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The elderly need to be respected for their efforts

By Zhou Wenting | China Daily | Updated: 2016-11-25 08:50

Once, I saw an old man sitting in the yard of a nursing home alone, loudly singing a song called The Sun is Going to Set in the West Soon. His voice was filled with helplessness and sadness. I went to sit beside him and sang along, and my heart was deeply touched.

For as long as I can remember, seniors have attracted too little attention from society as a whole. For example, people may shrink physically as they get older and have a higher incidence of falls, but how many people have thought about buying a more comfortable and stable chair for their elderly parents?

The elderly need to be respected for their efforts

By contrast, various types of products are specifically designed for infants and young children at different ages - from pushchairs to potties to tableware - and they are readily available.

The elderly need to be respected for their efforts

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