Be gentle with an older person the next time you are around them. Leave them with their dignity and show them the respect they’ve earned. Their bodies may be weak, their mind maybe feeble, and you maybe missing them for who they once were. Remember, they are mourning their yesterdays and trying their best to make today the best day of their remaining life. Listen to them, their ways maybe slower, but it’s their talents and their lessons that they learned that are slipping through our hands. One day we may not have electricity and we may need to lean on their knowledge of the old ways. Embrace them, love them, and listen to them. For soon they will be yesterday and tomorrow we will be them.
My journey with God 