Lately there has been one thing which i am starting to notice more and it's been getting on my nerves. How people treat senior citizens.
I hate how many people laugh at senior citizens and you just notice that facial expresion like they are ready to burst out in laughter but are holding it back while listening to a senior citizen speak. I know people think everything is all fun and games, but it bothers me.
I think that just for a senior citizen to reach old age should be highly respected and the opinions of senior citizens are very valuable.
I am not saying we should let them drive and fly planes and do things that require fast reflexes and situation where they could endanger other people's safety - depending on the state of their health, of course - but i think that not taking them seriously and making fun of them is shameful and people that do that are not worth anything.
The other thing is while a senior citizen is speaking and people just ignore them and talk to each other, even saying stuff like "Oh, he/she can't hear very well" while ignoring the person. That's really disrespectful. At least do it the good old-fashioned way. Behind their back!!! I mean if you're going to be a total a-hole you can at least do that when you are not next to a person you are disrespecting.
Imagine a senior citizen speaking to their family members and suddenly one of them goes "oh, ignore him" or "oh, he is deaf" and the serior citizen hears them. I mean they are also people with feelings, you don't have to make them feel bad in their last years of life on earth.
So take care of senior citizens and pay them the respect they deserve! Besides, if it wasn't for them, you probably wouldn't be here. Also the life experience those people have is huge, pay attention and analyze their philosophies. You might learn a thing or two...
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↠ This post was originally published on Bubblews in the Miscellaneous category by me (Bubblerian) on May 13th 2013
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