Chapter 65 between young and old

In any country, in any society at any time, there will be old people and young people coexisting at the same time.In terms of age, these are the two poles of society, with middle-aged people in the middle. Such classes of different ages together form our society, the so-called mortal beings are. From a social perspective, this pattern is constant and fixed.However, from the perspective of each individual, it is not fixed and often changes.You are a teenager today, and you will be middle-aged in an instant.If you don't quit halfway, there is still an old age waiting for you.What about after old age?Everyone knows that, so there is no need to elaborate.

If you want social stability, you must handle the relationship between these three age stages, especially the relationship between the old and the young at the two extremes of society.Now people sometimes talk about the "generation gap" - I think this is also an imported product - some say there is, some say there is no, I admit that there is.Because the fact is so, it cannot be denied.And in a sense, there is a "generation gap" that indicates that society is constantly advancing.If you don't move forward, where will the "ditch" come from? Admitting that there is a "generation gap" will not lead to success.If we really want to maintain social stability and unity, we must further analyze the specific conditions on both sides of the "ditch".Let me not talk about the intermediate stage of middle age, I only analyze the two poles of old and young.

In a nutshell, both poles have their pros and cons.The elderly have many life experiences and are well-informed, which is an advantage.The disadvantage is often self-righteous, stubborn and stubborn.Every now and then it is: I eat more salt than you eat noodles, and the bridge I walk is longer than the road you walk.A few people are frustrated in their official careers and full of complaints: "Everyone is drunk but I am sober; everyone is turbid but I am alone." She has almost become a nine-pound old lady, nagging, everything is good before.The result made everyone unhappy. Here I would like to specifically mention a shortcoming of the elderly that I have personally observed, that is, they like to talk and make long speeches.For a two-hour meeting, he will arrange half, or even three-quarters.Others look at their watches impatiently, but he is old and dizzy, so he can't see it. The result is easy to know.I heard that there is an old professor in a certain university. Whenever he speaks in a meeting, experienced people will go home for dinner.Satiated with wine and food, looking back, the old professor's speech has not yet ended, and he is still "hanging rivers and waters" there.

Therefore, I have a few proverbs for the elderly: the blood of the elderly has weakened; the brakes fail, and the warning is speaking. As for the young people, they are full of vigor and enthusiasm.The road in front of them seemed to be covered with roses.They don't flinch from anything. They can grasp the moon in nine days and catch turtles in five oceans.This is a very precious spirit that can only be protected, not dampened.Yet their disadvantage is implicit in this advantage.They only see the beauty of roses, only smell the fragrance of roses; but they forget that roses have thorns, and if they are not careful, they will prick their hands.

So what to do?I don't have any magic tricks, I just have a few commonplaces: Old and young people need to have self-knowledge, the more the better.The old should not "rely on the old to sell the old", and the young should not "rely on the young to sell the young".The latter sentence was fabricated by me, and I personally think that this fabrication is correct.There should be mutual understanding, understanding, and understanding between young and old.The most important thing is understanding.With this understanding, the stability and unity of our society will be guaranteed.

July 3, 1994