Relations Between Generations

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN YOUNG AND OLD PEOPLE The relationships between different generations were always hard. And the more difference in age the more difficult people to communicate. I think that the cause is in the world where we born and grow. And this world is changing too fast. One day a man wakes up and finds himself in absolutely different world which he knows nothing about. And at this day are born other people who will know nothing about previous world. So the conflict of generations comes out. This conflict concerned each part of life: economic, social, cultural. There are many similarities as well as differences between elderly people and young adults. Older people seem to be more set in their ways. They also seem to know much more in general about most everything. Young adults, on the other hand seem to have a much broader outlook on life. The most common factor in both of these groups it seems is the overwhelming knack for being narrow-minded. One of the strongest examples I can think of to show that the elderly are more set in their ways is their attitude concerning music. I have noticed that as people get older they seem to become intolerant of anything new in the music world. They somehow get stuck in the sounds of their youth, and can’t understand “the music of today.” Young adults on the other hand seem to enjoy a much wider range of music and are much more tolerant. People like this seem to be very bitter toward life. No one (especially and old person) can tell them anything about life. I know I can learn much from my elders, I hope they see that they can learn much from me. Young adults on the other hand are much more adaptable. The adage "Wisdom comes with age" can be a very true statement. The extreme of a so-called typical young adult would be one who at 20 thinks they already know everything they need to in life. People like this seem to turn
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