VIRTUES OF THE ELDERLY

Hello Friends: I'll like to share with you today something I've noticed among some of our elders. It is a virtue. A lot of people these days see only what's wrong with our elders (and some of these insights are actually credible) but today I want to point out few virtues our elders display that we must thrive to imbibe early if we want to live long and enjoy our life. Discipline Respect Honour Faith Wisdom Generosity Laughter Hard work Forbearance Humility I'm not going to dissect these virtues neither will I claim that all elderly folks I've met have all of these. These are the upper percentile virtues I've picked up from a wide range of elderly folks I've had the pleasure of meeting. Sometime in May, an elderly man walked into my neighbour's business place and greeted him. That was what caught my attention the first time I saw him. The grey haired, frail looking man does not allow you greet him first, he's alw...