In several regions of the world, these days, the trend of connecting with older generation and learning about their pasts is increasing. In my view, this should be perceived as a positive development for two main reasons.
To begin with, people might be interested learning about one’s historical past because they find it fascinating to know about their bloodline, and most people would be proud once they found out that their family members are a part of them. For example, kids will usually show off to their friends that their grandparents were veterans who fought colonizers some time in the 1900s. Unfortunately, this might be one way for the public to dig up information and data of the family, which later on might be revealed to the public without the party’s consent. This action will undoubtedly harm the family’s privacy as well as their mental health.
However, I would argue that this is a positive trend towards today’s young generation. Younger generations in some nations of the world have begun to lose their historical sense, and they tend not to know lots of important events happening in the past. For instance, many Indonesian kids do not know the name of their first president or do not recognize the faces of the country’s national heroes. Engaging and building relationship with the nation’s older generation is one good way to delve deeper into the past, comprehend new insights, and appreciate their hard works. These young people can later on retell the stories to the next generation so that the histories of these veterans can be shared to the world.
To sum up, I remain firmly convinced that the growing trend of connecting with older generation as well as learning their histories to be a positive trend since it can help more people to learn and share the stories with the upcoming generation.