World senior citizens' day

World senior citizens' day named for appreciate the generations which made your world. It falls on August 21st.This is valuable opportunity to appreciate your senior citizens and express your love to them.

In 1998 the president of United State Mr. Ronald Regan announced this day to build awareness about their problems and  their living conditions. The main purpose is remember and admire senior generations for their service to the society.

Today we are enjoying all the resources, we have got thanks to the senior generation who work hard to earn them. But in developing country like Sri Lanka, senior citizens lives are miserable. Often only who worked in the  government service they have some privileges. But that citizens who are like the citizens who aren't like that they haven't anything. They are engaged to work which time they should rest for be alive. The situation is developed countries are different from this. Their elderly community spends their lives comfortably. They often work as habit in their old age.

As a generation that knows the virtues, we must fulfill our duties to the senior citizens who are still suffering in our country. We must make suitable environment to live an independent and dignified lives. Specially mental satisfaction should be given.

Finally, wishing all the senior citizens in whole world lovely senior citizens' day.

 

Leo Imesha Nilushi

First year

Faculty of Arts