Humanity has come a long way as it evolves and adapts to environmental changes. Over the years we have managed to overcome various limits, which in the past were nothing more than dreams. We managed to land on the Moon and communicate over long distances, but there are still some limitations that we have yet to overcome despite our best efforts. Aging is an inevitable process of nature. Although we cannot stop the ticking of the clock in our body, we have made it possible for aging to be delayed and alleviated to a large extent through advanced technology and modern governance. High-tech equipment and drugs are available to treat more diseases as our understanding of medicine improves and governments are doing more for the elderly population in their society these days. With greater emphasis placed by governments today on healthcare and the advancement of our medical technology, people are living longer. Cancers are not as deadly as they once were, and new vaccines are constantly being developed. People, including the elderly, become less vulnerable to disabling disease and, in a sense, we become biologically stronger. This also means an increase in the productivity of the elderly, physically. McClatchy Newspapers (2008, October 20) suggested that with the miracle of modern medicine, 60 could be the new 40. However, most treatments are not cheap and chronic diseases, in particular, take a toll on their finances as people live longer. “A hospital stay, for example, a stroke can cost tens of thousands of dollars,” Associate Professor Paulin Straughan, a sociologist at the National University of Singapore, said in Channel NewsAsia (2009, August 19). Indeed, most elderly people are not rich and but...... half of paper ......rce to support the economy and generate enough money for health benefits and state pensions, as mentioned in Previously, while there are temporary measures to alleviate this problem, such as increasing the retirement age and importing foreign workers, the key remains increasing the fertility rate. The aging process has been facilitated with the modernization of our society as better healthcare technologies are available and state welfare to serve the elderly has generated an increasing aging of the population which would represent a problem for all levels of society. Governments in developed countries should look beyond temporary solutions to growing aging populations and focus on reproducing people. Although there are initiatives such as maternity care and baby bonus to encourage reproduction, I believe more can be done and I hope for better.