Lecture and The Book

Today in class one of the things that we discussed was how Dostoyevsky and many others view being old as a burden. It is not a burden on the person who is aging but on those around them. However, I sort of have to disagree with him that it is bad to be aging and negative on those around you. Some of the students in class today acknowledged that when their grandparents got older, their parents started to have to take care of them. In my opinion, isn't this just paying them back for all the years that they took care of your parents? Taking care of your parents when they are at an older age (probably will be for 3-7 years) is the least you can do considering the fact that they cared for you and took care of you for 18+ years.