Moreover, it might seem that without working and raising children the elderly spend time only on pleasure. But most often (usually) they don’t have enough money and live in poverty. Since they have health problems, they spend much time queuing at the doctor's. But not every older person is unhappy. There are a lof of people who travel after having retired, develop their passions or just happily look after their grandchildren.
To sum up, I think that every stage of life has its advantages and disadvantages. Unfortunately, most often we focus on the downside and we don't see the upside until we enter the next stage. But when we listen to the elderly telling some stories, they often mention careless childhood and adulthood, which pass in spirit of fun, the middle age associated with major changes, parenting and family, which bring much happiness to older people.
edytowany przez karo151: 30 gru 2010