Jewels of elderly people

Elderly age is the enjoyable stage of life ladder. After exhausting through hard work, grooming children and taking care of parents, this life illuminates a bright ray in the soul of humans.

When people enter to elderly age group, they get numerous advises from experts that now the time has come to concentrate on spiritual world, live simple life, follow doctor’s instructions  and guide children. Such traditional concepts people already know and they normally follow. Still people in their old age become depressed, isolated from society and feel that their significance is now diminishing. These thoughts have dangerous consequences not only on their life but it has grave impact on global civilisation.

It is reputable that old age is quite depressing for some folks. Adjustment to old is very tough due to numerous grounds. They are the community who retired from occupation, lost their some friends and relatives. Their physical body condition decline as age grows, and lastly they have less avenues to engross in society. Above these, elderly group have to adjust with negative stereotypes of old age. It was shown that status level of people declines in old age.

It is well recognized that in order to retain humanity and build healthy society, the role of elderly people is marvellous.

I have found some hidden jewels of aged people that they must know, appraise, and gleam to lead blissful life while continue to follow their traditional mores.

1. Recapitulate their accomplishments of life and profession: These achievements will work as incentive and reinforce them enjoy their present status. Some people may experience that they have not accomplished their life objectives and they have none of the achievements. Achievements can be any thing in life that delight people or that enhances self-respect. It may be a birth of child, visit of dream place. Recapping such wonderful experience make their life pleasurable.

2. Unique Endowment: People lead their unique life through donating their ideas and experience to society that really need it. It does not mean that they must donate huge money to charity organizations or work in NGOs. We are breathing in technically advanced society and with the advent of internet technology, people has made revolutionary changes in their personal life as well as in professional settings. Elderly people can donate their esteemed esteem advises to candidates or persons who actually seek counselling for improvement. One such way is email donation.  By doing so, elderly people feel real satisfaction and they may develop self-confidence and desire to live in cosmos.

3. Breathe parallel with technical progression and engrossed in innovation: Though in old age, body do not respond well to bear heavy load but enthusiasm to know about technology and synchronize with newest trend will delight people. In this way, they can equally participate in dialogue with younger generation. This will make their recognition in youth driven society. Such feelings lessen loneliness also which is the major problem during old age. In old age, people must be in touch with latest news and share their views in media that is wonder gift of technological advancement. It will also enhance emotional fitness.

4. Roll over from childhood: As child hood is important phase of human life cycle, old age is also spirited for their survival on earth bed. People may never harbour feeling that remains till end of life. These are the life ladders set by God/ nature and everyone is equipped with adeptness to make sole contribution to universe in these ladders. We must have to explore in our inner body those knacks and ready to release the energies for mankind.  As child grow and develop their mental and physical features. Likewise, elderly people may augment their psyche. It is just matter of sensing those attributes.

In nutshell, elderly group are precious for wealthy growth of global populace. To retain good quality of life in greying age, many psychologists, such as Ferris and Branston advocated that social network, relationship, and good health are three prime factors. To gain social support, above techniques may prove beneficial.

Note: This article is based on thoughts and experience of writer and writer is not responsible for any disagreement.