THE ROLE OF ELDERLY COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE FORMATION OF SPIRITUAL VALUES AMONG THE YOUNG GENERATION

The activities of the elderly community members constitute a direct source and a reflective mirror of spiritual and moral education. Through them, ancient traditions, national memory, and ethical norms are harmonized within social consciousness. From a philosophical perspective, the spiritual education of youth represents one of the fundamental gnoseological stages in the formation of the human being as a social entity; this process is intrinsically linked to self-awareness, the internalization of historical consciousness, and the adoption of socially and culturally defined roles within society. In this formative process, the activities of the elderly community members function as a medium of ideological reflection, leaving a lasting imprint on the social consciousness of the younger generation. Their role in youth education is not confined merely to moral exhortation; rather, they emerge as conscious agents who transmit the genetic codes of national culture, historical modes of thinking, and spiritual–ethical standards to the younger generation.