children. A man was arrested for killing a senior citizen. Such news does not hurt the sentiment of those people but also show that there has been an end of humanity in the present world. As a citizen and a human being, we should accept the notion of growing age and not hurt our elders in any way.
Answer:
I totally agree with the point that elderly people in our country India are facing many problems related to many incidents. They have worked their lives to help their children grow up both physically and financially.
But children are letting them down in their old days. due to even minor levels of negligence on the part of the children, the elders often become victims to outside attacks. so even if the children stay outside, they should always monitor the wellness of their parents.