indeed they have much to offer in their current; knowledge, experience. even if some can't, no one should even think of 'dumping' them as they have done their part in contributing to society & country. the least a country can do for the senior citizens; love them as parents & take care of them in that manner as well.
& personally, i hate the idea of 'dumping' old people in 'homes'. might as well kill them & stuff them in a coffin. why? thos so-called homes are very very impersonal. never mind the fact that it's organised care, with peers of the same age. more than anything else for them would be to continue to be with family. sadly most families don't want them anymore.
i visited once an old folks home & my heart was shattered looking at their faces. their eyes would just light up when there is somebody, anybody who would just give 10 minutes of time to talk with them. all they want is company & of course love. some complained that their children put them in the home & promised to visit them. at first, it was weekly, then monthly, then on holidays, then gone. even the people who run the home couldn't locate the family. they just disappear. i couldn't imagine & still cannot do so now, how heart-breaking it is to have your children, whom u raise for so long, have just dumped u & proceeded to live on as if u no longer exist. as if u're trash! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/memad.gif" alt="" />
old folks should be taken cared of WITH love just because it's humane to do so & to allow them to live life fully right till the end.
sadly such trends; dumping old folks in home are getting more & more popular in malaysia. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/disagree.gif" alt="" />
