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Asociatia Agora - Primul centru de reminiscente din Romania
First
reminiscence center in Romania

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Modern society makes
us feel there is no time, place or need for elderly members of the
communities. Many elderly people come to feel that they are no longer
needed or interesting, that the new high-tech society totally rejects
them and has no need of their knowledge.
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Such a conclusion can be a major depression and isolation factor.
Nevertheless, the more we see that today's world grows into a chaotic
and meaningless environment, the more we feel the natural impulse
to come back to our cultural and historical roots. This is why preserving
and learning about events of the past by direct interaction with
the main characters of the past ages (the elderly) has very positive
and motivating effect on the young generations, as well as on elderly
individuals. During reminiscence sessions, the roles are inverted:
from assisted, helpless patients, elderly individuals turn into
educators and privileged owners of valuable information (their memories),
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which they can share with the others. Besides, reminiscence activities
offer them a chance to feel useful again, to regain their self-respect
– which is extremely important result for their psychical condition.
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