In the hustle and bustle of urban life, we are often confused by high-rise buildings and bustling streets, but we rarely pay attention to those unknown elderly people, who are experiencing an insurmountable gap, our modern society, for them, is heaven or hell?
The story begins on the way to work, in front of a steamed bun shop, a rickety old man in Mandarin who is not fluent asks the owner for help, but is treated indifferently because he does not have a smartphone. The shopkeeper's negligence left the old man stunned in place, like a helpless child, who just wanted some change to take the bus to the hospital because his loved one was sick. This scene made the surrounding passers-by stop and ask about the needs of the elderly, but because of the old man's accent and the noisy environment around him, it was extremely difficult to convey information.
Everything we have long been Xi to life seems to the old people like an insurmountable abyss. In a post I found online, a grandmother set up a fruit stand for an afternoon, but she couldn't make money because she didn't know how to use a smartphone. In the hot weather, she not only has to look after the stall, but also has to take care of the little grandson in her arms. When a customer was about to pay with her mobile phone, the grandmother asked if she could pay in cash, and it turned out that she had been sitting all afternoon, and her business was bleak, because she could not use a smartphone and did not have a payment code, so she could not even sell a few orders of fruit.
This is not an isolated case, a similar dilemma has occurred at train stations. A 70-year-old man was forced to lie at the train station for 3 days because he couldn't scan the code with the elderly machine, and even if he did a nucleic acid test, he grabbed a ticket. In the hospital, another elderly man was at a loss in front of the ** machine, so nervous that his hands trembled and his head sweated. This scene makes people wonder, why is our society so indifferent to the elderly?
In the progress of modern society, the elderly are at a loss in this technological trend. It takes courage for them to step out of the house, but unfortunately, sometimes, their outstretched hands end up in the middle of nowhere. A scene that once happened on the bus made people feel deeply helpless, an elderly man was refused to take because he could not show a health code, and the impatience of the passengers on the bus made the old man more and more helpless.
Unfortunately, some "new types of unfilial piety" have emerged on social **, but some parents don't know about it, and they show off their children's prospects when they meet people. The writer Zhou Daxin warns us that a generation will eventually grow old, and today it is them, and tomorrow it will be us. A civilized society should have the freedom to let people run, and there should also be the freedom to let people who walk slowly live calmly.
This dilemma is not unsolvable, and society is gradually creating a more friendly environment for the elderly. More and more stations have set up channels without health codes, and WeChat has launched a care mode that can convert text into speech. New professions such as escorts have also emerged, who help the elderly make appointments, pick up numbers, wait for consultations, and examinations. These improvements bring hope, but what we need more is human care.
In this icy age of technology, do we remember to stop and look back at those who walked slowly? In the busy life, can you slow down and wait for those old people who are struggling to trek? We can't solve all problems with effort alone, because aging is inevitable as we age. This is a great change of the times, we need to recognize this era and embrace this era, but we cannot laugh at those who cannot walk on the great wheel of the times.
Finally, let's care more about the elderly in our lives, carry cash with us, and lend a helping hand when we meet the elderly in need. Spend more time with your parents, explore and learn new things together, and don't let them feel abandoned by Xi the times. On the road of filial piety, everyone has the responsibility to do the ultimate, Bi Shumin said in "Filial Piety is Priceless": "Life in the world, everyone has the day when they grow old, look at the old man today, is tomorrow's us." To be kind to today's elderly is to be kind to tomorrow's self. ”
In this age of advocating technology, don't let the warmth of humanity get lost in cold numbers. Let's work together to create a more caring and inclusive society.
The elderly feel warmth and care in the tide of the times.