the trend towards nuclear families may be growing in india but the younger generation appreciates the wisdom of older ones and often seek their guidance in family matters from time to time says a study conducted by an ngo agewell foundation the study released recently included 5000 people between the age group of 2039 and 40 to 59 from 14 states a total of 712 per cent respondents agreed that they appreciate the wisdom of old members and consult them in family matters from time to time when my son was opening his office for it solutions he wanted me to tell him about all related work for the puja he may be modern but traditional values can not be forgotten says jatashankar tripathi a retired bank manager from kanpur wisdom of old age was important to 355 per cent respondents saying they seek guidance from their old relatives and friends while in rural areas 185 per cent took expert advice from older people the figure came down to 142 per cent in urban areas the survey also interviewed around 15000 older persons spread across 150 districts of 20 states to know their views on old age wisdom a majority of them 8031 per cent said their wisdom is appreciated by their family members and friends in particular and by society in general around 1969 per cent complained they are being constantly ignored and neglected by their family members and society this trend is more critical in urban areas where 2201 per cent older persons have no say in their family matters while in rural areas 1736 per cent realise the same when we were in our forties we always used to seek advice from our parents in family matters especially in religious or spiritual matters but today our children are treating us as old stock as we are not wellversed in modern gadgets they hardly have any time for us says 67yearold damyanti verma from delhifollow us on twitter for more stories