人口老龄化
Taking Care of the Seniors

Our nation is one with a large population which bears an accelerating tempo in the aging of its people. Nowadays, senior citizens in China enjoy an abundant material life whereas torturing a life with vacancy and solitude.

Reasons for the aging of population varied. Above all, I think, it is greatly related to the over-whelming development of the science and technology, especially in the medicine field. It is a reason that can never be blamed. Preventing the progress of either science or technology to reverse the aging situation can be ridiculous and will never happen as we hardly will agree on the opinion of banning marriage to decrease the divorce rate.

We sincerely hope our grandpas and grannies to live longer on one hand, and still worry about the aging issue one the other hand which seems an entire contradiction. What we can do about this is to company those who are still truly enjoying the colorful world, to supply them with all kinds of facilities for recreations and provide those who have already fully achieved their life goals with Euthanasia. This is something rather cruel but it makes sense somehow and what it requires are courage and realm.

What I bear in my mind is that senior citizens can be helpful rather than a kind of burden to our society. Experiences are valuable resources to the young that can protect them from making the same silly mistakes over and over again so as to speed up the procession of their growing.

Working with old people can be a joyful thing when you can be trained to be more patient, easy-going and open-minded. Listening to the old narrating their histories can let you feel calmer whenever faced with obstacles and difficulties. Playing with the senior can make you laugh happily with no disguise or hypocrisy at the same time which can cure you psychologically in some way somehow and free you from tough pressure from work, family, or other aspects.

As for me, I’m so touched when my 80-year-old grandpa accompanied me all the way up the Beijing to embrace the brand new start of my university life for himself. It is, and has always been my greatest pleasure to see he is that healthy, that passionate, that humorous and lively as he was. How nasty and non-filial I will be if I scold him of embarrassing the embarrassing situation of the aging of the population in our country.

I’m serious when talking about this issue since it hasn’t been properly handled. I decidedly hold the view that senior citizens should be, and must be treated equally and respectfully in our global community, ’cause getting old will be an inevitable phase in everyone’s life span. To respect the old, is to respect yourself, is to respect the meaning of life.

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我国是一个人口众且人口老龄化正在不断加快的国家。今天,中国老年人享受着丰富的物质生活的同时也忍受着精神生活空乏的折磨。

人口老龄化的原因各不相同。首先,我认为这与了无空前的科学技术发展有关,尤其在医药领域的科学和技术发展。这是一个无法被指责的原因。抑制任何科学或技术的进步,以扭转老化情况可以是可笑的,绝不会发生,就像我们绝不会答应禁止结婚,以减少离婚率。

我们真诚地希望我们的爷爷和奶奶生活更长时间,一方面又担心人口老龄化,这相当矛盾。我们可以做的,是陪伴那些仍然享受世界享受生活的人,向他们提供娱乐活动的各种设施,同时提供给那些谁已经充分实现自己的人生目标的人以安乐死。（好学英文网提示，此句话不大好翻译，大家可以提点自己的建议.）这是相当残酷的,但这需要勇气和对人生的参悟。

我认为老年人会对社会有所帮助,而不仅仅是社会的负担。他们丰富的经验是年轻人最好的资源,可以防止他们一遍又一遍犯同样的错误,以催促其成长。

与老人们的工作可以是一个快乐的事情,你可以变得更有耐心,随和和开明。倾听他们讲述自己的过去可以让你遇到困难险阻时感到更加平静。和老年人玩可以让你快乐地笑,没有任何假装和虚伪地笑,这可以在某种程度上治愈你心理上的创伤,缓解来自工作,家庭或其他方面的压力。
至于我,当我80岁的爷爷伴随我一路来到北京拥抱我全新的大学生活时,我是无限感激和感动的。我一直非常高兴地看到,他是那么健康的,那么热情,幽默,充满活力,就像一直以来一样。如果我批评他让已经很尴尬的中国人口老龄化局面更尴尬,那将是一件多么令人憎恶的和不孝顺的事情啊。

谈到人口老龄化这个问题,我是很严肃的,哪怕它仍没有得到妥善的处理。我认为,老年人应该,而且必须受到我们全社会的平等待遇和尊重,因为,每个人总有一天都会老去。尊重老人,就是尊重自己,就是尊重生命的意义。 （475）