People
living in Hong Kong nowadays generally can live longer. However, some
elderly do not want to get longevity because of being alone, not
strong enough or without money. Some of them are facing hardship as a
result of not making both ends meet. They even depend on the old age
allowance for supporting other expenses such as rental, bill and medical expenses. Besides, some elderly are rich but in poor health. Worse still,
some old people even committed suicide after suffering from lots of
illness, they did so maybe they feel painful to live their last
years. Moreover, some also feel lonely for lack of communication with
their family members and hard to make friends with others.
On
the other hand, some retiree enjoy their later life as they had
planned an active retirement lifestyle during their working life, so
that they can have a quality life for living their last years. They
generally can be easy to get satisfaction from achieving their goals
which they could not able to do in their early life. For examples, by
taking part in voluntary social services to give a hand for the
underprivileged, and taking courses for learning whatever courses
they are interested in. Also, those who have big smile on their face,
this helps them easily communicate and make friends with others.
Old
people who have done invaluable services to society should command
our respect. We should treat the elderly with love like family
members. To make the elderly in need know they are not lonely but
cared for. Furthermore, society should pay attention to our senior
citizens struggling to live their last years. It is the government’s
duty to provide and expand services for the needy elderly for easing
the plight of them. If so, life can be meaningful and colourful.
