older grow old with you".This is one of the promises during the marriage ceremony. But there are certain points that people are afraid of getting old. Why did people afraid of it?
When your eyesight began to fade, your hair turns white and your skin got wrinkles already. Science and a dermatologist have developed some products that can cause delay to human physical changes because of aging like buttocks which is usually used by celebrities, facelift, and many skincare and beauty products
Everyone would wish that they would be," Forever young", according to an advertisement on television There are a lot of changes that happen to a person as they get older, they became unable to do things In some ways or called inability, their movement becomes slow. On the other hand, getting old is a privilege and a story to tell of their children and grandchildren, of how did their grandparents deal with life even if they are old.
The white hair of an old person is a resemblance of all the struggles and problems in life that they have encountered through the years.
One thing that caused fear of getting old is, living alone. My Lola is 84 years old and she's living with herself in a small house beside her. Even though she's at that age, she doesn't like to stay with us, because she wants to become independent and have her living. Most of the time she's not in a good mood, always angry and hot-tempered. She always thinks of her problems and of dying alone. It all starts when she lost her husband many years ago.
Some older people cannot support themselves with their basic needs and they don't want to be dependent with their children or ask for money or they don't want to become a burden of the family.
Getting old is the reality of life that the human race should face. Even if we refused to it, there's nothing we can do. Old age is sometimes feared by the young ones because of thinking that it is near to death and then the other one is, afraid of always staying at home, this sounds funny but he means when I ask. It is a part of the life cycle of human life that is subject to decay.
The fact that we are all become older sooner or later. We should make use of our time
Older people, mostly, have different illnesses and pain. And the bad thing when there's no one to care for them, or being neglected by the family members. The most common diseases for older people are hypertension, arthritis, back pain, high blood pressure. They need more nutritious food and nutrients for maintaining their health. Another thing is memory loss. I have experienced this with my grandmother, she forgets even the names of her children.
Instead of having fear of getting old, we can embrace it by accepting the fact that it's what we are. If we live today with respect, dignity, and doing our best for the family it's our treasure when we become old. All the knowledge that we learned today can be shared with our grandchildren, and all the values that we have learned can be transmitted to young people.
A man cannot live forever, or forever young. We should be wise about how we spend our days while we are young so that we can reminisce about our life beautifully. Longevity should be celebrated as human progress, every birthday, every day of our life is a blessing.
One thing that I've always looked forward to when I'm with the elders is listening to their stories about their love life and their experience during World war 2 I have learned a lot from them on how they survived and deal with their heartaches about love during their ages.
Listening to their opinion and advice helps us to have wisdom in our life. The more people get older, the more lesson that they have learned in life.
The legacy that we can leave behind more than material things is good deeds and lessons that we taught to our children. Every day we need to build up memory with our loved ones that they will never forget. Be grateful always, like seeing the sunrise and sunset every day is a good thing to be thankful for. It is not a matter of a high cost but the happiness that it gives to us.
Most elders are feeling glad when they are respected by the younger family member and treat them with love. We should always do that if we have grandparents or parents who are already old.
To love them each and give them beautiful memories is what matters. And make them feel that they are important to us so that they will not say that they are useless.
Cherish every moment of our lives today because life is short in the blink of an eye.
Tell them our stories and memories because one day they will be remembered by people who can hear us today.
Thank you.
