Faith and Reliance On The Elders

The elders should be treated with great respect for the great wisdom and experience they have in life. I certainly have faith on elderly people and rely on their words of wisdom. Without these golden people how would the younger people behave without having good mentors as examples. They are the very people that helped in shaping up the new citizen of a country.

That is very true. they know alot more and they have been through alot more things than the younger people have. they are more knowledgeable too.

It is one thing to respect the wisdom and experience of one's elders, but one must not be expected to run their lives around them, or change their behaviour for them. I think it is wrong when someone dictates how someone else lives, just because the other person is so much OLDER.

This is very much a generalisation. While Elders are supposed to be wiser... not all of them are. Actually... from my point of view... I would estimate that only a third of the general population is wise. The other two third refuse to learn. Also... people are only wise from their personal experience. So while everyone might have a certain degree of experience on certain matters... no-one knows everything. If your grand-father was a racing car driver... you would not ask him for advice on how to fly a boeing 747 in the middle of a storm. If your grand-parents have been happily married for 50 years... You don't go to them to ask for advice on divorcing your wife. You go to someone who went through a divorce.

You got your points right there, as 'elder' whom got the life experience earlier and in somehow already negotiated with their life difficulties. Used their own philosophical value towards the solution findings. Meaning that, elder in both category of life; the physical age and true life experiences. Laying down their life expertise to the younger group is a noble work.

I disagree with the notion that one should carry faith and belief in one's elders for the reason that the very elders are vulnerable like any of us but our faith should depend on our inner conviction and self-belief. I don't say they should not be respected, dealing with them should be with discernment and caution. Personal self-belief and conviction should be our motivation when dealing with life issues.Lovely discourse all the best.

yes you are right, youngstrs may do many mistakes and may go on wrong path which may lead them to pain or disaster later.If they keep faith in their elders, the elders will surely give them the right way and the right solution for any problem, but herre's where most of the youths fail, they don't share their personal things with elders and keep thinking that what they are doing is only right.

Hi sukumar794! I completely agree with you dear friend! I have always valued my father's words as I know he is far more wiser and experienced than me, my husband and brothers. I always look up to him and ask for advice. I know that sometimes I get so hard headed and stubborn on some things but as I think and weigh things over, I always realized that my father and elders were right. Take care and blessings to you always! lovelots..faith

yes,,thats why we should consult the elder first before we dicided to do things that needs the presence of the elders..have a nice day

It's wise to listen to our elders. In past times when families lived together or close to each other the young ones had the advantage of the elders' advice and example but nowadays families live so far apart that we've lost that valuable resource.

The long experiences of elders have taught them good lessons that they share to the youth. I think they deserve to be heard and followed most of the time although not all the time because there are also some traditional methods and non-sense superstitious beliefs that need not be followed in the modern setting.