In the city's neighborhoods, you can always see cleanly dressed old people picking up trash next to the garbage cans, and they are picking up scraps that can be sold. If you carry a cardboard box and meet them on the way to throw garbage, they will be surprised to usher you far away, pointing to the cardboard box in your hand and asking, "Is it not unwanted?" After getting an affirmative answer, they quickly step forward to take the carton, express their gratitude, and then go away with a sense of satisfaction.
Most of these old people are in the city to work for their children to look after their grandchildren or grandchildren, grandchildren, in the children's kindergarten or go to school, they have more free time, there is no hobby of the old people in the walk at the same time you can pick up some of the scraps to sell some money.
A warm-hearted lady in the neighborhood has more than 70 years old, her body looks very strong, always straight back, and always hang a smile on the face when talking to people. Her eldest grandson, whom she brought up, has gone to middle school and does not need to be transported by her anymore, but now she is transporting her youngest grandson. Whenever she has free time, she wanders around the neighborhood to see if there are any garbage cans to pick up and sell. When I met her on the road and made small talk, she came close to me and said secretly, "My daughter-in-law won't let me pick it up." The first thing you need to do is to get your hands on a new one, and you'll be able to do it.
These old people picking up scrap family, especially the children mostly do not want their parents to do so, on the one hand, the family living conditions are good, do not think it is necessary to let the elderly parents to pick up scrap, to sell the money, it is not worth it; on the other hand, turning the garbage cans always make people feel a little unhygienic, uncomfortable.
But why would old people with a good life go through trash cans to pick up scraps?
In fact, these old people must have been particularly industrious in their hometowns, and they could always find something to do. In the old country, they may have a few acres of land to work, they may have a small business to worry about, they may have a professional job, they have not been idle, has been busy and full, in their own familiar hometown because of their hard work to raise children are successful and feel proud.
But when it comes to the city, they are busy with their children and household chores, and they have nothing to do. There's no land to plant, and the only place to toss the dirt is in those tiny flower pots, but flowers obviously don't get them going as much as homesteads or vegetables, or the former don't take up as much time. There are no familiar neighbors to nag, no upstairs neighbors across the street. They probably don't like watching TV every day, they don't have a hobby of square dancing, and they don't have time to get another job because they have to pick up the kids after 4pm. The only thing they can do is to walk around the neighborhood, wander around, that incidentally pick up some scrap, and occasionally sell some money enough to buy a snack for the children. In the city, they can earn some money on their own, which gives them a sense of value and fulfillment, as well as a goal and motivation.
We don't encourage or oppose the idea of picking up scraps. The old man in the family doesn't go out to pick up his own, but he collects the scraps at home, doesn't let us throw them away, and saves up to a certain amount to sell them once. We once jokingly said, "A house costs tens of thousands of dollars per square meter, isn't it a bit extravagant to have all the garbage lying around!" After hearing this, the old people will only be embarrassed like a child hehehe smile, they do not think so, they think I am not stealing robbed, not picking up, their own family should still save save, sell the money, but also to make the children happy. Now, the child and the old man united front. We also no longer say anything, as long as they are happy.
There is a news that the son to the old mother invited the nanny, the old mother to pick up waste, nanny followed, and then the son drove a BMW car to help his mother to sell waste. As a child, the old man we have to do is "filial piety", in addition to filial piety, but also to their hearts. The fact that the mother is still able to pick up scrap means that she is in good health, and it is better for her health to be active. The son's performance of filial piety is worth learning.
Have you ever seen an old man picking up scraps? You have a family of old people who are looking for scraps? Do you support the elderly to collect waste?