1 The proverb banyak anak banyak rejeki many children many advantages implies there should be enough kids to look after the parents when they retire That care is most likely to be provided at home and to be total as less than 25 percent of Indonesians retire with a pension 2 Longevity is also an issue in Indonesia which has the fifth largest population of older citizens in the world The Global Age Watch 2015 Index recorded that 8 2 per cent around 21 million of Indonesia s population was aged over 60 with well over half of them women However based on Indonesia s slowing birth rate and lengthening life expectancy they and other agencies project this will be close to 20 per cent by 2050 3 However not all older Indonesians expect to or want to be a burden on their families 4 Women must empower themselves Whatever our age and status we need to work together and understand the feelings of others Never be a burden on your children they have their own lives I don t feel guilty about being alone and independent 5 Tati Tatik Soepijarniwati who is now 86 years old seems too small too slight and too old to agitate but doubters beware This is not someone new to asserting their rights she started when aged eleven adapted from https www insideindonesia org aging remarkably In the passage the author is primarily interested in delivering the following message A Older generations have worked harder B Older generations are experiencing difficult life in their later years C It is necessary to have a dynamic lifestyle among senior citizens D It is important to pay attention to the younger generation so that they will respect their elderly E Many senior citizens can t retire with a pension

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Nurliyana zahra · Accepted Answer

C It is necessary to have a dynamic lifestyle among senior citizens 2 Longevity is also an issue in Indonesia which has the fifth largest population of older citizens in the world The Global Age Watch 2015 Index recorded that 8 2 per cent around 21 million of Indonesia s population was aged over 60 with well over half of them women However based on Indonesia s slowing birth rate and lengthening life expectancy they and other agencies project this will be close to 20 per cent by 2050 5 Tati Tatik Soepijarniwati who is now 86 years old seems too small too slight and too old to agitate but doubters beware This is not someone new to asserting their rights she started when aged eleven

Nabila · Answer

C It is necessary to have a dynamic lifestyle among senior citizens