Just like teens, elders like to go out and have fun. Even with a health condition, they like to go out and socialize with there peers. I went to Bingo night to help set up and escort the elderly to their seat. They were just like us, talking about how they'll win against there friends. Talk some smack, but who doesn't do that? I thought it was so cute that they were having the time of their lives just being able to play bingo, or even be out of their home. I helped clean up after them, or serve them food or drinks if they needed some. It was pretty fun, and you learn a lot from them. This one lady started dancing when one of her favorite songs went on, it was that one song by James Brown..I believe it was I feel good? I'm not sure if that's the name of the song, but she was explaining how they got down. Also that she feels that today our type of "dancing" is just too much for her eyes to see. If her parents saw her doing that she'd definitely be locked up till she was 80. Which we had a good laugh about, and I felt like it takes a lot for someone that old to open up to me since most elderly today don't like talking to what she calls "selfish" children.
People nowadays don't realize what the elderly had to go through growing up. Its not like our generation where we have all of the new technology to entertain us. They valued their family more than we do today because we're so caught up with these new gadgets. I think us kids now have much more freedom and say in things than they did. People were drafted into war, they didn't have a choice, but life or death. Now we can choose whether we want to enlist or not. Honestly, feel like the only reason the elderly are mostly bitter is because the youth are so rude to them and don't even pay attention to what they've gone through and sacrificed.
The social issue in this is that some of the elderly who live in care homes today get abused because people don't have the patience and the care that all people need. Just because they aren't able to do things for themselves. Doesn't mean we should treat them like they're not human. What if that was your grandparent and someone would treat them poorly and not help them with their needs? I don't think you'll like the way they would be treated. So, treat them like they're your own. I would definitely love to volunteer and help out again to these wonderful elderly people.
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