As the Korean proverb ' Listen to elderly and you will get what you want' implies that old people are usually the subjects who give advice while the young people are the ones who get the advice. However, as the world is changing faster, old people also have lots of things they could learn from young people. They could be informed of new technologies and progressive thoughts.
Young people can teach old people to be familiar with modern technology. According to the statistic of Korean times, in Korea, roughly 85 percent of average 55 years old people can not use the Internet or a cell phone while almost 98 percent of teenagers can use it. When considering the statistic, it is quite apparent that most teenagers are better than old people when handling modern technologies such as computers. Then, young people could teach old people how to use the Internet, a cell phone, a computer and so on. Therefore, old people can learn something from young people.
Moreover, old people can get progressive thoughts from young people. Even if some might deem this as a stereotype that old people are usually conservatives and young people are progressives, in most cases, that is true. Young people like changes while old people do not. Thus, young people can teach innovate thoughts to old people. For example, one Korean company name LG is famous for cell phone. It has luxurious designs and simple features. In fact, in the past, C.E.O of LG, who were mostly 50 to 60 years old, only tried to produce simple design cell phone without any distinctive features. Its revenue was low but they did not make changes However, employees who were mostly young suggested the company to invent cell phones that have various characteristics. This was because people these days want to be a special person. They tent to buy products which seem distinct. The C.E.O adopted the advice, and LG now is one of the best companies that sell cell phone in Korea. Hence, old people can gain new knowledge from young people.
In conclusion, it is quite sure that elderly could learn from young people. They not only can learn how to use modern technologies, but also get innovate thoughts. When both of them exchange advice and accept it, the society would be developed further. |