As researchers excitedly work on
elongating the human life span, the senior citizens struggle with loneliness,
ailments, little to look forward to and non-productive living.
The erstwhile vivacious and
bubbly friends are today victims of personal tragedies galore! So many have
passed on and so many are suffering from diseases and the loss of loved ones!
Some flog themselves (metaphorically)
to keep their sanity and agility of mind by doing sudoku and such activities others
give up!
The bottom line for longevity of
life would definitely be sound mental, emotional and physical health. In their
sunset years of fragility, all senior citizens need love, compassion, understanding
and looking after in order to survive their last few years in relatively good
health.
Let us not forget, their lives
have been fraught with stress which they took on to keep their families
thriving. Their brand of family love was sacrificing and working hard for their
children. And often, the intense struggle cost them their own sense of joy AND
that of others around them.
This should always be carried in
the front of our minds.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
SpeakingtreeBlog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
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