Humanity has come a long way as we evolve and adapt to our changing world. Through the years, we have managed to overcome several limitations, which in the past were nothing more than dreams. We succeeded in landing on the moon and communicating over a long distances, yet there are still some boundaries we have yet to cross despite our best effort. Aging is an inevitable process of nature. While we cannot stop the ticking clock in our body, we have made it possible for aging to be delayed and relieved to a great extent through advanced technology and modern governance. High-tech equipment and medications are available for the treatments of more illnesses as our understanding of medicine improve and governments nowadays are doing more for the elderly population in their society. 
             With more emphasis placed on healthcare by governments today and the advancement of our medical technology, people get to live longer. Cancers are not as deadly as in the past and new vaccines are constantly being developed. People, including the elderly, are made less vulnerable to the incapacitation of diseases, and in a way, we become biologically stronger. This also means an increase in the productivity of the aged, physically. McClatchy Newspapers (2008, October 20) suggested that with the miracle of modern medicine, 60 might be the new 40. However, most treatments do not come cheap and chronic illnesses, especially, take a toll on their finances as people live longer. "One hospitalization, for example, a stroke can set you back at tens of thousands of dollars," as stated by Associate Professor Paulin Straughan, sociologist, National University of Singapore in Channel NewsAsia (2009, August 19). In fact, most elderly are not rich and many cannot afford the treatments. Friedland and Summer highlighted that some segments of the aged population might be overlooked and remain very vulnerable. For this group of people, most governments intervene to help to ...