By definition, people live past 60, their bodies are weakening day by day, their health is gradually deteriorating, and their illnesses are gradually increasing, so the elderly should rest and recuperate and spend their twilight years in peace. In the cities, it is perfectly possible for people aged 60 or above to do so, and it has long since become a social reality. But why is it that most of the elderly people aged 60 or above in the rural areas are not idle and still have to do farm work that is within their capacity or even overloaded? Therefore, there is a big difference in the daily life of the rural elderly over 60 and the urban elderly over 60. ~~
Over 60 years old people in rural areas, in general, still have to insist on working in the fields. Some people say that rural elderly people over 60 years old insist on working in the field every day because they are "unable to stay idle, used to working, and have a sense of loss if they don't work", of course, we don't deny that there is such a phenomenon, but it's not the main reason.
As in rural areas now, those widowed and orphaned old people, the elderly children lost all the low income old people, the state has given the livelihood security, after 60 years of age, can live the daily life of an ordinary person, there is no need to do farm work to maintain life, so these two types of elderly people now can not be seen in the field to work.
It seems that the rural elderly working on the ground, not only "can not be idle" so simple, but also has a deep-seated reasons. Rural elderly over 60 years of age, ① is the family economy is not loose, must insist on working in the field, to maintain life; ② rural elderly social security pensions are only a few dozen dollars per month, it is impossible to meet the needs of daily life; ③ rural elderly working in the field, generally have children, can not enjoy the five guarantees and the low income treatment of the elderly, but also the old man, the children have gone to work in the city, the home of the agricultural work! must be taken down, the responsibility is unshirkable.
The rural elderly generally live a simple life, even if the hands of money, but also can not afford to use more, very frugal and simple, rarely buy new clothes, there are many old people wear children do not wear old clothes; three meals a day diet is light, and do not talk about what is nutritional or not nutritious, in order to fill the stomach shall prevail, and occasionally to improve the lives of the people, I feel that it is too extravagant for fear of the future life more difficult. When the rural elderly are sick, most of them do not want to publicize their illnesses and let their children know about it, for fear that they will have to spend more money, which will cause financial pressure on their children. Rural elderly generally do not have or less care of children working outside the home, but instead have to give their children to take care of the family, to provide for their children to go home to rest life.
Urban elderly people over 60 years old, retired with a high retirement salary, living a carefree happy happy old age. City old people after 60 years old, is not at all worried about the daily life in old age, is a very good protection. Every day, in addition to help the children to take care of the household chores, such as laundry, cooking, mopping, grocery shopping, etc., too heavy chores will not be dry, in addition, is the individual exercise, looking for spiritual life, such as watching TV and reading books and newspapers, chess and cards, singing and dancing, looking for people to chat, or out of the travel.
The urban elderly have a lot of free time, love of labor, planting flowers, planting vegetables, love of art, writing calligraphy, drawing art, doing handicrafts. They generally pay close attention to the maintenance of the body, in addition to strengthening the physical exercise, but also to buy a lot of nutrients, once sick, immediately to the hospital for treatment, general health is relatively good.
In a nutshell, the difference in the quality of life between the rural 60-year-olds and the urban 60-year-olds is fundamental, as the economic base is not the same, leading to different pressures and different living standards.