Shouldyoungpeoplealwaysrespectandobeythoseolderthanthemselvesinallcircumstances?Inmyopinion,respectandobediencedonotnecessarilygohandinhandallthetime.
Inmycontext,peoplewhoareolderthanmeshouldbemyparents,oldersiblings,teachers,relativesandothers,whostartedlifeearlierthanIandhaveseenthecomingandgoingofgenerationsandarethereforemuchmoreexperienced.Inviewoftheirseniorityinageandrichexperiences,theydodeserveourrespect.
Respondingourseniorsisthebasicexpressionofpoliteness,suchasgreetingthem,helpingthemdoanythingwithinourcapacityandseekingadvicefromtheminmakingdecisionsinlife.Suchresponsefromusisanexpressionoflove,too.Theseniors,beingassuredofoursincerity,willbemosthappyandcontented.
However,whetheryoungpeopleshouldalwaysobeytheseniorsremainscontroversial.Beforeresponding,Ithinkitishelpfultoask:istheadviceordesiregivenmorallyright?Isitencouragingmetoactagainstmyownwill?Isitgivenbasedonprejudices?Iamconvincedthatyoungpeopleshouldnotsimplyobeywithoutthinking,becauseblindobedienceonlyconfirmshowimmature,impulsiveandnaiveweare.
Toconclude,itisnecessarytorespecttheseniors,however,toobeythematalltimesisquestionable.Asgoesthesaying"thinkbeforeyouact,"Iamsurethateverymatureyouthwilldiscernwhatisrightandwhatiswrongbeforerespondingwisely.
