Importance of Aged People in the Society

"Those who greet elders and do service to them, they grow in all four dimensions such as longevity, knowledge, fame and strength".

One of the reasons for the growth of the Indian society is its multi-generational structure which means staying of many generations together in one family. This phenomenon is expressed in the form of joint family system. Aged people have been always considered as individuals with a vast repertoire of knowledge and experience.

Staying with them and respecting them helps not only in personal growth but facilitates multidimensional growth of a person.

Today, many of the problems seen in the society are due to breakdown in the family system. Young couples prefer to stay alone to seek independence and doing away with the restrictions. But the repercussion of this system is largely being felt on the younger generation. The elders in the family have always been a medium of cultural transmission.

The cultural traditions followed in the country have been passed from generation to generation. With the emerging nuclear family system, the younger generation is becoming deprived of this rich cultural transmission.

It has been found that emotional expressions and values in young generation have also been affected by the absence of elders in the family.