Someone said to a man, "Travel and see the world." He
answered, "Why should I People are the same. They are born. They die. While
they are alive, they have the same feelings. They feel love and hate, happiness
and sadness, comfort and discomfort. That is why I do not want to travel. I can
learn everything here. I’m going to stay home." The man was
right. He was also wrong. People are the same, but people are also different.
They all have the same pattern of life—birth, youth, old age, and death. But
these stages of life have different values in different cultures (文化). Also,
while all people have the same feelings, the causes are different. A situation
that may bring happiness in one place may not bring happiness in another
place. For example, in many countries old age is a happy time.
Young people in these countries show respect to the old people. In Korea, old
people are honored and respected. When they are too old to live alone, they live
with a son, daughter, or other relatives. In the United States,
most old people do not live with their children or relatives. If they have
enough money, they buy houses or apartments (公寓) in places where other old
people live. If they are not healthy and strong enough to live alone, they live
in special homes for old people. There, strangers take care of them. For them,
old age is not a happy time. So we can see that the man who
stayed home was wrong. People are different in their customs and their
values. In the United States, most old people are sad because ______.
A. they want to stay young but can not
B. they have to go on working to support themselves
C. they are not given enough attention
D. they cannot act like young people any longer