Title: Caring for the Elderly: The Clash of Filial Piety and Reality
Uncle Liu's experience has triggered deep thinking about taking care of the elderly. He is 70 years old, but he is physically and mentally exhausted from taking care of his 96-year-old father all day. Is this kind of "anti-filial piety" normal? We can't help but ponder.
Taking care of the elderly is a kind of filial piety, but also a kind of responsibility. However, the cruelty of reality is unbearable. The smiling faces brought by children may be rewarded, but the aging of the elderly makes people see twilight and despair. This psychological gap is caused by the huge difference between taking care of children and taking care of the elderly.
Uncle Liu's situation is not an isolated case, the old people in the family live a long life, and their children have become old people, which makes people feel helpless. The desertion outside the walls of the nursing home highlights the indifference and inadequacy of society towards the elderly.
For people like Uncle Liu, the responsibility of taking care of the elderly has become the whole of his life. At the age of 70, he was supposed to enjoy retirement, but he was forced to give up everything and dedicate all his time and energy to his father. This sacrifice is not only physical, but also spiritual.
Faced with his old father's irritability and dementia, Uncle Liu chose to be patient and tolerant. Even if he was beaten and scolded, he never gave up, silently taking care of him. However, this sacrifice is not understood by society and is more often seen as "taken for granted".
In the face of reality, Uncle Liu also thought about giving up and sending his father to a nursing home. However, faced with the reality that the nursing home was unwilling to accept his father, he could only choose to continue to carry the burden forward. Sick and tired, he didn't dare to make a mistake, for fear that once he fell, his old father would have no one to take care of him.
We can't help but ask, is it normal to hope that the old man will die soon, and what should we do in such a situation?
Perhaps, we need more understanding and love. Society should provide more support and help so that the responsibility of caring for the elderly no longer becomes a burden on individuals. At the same time, we also need more attention and care, so that every elderly person can enjoy dignity and care.
In this warm society, let us work together to care for every fragile life. [END]