Advice from Old PeopleSometimes, just sometimes, old people say something worth listening to. Ok, so it's like picking the needle out of a whole haystack of mis-remembered war stories, but those gems should be celebrated.
Tell us something worthwhile an old-type person has told you.
Note, we're leaving the definition of old up to you, you smooth-skinned youngsters.
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chthonic, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 16:16)
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It's not so much what she says as what she does.My mum is disabled and has been, to varying degrees, most of her life. She survived polio as a child and has slowly become weaker as she's aged. Now in her sixties (though she'd deny that if asked!), she needs a wheelchair to get around and can only walk very short distances (as in from her chair to her bed) with the aid of crutches.
Despite all that, she lives on her own, still teaches full-time, does her own shopping and cleaning and gardening and then some!
So how does this make me a better person?
Whenever I'm feeling lazy, I think of her and tell myself 'Fuck it! If Mum can do it, so can I and I can be grateful for a fully functioning body while I'm at it!'
I worry that she won't be able to care for herself completely much longer, as her weak legs lead to falls and injuries, but I did plenty of caring for her when I was young and I can do it now, too. I just don't think she'll let me!
(, Thu 19 Jun 2008, 20:44, Reply)
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