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KimmentionedarepresentativeexampleofJapanwhichhasvariousvoluntaryandlocalcommunityprogramstocommunicatewith
andcheckonoldpeople’sconditionsunderthepretextofprovidinglunchboxesandhelpingwithgarbagedisposal.Theelderlywho
havephysicaldifficultiesdonothaveanyonetotalktoandaresoisolatedthatitishardtofindthemwhentheydie.
3-2.Am“I”NeededinSociety?ElderlyintheWorkplace
ThedayOve,whohadlosthiswifeSonjaandhadlivedeverydaylonely,determined
tokillhimselfwasthedayhewasdismissedfromthejobheworkedforhisentirelife.
The job was his only reason to live. Both movies show the importance of a job or the
sense of being needed and illustrate that seniors can give good solutions to diverse
problems via their experiences. Ove seems like he is annoyed by Parvaneh’s repeated
requests, but he helps her more than anyone and solves various problems in the town.
Benfrom“TheIntern”alsoappliedfortheinternshipprogramexpectingtheremightbe
someone who needs him. He helps Jules and his colleagues with his analytical ability
andexperience,sotheyrelyonBenandhisadvice.Thesocialroleandtherespectthat
they receive as someone who is needed motivates them and makes them a teacher on
diversetasks.
Asthemoviesshow,theelderlyarenotanintractableburden,butleaderswithinsight
▲Ove and Ben feel achievement and
success through the sense of being
andknowledgebasedonvastexperiences.ThereisevenanAfricanproverbthatstates,
needed.
“The death of an old man is like a fire in a library” because of the experience and
ⓒIMDb
knowledge the elderly possess. Many studies show that having a job after retirement
and having a job that is like the pre-retirement job affects mental health and satisfaction for seniors. Having a life similar to past
experiences positively affects the elderly, improving their ego-integrity and self-efficacy. As the baby boomers born from 1955 to
1974entersenescence,continuouspoliciesregardingelderlyemploymentareneeded.
However, apart from movies, reality shows society viewing the elderly as useless individuals who get left behind. The “Social
Breakdown Syndrome,” a mental condition referring to feeling powerless and dependent due to aging, is also because of the
widespreadnegativeperceptionoftheelderly.Theratioofelderlyemploymentandpovertyalsoshowsanegativeviewandalienation
of seniors. The situation in Korea does not look good unlike that in the United States, where an appropriate job or vocational
education is offered to those elderly who want a job; also in Japan, they rehire retirees. This is because institutions mainly aim to
achieve a statistical goal and only provide jobs that do not require skills for elderly employment. Kim said, “Korea’s employment
rate for the elderly is at its highest level, but that is counting welfare as employment,” and claimed that it is hard to see minimum
wagepart-timeemploymentprovidedaswelfareasatrueemploymentsolutionfortheelderly.Thefundamentalproblemofelderly
povertyisunsolved,andthesatisfactionoflifeisdecreasing.Only25percentofseniorsrespondedthattheyaresatisfiedwiththeir
life,accordingto“2020SeniorStatistics”fromtheNationalStatisticsOffice.Thenegativeviewofseniorsisdrivingtheelderlytoan
extremesituation,causingsocial,economic,andpoliticalisolation.
“Experience never gets old. Experience never goes out of fashion.” As Ben said, seniors are forerunners and leaders in
life.Unfortunately,itseemsliketoday’ssocietyisrejectingtheirelders’adviceandlosingrespectforthem.Thefactthat
slangtermslike“ggondae”and“fuddy-duddy”thatdegradetheagedarewidelyusedbytheyounggenerationshowshow
negativelytheyseetheelderly.Nobodycanavoidaging.Thelifeoftheelderly,whicheveryonewillface,doesnotlook
happy, and it is becoming a period where seniors face social and financial hardship. The truth is that these difficulties
oldpeoplefacearestartedbyhumansandcanbesolvedbyhumans,andweshouldrememberthem.Ratherthanhaving
negative and prejudiced thoughts about old people, who can be cold and scary at first but warmer than anyone inside,
whydon’tweunderstandandcommunicatewiththem,dreamingofahappysocietyco-existingwiththeelderly?
glgrace@hufs.ac.kr
13
JUNE 2022
KimmentionedarepresentativeexampleofJapanwhichhasvariousvoluntaryandlocalcommunityprogramstocommunicatewith
andcheckonoldpeople’sconditionsunderthepretextofprovidinglunchboxesandhelpingwithgarbagedisposal.Theelderlywho
havephysicaldifficultiesdonothaveanyonetotalktoandaresoisolatedthatitishardtofindthemwhentheydie.
3-2.Am“I”NeededinSociety?ElderlyintheWorkplace
ThedayOve,whohadlosthiswifeSonjaandhadlivedeverydaylonely,determined
tokillhimselfwasthedayhewasdismissedfromthejobheworkedforhisentirelife.
The job was his only reason to live. Both movies show the importance of a job or the
sense of being needed and illustrate that seniors can give good solutions to diverse
problems via their experiences. Ove seems like he is annoyed by Parvaneh’s repeated
requests, but he helps her more than anyone and solves various problems in the town.
Benfrom“TheIntern”alsoappliedfortheinternshipprogramexpectingtheremightbe
someone who needs him. He helps Jules and his colleagues with his analytical ability
andexperience,sotheyrelyonBenandhisadvice.Thesocialroleandtherespectthat
they receive as someone who is needed motivates them and makes them a teacher on
diversetasks.
Asthemoviesshow,theelderlyarenotanintractableburden,butleaderswithinsight
▲Ove and Ben feel achievement and
success through the sense of being
andknowledgebasedonvastexperiences.ThereisevenanAfricanproverbthatstates,
needed.
“The death of an old man is like a fire in a library” because of the experience and
ⓒIMDb
knowledge the elderly possess. Many studies show that having a job after retirement
and having a job that is like the pre-retirement job affects mental health and satisfaction for seniors. Having a life similar to past
experiences positively affects the elderly, improving their ego-integrity and self-efficacy. As the baby boomers born from 1955 to
1974entersenescence,continuouspoliciesregardingelderlyemploymentareneeded.
However, apart from movies, reality shows society viewing the elderly as useless individuals who get left behind. The “Social
Breakdown Syndrome,” a mental condition referring to feeling powerless and dependent due to aging, is also because of the
widespreadnegativeperceptionoftheelderly.Theratioofelderlyemploymentandpovertyalsoshowsanegativeviewandalienation
of seniors. The situation in Korea does not look good unlike that in the United States, where an appropriate job or vocational
education is offered to those elderly who want a job; also in Japan, they rehire retirees. This is because institutions mainly aim to
achieve a statistical goal and only provide jobs that do not require skills for elderly employment. Kim said, “Korea’s employment
rate for the elderly is at its highest level, but that is counting welfare as employment,” and claimed that it is hard to see minimum
wagepart-timeemploymentprovidedaswelfareasatrueemploymentsolutionfortheelderly.Thefundamentalproblemofelderly
povertyisunsolved,andthesatisfactionoflifeisdecreasing.Only25percentofseniorsrespondedthattheyaresatisfiedwiththeir
life,accordingto“2020SeniorStatistics”fromtheNationalStatisticsOffice.Thenegativeviewofseniorsisdrivingtheelderlytoan
extremesituation,causingsocial,economic,andpoliticalisolation.
“Experience never gets old. Experience never goes out of fashion.” As Ben said, seniors are forerunners and leaders in
life.Unfortunately,itseemsliketoday’ssocietyisrejectingtheirelders’adviceandlosingrespectforthem.Thefactthat
slangtermslike“ggondae”and“fuddy-duddy”thatdegradetheagedarewidelyusedbytheyounggenerationshowshow
negativelytheyseetheelderly.Nobodycanavoidaging.Thelifeoftheelderly,whicheveryonewillface,doesnotlook
happy, and it is becoming a period where seniors face social and financial hardship. The truth is that these difficulties
oldpeoplefacearestartedbyhumansandcanbesolvedbyhumans,andweshouldrememberthem.Ratherthanhaving
negative and prejudiced thoughts about old people, who can be cold and scary at first but warmer than anyone inside,
whydon’tweunderstandandcommunicatewiththem,dreamingofahappysocietyco-existingwiththeelderly?
glgrace@hufs.ac.kr
13
JUNE 2022
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