Accordingtothevarietyofsocialbackground,personalexperienceandpersonalemotion,differerntpeoplehavedifferentopinionstowardsthings.
Thus,thereisnodoubtthatgenerationgapexistseverywhere.Wealwaysfindthattherearebigdifferencesbetweenusandtheoldgeneration.
Wealwaysregardtheoldareoutdated,whiletheythinkusarecrazy.Theycan’tbearthedresswelike,thefashionwepursueorevenourchildishthinking.Instead,wecouldputupwiththeirstandpatthingkingandtheir“feudalrulers”.
Thus,thegenerationgapbecomesmoreandmoreobviousandserious.However,whydon’twerealizethatopinionscanbechanged,whilepeoplecan’t.
So,wecanthinkinanotherway,learntoaccept.Itiscertainthatwecannarrowthegenerationgaptoliveamoreharmoniouslife.
Thegenerationgapisunavoidableinalmosteveryfamily,whichbringsaboutanumberofconflictsinafamily.
Inmyopinion,tolimitthebadeffectsofthegenerationgap,eachfamilyshouldusethefollowingthreemethods:
Firstofall,itisimportantthatfamilymembersdiscussopenlyabouttheirpleasuresorsadnessinchildhoodinfamilygatherings.
Thisactivitydoesnotonlycreateacloserelationshipbutalsohelpbuildupunderstandingamongallmembers.
Forinstance,oncechildrenareawarethattheirgrandparentsandeventheirparentsdidnothaveagoodupbringingduringtheirhardchildhood,theywillstopcomplainingaboutthepreviousgenerations’obsoleteness.
Inthemeantime,onceoldpeoplerealizeyoungpeoplearenurturedinanewmodernway,itiseasyforthemtobetolerantofyoungpeople’snewhabitsorhobbies.
Secondly,peopleofeachgenerationshouldnotdevelopaveryhighfeelingaboutthemselves.
Inordertodothat,theyshouldnotthinkthattheyaretheonlyrightpeopleintheirfamilybecauseeachpersonhashisorherownlimitations.
Teenagerswouldrealizethattheirparentshavetostrugglewithpaintosupportthemfinancially,andtheywouldstoprebellingtheirstrictness.
Parentswouldrealizethattheirchildren’snewstyledoesnoharmtotheirstudiesandstopimposingtheirownunsuitablestandardsontheirchildren.
Finally,thegenerationgapanditsbadeffectscanbelimitedifallmemberscooperatetobuildupaclose-knitfamilyrelationshipandaharmoniousatmosphereinwhichtheyareopenandtolerantofeachother.
Istronglybelievethateachfamily,bydoingthat,canenjoyacozyatmospherewithminimuminterferencebythegenerationgap.
Generationgapreferstothemisunderstandingbetweentheoldandyoung.
Thetermcameintofashionafterthe1980s.However,inrecentyears,thephenomenonisgettingmoreandmorefierce.
HowdoesgenerationgapcomeintobeingThefirstreasonisthatthetwogenerationshavegrownupindifferentages,thustheyhavedifferentattitudestowardlife.
Secondly,duetohavinglittleincommonwitheachother,theyareunwillingtositdownandtalkfacetoface.
Besides,asmodernlifeissostressful,bothofthemaresobusywiththeirstudyorworkthattheyhavenotenoughtimetoexchangetheirideas.
Tobridgethegenerationgapisnoteasyatall,butwecandosomethingtoshortenit.
Foronething,childrenshouldrespecttheirparentsaswellasaccepttheirgoodadvice.Foranother,parentsshouldnotonlyshowtheirloveandcaretothekids,butalsosupporttheirgoodlifeview.
Aslongastheoldandyoungcanunderstandeachother,itwouldbemoreharmoniousinfamilyandworld.