Comments on: Attention! http://www.herewith-yanni.com/2007/04/14/attention/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:30:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Yanni http://www.herewith-yanni.com/2007/04/14/attention/#comment-4235 Yanni Sun, 15 Apr 2007 07:17:48 +0000 http://herewith-yanni.com/?p=335#comment-4235 teddy - :evil: i think all of them need some counselling!!!! teddy - :evil: i think all of them need some counselling!!!!

]]> By: Yanni http://www.herewith-yanni.com/2007/04/14/attention/#comment-4232 Yanni Sun, 15 Apr 2007 06:33:17 +0000 http://herewith-yanni.com/?p=335#comment-4232 eddy - nothing special la my post. :smile: eddy - nothing special la my post. :smile:

]]> By: teddY http://www.herewith-yanni.com/2007/04/14/attention/#comment-4230 teddY Sun, 15 Apr 2007 06:29:42 +0000 http://herewith-yanni.com/?p=335#comment-4230 Itis really sad to hear that there is an alarming trend emerging in societies around the world - people are abandoning the older generation, neglecting them of basic human interaction, denying them of basic human rights and not giving them the love and concern they deserve. And the most ironic thing is that the older generation are the ones who brought us up and made us into what we are today. The act of neglecting them is just like what a Chinese saying goes - demolishing the bridge after you've crossed the river. There are several factors to be blamed for this emerging trend: 1. Urbanisation - in China and other developing countries, there are more and more young people from rural areas migrating to city centres to seek for a better standard of life. The majority of them will leave the older generation behind in fear of them being a burden to seek a better life, and many of them totally forget about them once they become high-fliers. 2.Formation of satellite families. Like in Singapore, HDB flats are well-known for being urban prisons as the unit size prohibits large families from clustering together and encourages the formation of small, nuclear families. This weakens family interactions and might lead to the abandonment of the older generation. Just my 2 cents. Itis really sad to hear that there is an alarming trend emerging in societies around the world - people are abandoning the older generation, neglecting them of basic human interaction, denying them of basic human rights and not giving them the love and concern they deserve. And the most ironic thing is that the older generation are the ones who brought us up and made us into what we are today. The act of neglecting them is just like what a Chinese saying goes - demolishing the bridge after you’ve crossed the river.

There are several factors to be blamed for this emerging trend:
1. Urbanisation - in China and other developing countries, there are more and more young people from rural areas migrating to city centres to seek for a better standard of life. The majority of them will leave the older generation behind in fear of them being a burden to seek a better life, and many of them totally forget about them once they become high-fliers.

2.Formation of satellite families. Like in Singapore, HDB flats are well-known for being urban prisons as the unit size prohibits large families from clustering together and encourages the formation of small, nuclear families. This weakens family interactions and might lead to the abandonment of the older generation.

Just my 2 cents.

]]> By: eddyboi http://www.herewith-yanni.com/2007/04/14/attention/#comment-4228 eddyboi Sun, 15 Apr 2007 05:54:50 +0000 http://herewith-yanni.com/?p=335#comment-4228 eh, can't wait for ur post... :) eh, can’t wait for ur post… :)

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