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"Seniors should not be left alone, but live with family"
Pope Francis defended today, in a meeting with thousands of grandparents and grandchildren, that the elderly "should not be left alone, but live in a family", thus promoting dialogue between generations.
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"Sometimes we hear phrases like 'think of yourself' or 'don't depend on anyone'. These are falsehoods that deceive people, making them believe that it is good not to depend on others, to act on their own, to live like islands", lamented the pontiff in the Paul VI Hall, in the Vatican.
The Pope warned that such attitudes "only create a lot of loneliness".
"For example, due to the throwaway culture, the elderly are left alone and have to spend the last years of their lives far from home and their loved ones (...) They should not be left alone, they should live in a family, in a community, with everyone's affection. And if they cannot live with their family, we must go to them and be close to them", he requested.
And he continued: "our society is full of people who are specialized in many things, rich in knowledge and with useful means for everyone", but all this is "threatened by selfishness".
"If it is not shared, if everyone thinks of themselves, all the wealth will be lost, it will mean an impoverishment of humanity. And that is a great risk for our time. Fragmentation and selfishness", he stressed.
In this scenario, the Argentine Pope called for the creation of a world in which "no one is afraid to end their days alone", not only by promoting "assistance programs", but also "different life projects" that value age as a "wealth for all".
The elderly, he said, "come from afar because they have lived many years and have much to teach", such as "how ugly war is".
Francis himself confessed to having learned this lesson from his Italian grandfather, who lived through the First World War: "With his stories, he made me understand that war is horrible, that it should never be done", he said, then recalling a song that was sung on the front lines.
The Pope, 87, arrived at the Paul VI Hall alone and not in the wheelchair he usually uses due to his knee problems, to participate in this intergenerational meeting organized by the Età Grande Foundation.
However, he used the chair to greet those present at the end of the audience.
In the Vatican hall, in addition to thousands of grandparents and children, he was awaited by the actor and comedian Lino Banfi, consecrated as the "grandfather of Italy" and who dedicated a few words to the pontiff, declaring him "grandfather of the world".
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