Craig Dennis
We get to learn allot from the elderly people around us because it is supposed that they've passed accros diverse aspects of life and also have experience of most of the life challenges we are facing right now. It is undeniably true that some of us face one or more challenges from the elderly ones around because of some disabilities that comes with old age to them, some may by psychologically ill which increases more workload for we the younger ones when it comes to taking care of them.
While I consider that to be true, we also can open our hearts to the reality of what they are passing through and just embrace them the way they are and even love them more. I wasn't opportuned to meet and talk with my grandparents or any one very old from the family because it was just when I was becoming wiser I lost my grandfather. The only person that stands to be the eldest I've met is my uncle who happens to be the immediate younger brother to my father, that's to tell you how much we miss an elderly person in the family but since my uncle is the oldest, I try to draw close to him so I can get the blessings of a father from him.
Tatiana Syrikova
It is very true that these set of individuals view things very differently with our present generation and I've come to a conclusion that most of the things they tell us is valuable for life process in this era and some of them cannot work out in this era we are. There are allot of issues we can't approach them with the old days tactics and mentality while there are some that will work out perfectly fine.
It isn't mandatory for someone to get old before becoming wealthy, it isn't a crime to marry at your twenties, it isn't true that everyone must till the soil before he or she will eat or make it in life, it isn't true that man should be the sole provider at home and women shouldn't be allowed to go to work. Allot of approaches to life have changed from the older days experience. I enjoy stories from my uncle because at the end I have allot to achieve from them and those ones that won't profit me I let them loose away.
My uncle will tells me most of the mistakes he made in life and why I need to be careful with how I mingle with friends and people around me. Not everyone is your friend because even the best of your friends can be my enemy. I consider most of the sweet stories to be life transforming because it is teaching me allot how to go about certain things in my life. I don't have to fall victim of some circumstances because by experience someone dear to me has told me about it already, so I should learn how to protect myself against those mistakes when I see them coming.
Juan Pablo Serrano Arenas
I am grateful to God that my uncle is still strong and doing well without serious health challenge. I love to be around him because of the amazing stories that always comes with a lesson for me to learn. So of the things I will not find them in books but I find them in his words. I really love to hear him talk about our culture because they did most of it in the old days than now, like he will say "Culture is dieing now" and I understood his words and why he said so because allot of things are happening in this present world today. Though they don't find it easy to leave back in those days, evil was not shown practically on the surface of the earth like in the present world we are now. Killing has turned to something common among humans, no one is afraid to steal again and many other bad habits.
I love to listen to him speak because he speaks wisdom and wisdom to the fullest I am happy I have my uncle around me, so loving and caring.
