" In Britain, when
someone gets old, they often go to live in a home with other old people
where there are nurses to look after them. Sometimes the government has to
pay for this care. Who should be responsible for our old people? Give
reasons."
Time is a double edged sword. As time continues to run and
tick by, you will gain more experience and knowledge. But at the same time you
grow into something less. At a point in time, your body will stop growing to be
healthier than before and instead you will just grow old. And like the first
time you came to this world, you will have to be taken cared of once again. You
might need some help in dressing up, eating or taking a bath. Then let me ask
you something, who would you want to take care of you?
There are different and many types of people out there that
can take care of the old. And in the Philippines, the family of the senior
citizen is the one that is doing this job, commonly. And why not? Having their
own families taking care of them has a personal touch to it. Since the old
people were the ones to take care of them first, It is only right to give this
care back to them by the very person they took care of. Senior citizens are very
emotional and sentimental since they can feel that time really is passing by.
Having this feeling, they would want all their hardships remembered and thanked
for. That they are and will always be loved. And no one else can give it them
except their own family.
In addition, if you put the senior citizens in the shelters funded
by the government, can you really guarantee their safety and happiness there?
Worrying for someone that has been playing a huge role in one's life is a
natural human trait. It can't be helped if you worry if those who took care of
you are being cared of by those you trusted them with. Are they being fed with
proper and delicious food? Are they sleeping well? Are they sick right now?
What are they doing right now? These questions will constantly appear on your mind. Why not save the trouble and
stress these questions will bring you and just look after them yourself?
Some would say that it is more convenient to just let them
live in the shelters. They will have free food, cared for by nurses, and it may
be funded by the government. However, in
light of the news broadcast-ed these days can we really be confident in honest
charity? In these days that money has a big part in how people take actions,
can we really be trusting that the shelters are getting a fair amount to
sustain them? Yes, there are honest people who are really sincere in their
charity, but is it enough? Will you rather leave those you love into the hands
of uncertain people that say they really love them? Can they truly love and
help your seniors the way you can? Will a house that can easily be taken by the
government themselves be better for them or is it your home that is safe and
warm that is the best for them?
In the end, time is still the enemy you will be facing. You
can give in and let your seniors spend it in the shelters or you can treasure
time and take care of them yourself. Both will have their perks and down sides.
Sometimes, you will feel the push to love and thank them, other times you will
feel the hardships of doing it. It up to you whether you will challenge time
and all the things it will throw at you and cherish them. Just don't leave any
regrets behind.
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