Category: Elder Folk
Sometimes, older people can be so beautiful, or do things that can just move you... Take the couples that have been together for decades and are still fully in love with each other. Grandma told me that she was watching this show today with a man and a woman, one of whom was 96. Anyway, they first met in a diner, and he came over to her and asked if he could sit with her. She told him not to be so dirty, and he explained how he'd been eying for for a few months... Well, she said yes, and after a month, she started looking for him. After six, they married and are still together to this day. YOu could see the love in their eyes and hear it in the way they talk about each other. Then, there are the couples who, after being together for so many years, renew their vows! One day, Grandma and I were walking down the street in Atlantic City and she told me that there was an elderly man and woman near us just walking and holding hands... I realise that this is not always the case but there's something to be said for it. True love that's surely seen it's ups and downs but that remains alive and well. This always touches me. My Mom and her partner got married this past August, after being together for 18 years. My mother is 56 and her partner is 43, and I can honestly see them getting old together. They just love each other that much.
Another thing I love about older people is their gratitude and how some are just so nice for no reason. Grandma told me that yesterday, she was in Atlantic City and this elderly lady asked her to please punch in her card number and get her money. Grandma felt a bit awequard, but finally agreed, and afterword, the woman wanted to give her money or treat her out to dinner. She refused both for then, but promised that if she saw the woman again, they could go to dinner. The woman then kissed her on the cheek and walked away. The same thing happened another time when we were both there and that woman wouldn't take no for an answer. She said if Grandma didn't take the money, she'd get mad. But it was so cute the way she said it that Grandma agreed. Today, I was at The Diamond Spring Lodge. It's a place for the blind where you learn all sorts of things, but this week, I"m going to do some arts and crafts. Anyway, this woman *who jokingly calls herself The Old Lady and Granny* was trying to guide me, even though she didn't know where she was going. I felt it was so kind of this woman to do this for me. So, if you're younger, what kind and touching things have you noticed about elderly people and if you're in the latter group, how did you get so darned nice! *smile*
Thanks for posting this.
Those are nice things, and good things to read about.
Don't assume all us (uh hum) folks in the latter group are nice. Just ask half the zone about yours truly.
Bob
Hi. I lost my husband in 2003. We married in 1998. It wasn't my first marriage, but I had truly found my soul mate. We found out he had cancer in 2001, and renewed our vows on June 4, 2003 which was our third wedding aniversery. He died that September. I'm sure there's someone for me somewhere, but it's taken a long time to get to the point I'm at now. The thing I have to remember, is that person I find eventually will have his own place in my life as my husband did.
I've seen people who have been married for sixty years, lose their mate, and just don't want to live anymore. Can you imagine being married to someone for sixty years? My husband and I had planned to grow old together, but fate had different plans. Now, that part of my life is a door that can never be opened again, but doors will open that will be filled with wonder and awesomeness. I know that life is a river, and each bend in this river brings change. Thanks for this topic, and will talk to you later.