Ignoring the Elderly; a Growing Social Problem
             Canada is my second home, I consider myself to be a Polish Canadian. My values and beliefs are very different then the values of a true born Canadian. I was raised in a typically Polish European family and have adopted the teaching of my parents, the same teachings that were passed down to them by my ancestors. Growing up in a Canadian society I noticed differences between both the Polish and Canadian cultures. One of the biggest differences I noticed was the ways in which we treat our elderly citizens. My Polish parents have brought me up to respect my elders and listen to their wise teachings. To be patient and care for my grandparents, to give up my seat and open the door for them. They are wise beyond their years and deserve the highest respect, when they speak, the children should always listen. I have incorporated this belief system into my everyday life and believe it to be just. Growing up in Canadian society I have observed one very disturbing thing, the elderly here are abandoned by their families, taken advantage of and victimized.
             My grandparents live over seas and I rarely get to see them, I have always missed them terribly and as a result of this I have always been fond of the elderly. Their gentleness and kindness have always been qualities I have found to be most beautiful. Their frail skin and tired eye's have always captured a certain kind of beauty, their peace and serenity has always touched my heart. As a teenager I would take the subway in Toronto and often miss my stop because I would find myself looking at and older man or woman and I would get so captivated by them I would loose track off all time. The world would stop still and I would sit them and carefully peace together the pieces that made them so beautiful to me. I imagined what their lives were like and even their childhood memories, I would wonder what great knowledge they possessed and try t
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