As i stepped into the ZION Home for the Aged, an influx of emotions flooded my mind, as my eyes met with those elderly who carried an aura of disquietude and forlornness. I had donned a sangfroid attitude at the beginning, where i tried to suppress my emotions and feelings for the aged. The first time as I stepped into the old folks home was a fresh one. Before this, i had never seen a old folks home other than those on the media. Our kind form teacher Mdm Esther Teo had taken the initiative to provide some paper arrangement games and puzzle activities for them. Though i felt that the idea was ridiculous in the first place, i soon came to realization that these elderly had lost a major trait in their lives ; self-esteem. after being berated by their children at home and later thrown out of their house, these helpless parents felt that they were useless and inferior to current generation. this struck me, as i pondered what has society done to cause children to act so cruelly to their own parents. Was it the competitive society, or did the problem lie in the up bring of the children?That day, after the grueling yet fruitful 4 hours at the home, i was glad i could improve the spirit of people. The best part of my entire 3 visits to the home was the part where we got to sing our favorite songs to the elderly as it felt great to see the exuberant smiles on their faces. There was no bad aspect of this exposure rich experience. however, during the "wushu" demonstration as a class, i felt guilty for not knowing the moves and being unable to palliate the pressure that was on the two wushu members in our class. in the future, i believe there would be more opportunities for such acts of altruism to be done, and i will not let go of single opportunity
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