Topic: The older generations tend to have very traditional ideas about how people should live, think, and behave. However, some people believe that these ideas are not helpful in preparing younger generations for modern life. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?
Generation gap has been a problem in modern life. Some people will perhaps to stick to traditional values but others think those ideas are not suitable for youngsters in modern life. My view is that some values are obsolete and need adjusting while some should be adopted today.
It is not denied that some traditional believes are true for yesterday but not true for today. Let take an example, in the past, children were expected to do things in the way their parents want. However, nowadays, the concept of good children has changed; children can express their opinions more freely and openly. Another good change happens in the role of men and women in family. In previous time, women were supposed to stay at home and do housework; men were breadwinners and have total authority on decision making. Yet women and men have equal responsibility of sharing housework, making living and making important decisions now. In addition, the rapidly changing world has put many challenges to youngsters, driving them to change backward values. They need to be confident, open to different views and have out of box thinking.
Nevertheless, I believe that there are some precious values of the previous generation that young people should inherit. There is a saying that age speaks with the wisdom of experience, their experiences in life in coupled with valued attributes such as hard-working, do one’s best, take pride of one’s work and respect to others should be considered.
In conclusion, young people should be open to accept new things from outside world, at the same time, inherit the good traditional values.