“Eat from the same table and share the same food with old people in your family.”
Permanent Secretary for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Dr. Josefa Koroivueta made this touching comment while opening the International Day for Older Persons at the Golden Age Home in Natabua today.
He says children need to have a heart for the old people in their family.
He told the students of St Thomas High School who were present in the function to treasure the moments with their grandparents.
Koroivueta says studies have shown that children that are brought up by grandparents do very well in life adding senior citizens have got words of wisdom and they have gone through trials and tribulations.
There are 128 senior citizens in the state run Age Care Homes while 77 elderly people stay at other Age Care Homes which are run by non governmental organisations and faith-based groups.
