Some people believe that it is a good idea to continue to work at their old age. Do you agree or disagree?

As the average lifespan is growing longer 1acrossarcoss the globe, some people are seeking rearrangement of lives and consider 2workingwroking at an old age as a good choice. From my perspective, 3such an ideasuch idea, if put into practice, is harmful to both themselves and the whole society, despite few benefits it may bring.

The argument in favour of such proposal is that working outside instead of staying at home to spend decades of retirement gives old people more opportunities to stay linked to the 4mainstreammain society, and the labour required in the job also provides a chance for them to keep moving. It is true that people who retire often suffer from social and physical problems such as 5lonelinesslonliness and bone weakness due to less attachment to the outside world and insufficient physical activities. Therefore, it seems reasonable to some extent that working at an old age is a good choice.

However, what this idea overlooks is the limited capability of old people and the 6consequencessubsequence it brings to the job market and the whole society. 7Although the development of medicine and overall enhancement of education makes old people today much healthier than before, they can still in no way be physically and 8intellectuallyintelluctually paralleled by their younger 9counterpartscounterpart. Nevertheless, companies won't ease the workload and 10shorten working hoursshorten the workload just because the employees are old. 11As a consequence, doing jobs that are designed for young people's durability can put a great burden on 12elderly people's bodiesold people's body, whereby aggravating their health problems that have already 13accumulatedaccumalated for decades, and far exceeding the possible benefits they can get from physically moving.

14FurthermoreWhat's worse, involving old people in the job market also 15posespose a great threat to young people and the whole society. Young people usually 16do not have substantial savingsdon't have much savings and are eager to get a job in order to 17maintain a basic standard of livingkeep a basic living. 18With so many old competitors in the job market, they will have much fewer job opportunities and lower salaries even if they get one. Hence, such disruption will add to the survival stress of the overall society, with graduates unable to pay rent and middle-aged men 19incapableuncapable of feeding their families.

In conclusion, considering the disadvantages that outweigh the advantages, it is not a good idea to make people 20workworking at such an old age at which they are supposed to retire and rest.