in many countries people are now living longer than ever before. some people say an ageing population creates problems for governments. other people think there are benefits if society has more elderly people. to what extent do the advantages of having an ageing populaiton outweigh the disadvantages? give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience

Many countries have more

people

with longevity now. In theory, they say that it would become a problem for the government because of the decreasing productivity of elders. Some say that it can be beneficial to society as

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population

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to bring wisdom and cultural value with them. In my opinion, I agree with the second argument. Not only that, an old person can have a lot more experience, relatives, and networks than the younger generation. They can teach the young ones to be more productive, by giving them advice and preventing them from making the same mistakes they had overcome in their time.

For example

, a TV station can make a talk show event when they invite

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community and have a live interview with them. They can talk with inspirational

people

, like Abdurrahman Wahid or BJ Habibie, the former president of Indonesia, in Kick Andy. From the talk, we, as a lifelong learner, can learn a lot from them, from their attitude, the reason for their policy back in their time as president, their achievements, to

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most important thing, their principles. Not only inspirational, but they are

also

giving hope for the next generation to continue their legacy and make the world a better place. It would be perfect in a balanced society composition when older folk, who have already retired, are not too many in numbers but their numbers are not much different from

people

living in their productive ages. It can

also

be practical in a country that has many more productive

people

than the old and the young.

This

is usually called the diamond population. But it would be a bit hard for a country with an hourglass society when there are less productive

people

than the young and the old.

Due to

their overwhelming responsibility to take care of their parents and children,

as well as

their career, a person can bear a lot of stress on his shoulders.

Not to mention

if their parents and children are sick. To sum it up, I agree that healthy elders may have many benefits for the productive population, they can be wise parents, understanding friends, even teachers when they have to and take care of the young ones. But, out of respect, it would be a bit difficult when they are sick and the old community exceeds the productive one.