In many countries insufficient respect is shown to older people. What do you think may be the reason for this? What problems might this cause in society?

Respect

shown to senior citizens is often considered by many as an important indicator of a civilised

society

and yet

this

is on the decline in many countries. In my opinion, lack of proper teaching at home and a paradigm shift towards a materialistic life are the reason for

this

trend.

This

trend can bring some negative consequences in our

society

which would be outlined in

this

essay. In regard to the declining respects for elderly people, the family bonding and parents teaching methods at home are to be blamed. The family value and bond are no longer important to the younger

generation

these days. They are not entirely responsible for

this

social debasement as parents nowadays are too busy to teach their children morality. On top of that, young

generation

in

this

era is more occupied with materialistic possessions than reading history and learning about their traditions and cultures.

As a result

, they fail to understand how important it is to show

respect

to other members of the

society

, especially senior citizens. To illustrate an example, one of my classmates, Tony, was raised in a nuclear family and without his father. When he visited our house, he had no idea that my grandparents could live in our family. Certainly, he would not know how to spend time with people over 60 years old! Among the negative consequences of

this

trend, the most severe one is the moral degradation of youth. Since they find it unnecessary to show proper

respect

to elder people, they will soon forget to

respect

other human beings.

Moreover

, they will fail to teach their

next

generation

anything about mutual

respect

and family value, they will suffer even more when they become old.

Finally

, as a whole, the

society

would have selfish members who would not be able to maintain a social harmony. To conclude, the

society

we live in is the contribution

os'

the senior citizens and

that is

why the young

generation

should show their

respect

and gratitude to them. The lack of

respect

towards the elderly is a great concern and to mitigate

this

problem, parents should teach their children morality and importance or family bonds.