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# In many countries, the proportion of older people is steadily increasing. Does this trend have more positive or negative effects on society?

Today, an increasing number of older people have been one of the serious issues in many countries. It can be seen that there are many groups of older people gathering or spending time in parks. It is believed that the increase of older people has positive effects on society. This will be shown by taking into account of the aspects of human resources from older people and educational roles.

It is believed by some that majority older people can still work and help in some areas so that they can co-operate with a local community to improve society. For example, in society, there are so many areas looking for a help such as gardening, visiting neighbors in need and assisting in a local shop and so forth. Thus, it is understandable why some people support this point of view.

A second point of view is that because of the numbers of older people, younger people would often come across older people who have more wisdom and history through their experiences and ages. For example, they have experienced the Second World War that younger generation might have learned from textbooks at school. Thus, there’s no doubt that why many people approve of this idea.

Following the analyzing of these points of view, it is clear that an increasing number of older generation give positive impacts on society. It is expected that older generation will be a worthy part of improving society as long as they are supported by society and younger generations.