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In many countries, people are not taking care of their elderly relatives but seeking help from professionals to look after them. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?

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Nowdays
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, It has become
trend
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the trend
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 of sending elderly relatives to old age homes to get looked after because of the busy
life
 of today. I think it is a negative development as
everybody
 is busy
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building their career. There are many reasons behind
this
 phenomenon.The first reason is lack of time as
everybody
 wants a
luxurous
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luxurious
life
, so, in order to get
a
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 desired
life
 people have become
workholics
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workaholics
 and they do not even realise that
their
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 missing out on many things.
For example
: spending quality time with their
parents
 is one of them which they will realise later in
life
.Because of these
desires
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 they have to send their
parents
in
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 old age homes to be looked after and they are
also
 paying too much for
this
. The competition as
everybody
 is busy in their
life
 or we can say
everybody
 is participating in the rat race to become successful in their
life
. The second reason is the invention of technology which has provided many benefits, but
along with
 those benefits, these things come with drawbacks
such
 as people losing harmony in their relations,
as a result
, they do not want to spend time with their elders, so just want to get rid of them that's why send their
parents
 to these institutes where they go to visit them when they want as per their convenience. In conclusion, I reiterate my opinion that
this
 is a negative trend because living with
parents
 is a blessing and people need to experience
this
 because desires never end and always go increasing and increasing.
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The conclusion powerfully reintegrates your viewpoint and emphasizes the emotional aspect of family relationships.
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