Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, on an afternoon on August 18, the leaves cut the sun and spread it on the ground, knowing that the summer was shouting on the tree, and the children were playing to their heart's content, it was such a peaceful and peaceful place, but it became a stage for the elderly to vent their anger.
A 98-year-old man with crutches in hand threw tantrums at a restaurant: smashing cutlery, breaking glass, scaring customers away, and messing everywhere he went. So what exactly made this old man so angry? Let's take a look at the truth behind this anger.
The fury caused by a piece of tofu
A 98-year-old man with crutches in his hand walked into a restaurant with a faltering but energetic pace. The old man went straight to a shelf, but after standing in front of the shelf and looking around, he found that there was no tofu that he liked to eat. The old man suddenly became furious, and a shocking scene happened!
The old man picked up his crutches and began to smash things, knocking over all the food on the shelves, and then sabotaging the other facilities in the store, and after a while, the ground was full of debris.
The surrounding customers were stunned by this sudden change, and no one dared to step forward to stop it, they were afraid of getting into trouble. Because the vandal was an elderly man, the shopkeeper was helpless and persuaded to no avail, so he had to call the local police station.
Persuasion failed, and the police were helpless
Soon, two policemen came to the store, at first they thought it was just a simple quarrel, but they did not expect that the other party was an old man who was nearly 100 years old. Faced with such an elderly person, the police felt that they had no way to start.
The old man's emotions were extremely excited, and the police's kind words and persuasion did not help at all, but because of the peculiarities of his age, he could not take tough measures. If law enforcement is enforced, it may cause greater physical and mental stimulation to the elderly, causing more serious consequences, and it is likely to be condemned by public opinion. How to calm the emotions of the elderly without getting out of control has become a headache.
For the elderly who do not listen to the persuasion, the police are helpless. At this time, some people in the crowd suggested that the family of the elderly should be contacted and it might be better for the family to come forward to solve it. So the police quickly found a way to contact the family of the old man, and while waiting for the family to arrive, the police also learned a more unexpected truth from the shopkeeper.
Free white food for up to six months
The owner surnamed Yao, in his forties, is a particularly enthusiastic person, always smiling, and often helps the people around him, so his shop has a good business. But at this time, he looked vicissitudes and helpless, and told in detail about the old man.
The old man came to the store half a year ago, when he stood in front of the tofu shelf for a long time, but he had no money to buy it. The shopkeeper saw his embarrassment, so he enthusiastically cut a piece for the old man for free, and said to him: "When you want to eat tofu, you can come here." ”
The old man nodded gratefully, and the next day he came again. Day three, day four, day five... Every time he came, the owner enthusiastically cut hot tofu for the old man and delivered it to her, and this kind of thing lasted for half a year. Until today, because of the booming business in the store, a lot of food was sold out early, and when the old man saw that there was no tofu that he loved to eat, he became angry, and all his anger condensed at this moment, and began to smash things. The shopkeeper did not expect that his act of kindness would be exchanged for such a result.
Indifferent children do not care
At first, everyone thought that the old man had no one to rely on, no children and no daughters, but in an unexpected conversation, it was discovered that the old man had a pair of children and both worked in Hangzhou, but they had never seen their old mother take care of themselves. The police called them and could not be contacted, and it took a long time to finally call the old man's son, but his reply was even more chilling.
"My mother has Alzheimer's disease, and since the disease, her temper has also become irritable, moody, and often throws tantrums, I can't control her, it won't help if I go, and I'm very busy with work now." The old man's son hung up the phone after a few words, and when he called again, no one answered.
The son's indifference made everyone present feel extremely angry, and everyone began to condemn the old man's sons and daughters. His mother ate white food for half a year from well-wishers she didn't know, but as a child she never showed up, even if she didn't have time to take care of the elderly, she could pay for the old man's meal, right? The old man behaved abnormally, was hot-tempered, smashed a lot of things in people's homes, and left his responsibilities aside if he couldn't manage it, which is really incomprehensible!
And is the abnormal behavior of the elderly caused by Alzheimer's disease? Dementia is a very complex condition that will have some impact on the patient's memory, cognition, behavior and may make some abnormal behaviors, but we cannot blame all the causes on dementia.
Even if a person has dementia, his values and basic personality are usually not affected much, so we cannot see the destructive behavior of the elderly as caused by dementia.
Imagine, how can an elderly person with dementia accurately remember the location of the store that provides him with food every day? How do you remember that the owner came to this restaurant almost all day without thinking about eating white food? The abnormal behavior of the elderly may have the cause of Alzheimer's disease, or it may be that the lack of support for children causes the elderly to not get warmth and become irritable, or it may be that the pain of their later life makes them collapse and erupt.
This incident has caused the public to reflect on human nature, and also gives us certain warnings and thoughts: nearly 100 old people have children and daughters, but rely on the help of a kind boss to eat their favorite tofu, so where is the responsibility of the children? The elderly will decline in all aspects of their abilities when they get older, and they need to be cared for and cared for by their children at this time, and do not use busy work as an excuse to make parents old and lonely. The elderly should not be forgotten, but need to be warmed.
Whether children or the elderly, no one should have to do anything for them, and the help of others is done out of conscience rather than for granted. When their elderly parents cause harm to others, children should actively take responsibility to make amends. Age is not a shield to avoid responsibility, let alone a reason to hurt others. People should have a grateful heart, do not want the goodwill in society to be consumed, let the kind people chill.
As members of society, we should preach positive energy and work together to build a warm society, so that the old can rely on, the young can be nurtured, and love can be nurtured!