{"id":159280,"date":"2024-02-03T21:54:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T21:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=159280"},"modified":"2024-02-03T21:54:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T21:54:21","slug":"stop-calling-elderly-old-school-83-year-old-ajai-lycett-tells-youths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/02\/03\/stop-calling-elderly-old-school-83-year-old-ajai-lycett-tells-youths\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop calling elderly \u2018old school\u2019, 83-year-old Ajai-Lycett tells youths"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Veteran actress Ajai Lycett stated that the Nigerian youth are fond of referring to the aged as \u201cOld School\u201d, which she described as a lack of respect for the elderly.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She advised the youth on how to respect the elderly and make\u00a0 efforts to learn from their wealth of experience in all life issues.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>83-year-old Ajai-Lycett urges the younger generation to refrain from labeling the elderly as &#8216;old school&#8217;, emphasizing the irrelevance and unfairness of such categorizations.<\/p>\n<p>Taiwo Ajai-Lycett <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2023\/12\/18\/patience-ozokwo-celebrates-first-daughter-on-her-birthday\/\">thanked God on Saturday for reaching the age of 83<\/a> and exhorted the youth to embrace the African culture of respect.<\/p>\n<p>Ajai-Lycett, made the suggestion in a telephone conversation with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>She claimed that the younger generation likes to call the elderly &#8220;Old School,&#8221; which she said showed disrespect for the old.<\/p>\n<p>However, she gave the younger generation advice on how to respect and learn from the old, emphasizing that they had a wealth of knowledge to offer on many aspects of life.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cYes, I am 83 years old today and I give glory to God. I begin to see 80 as 60, we have a lot of work to do, it is a stage of life that one needs to continue to give back to society, share and help others. I will say aluta continua, the struggle continues.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cI hear many of our youths calling the aged, old school, this is wrong, the youth should be ready at all times to respect and learn from the elderly.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The experiences and life lessons the elderly have been able to garner over the years should be relayed to the youth to make them better individuals.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cSo, today I will advise the youth to learn from us and respect us, there is a lot to be tapped from the elderly,<\/em><\/strong>\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Ajai-Lycett expressed her gratitude for God on her Instagram profile on her birthday.<\/p>\n<p>She wrote: <strong><em>\u201cThis is 83. I give God so much thanks for keeping me healthy and wealthy.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cSince \u201cTime Flies\u201d is a true and humbling statement, I have learned over the years to just accept my age and cherish every second.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cAs you get older, you encounter individuals from many walks of life, have life-altering experiences, you\u2019ll cherish your loved ones more and you\u2019ll develop patience and understanding.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Beautiful people, experience life, be present, let go of things you cannot control, spend time with the people you love and never stop telling them you love them.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cDon\u2019t wait until you are old to realise this. Really, there\u2019s nothing significant to consider in life except the joy of life. So live. 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