Why fear growing old?
One in seven Americans is elderly. In 2011, the first baby boomers reached retirement age. In a society that increasingly worships youth it is no wonder that those who are approaching old age fear it. But why fear growing old? Perhaps it is because we feel we will be forgotten, feel unneeded, unlovely, and out-of-touch with a rapidly changing world.
Generational Compassion is committed to seeing the fear transformed to hope, based on a simple premise: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Many of our elderly population are in nursing homes where they are away from their families and life-long friends. Many are lonely and depressed. What if those of us who have not reached retirement age remembered them with visits, encouraging conversation, kind gestures, eye contact, and touch? What if we remembered these people as human beings who have a real story to their lives? Not just old people, but teachers, soldiers, doctors, mechanics, lawyers, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, and good friends. Inside a wrinkled exterior resides a real person waiting to be seen, enjoyed and loved. Those who witness these "awakenings" often receive as much (or more) from the person visited as they came to offer. The joy of connecting with one who thirsts for relationship helps to ease any of our fears of the elderly and their circumstances.
Generational Compassion is committed to seeing the fear transformed to hope, based on a simple premise: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Many of our elderly population are in nursing homes where they are away from their families and life-long friends. Many are lonely and depressed. What if those of us who have not reached retirement age remembered them with visits, encouraging conversation, kind gestures, eye contact, and touch? What if we remembered these people as human beings who have a real story to their lives? Not just old people, but teachers, soldiers, doctors, mechanics, lawyers, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, and good friends. Inside a wrinkled exterior resides a real person waiting to be seen, enjoyed and loved. Those who witness these "awakenings" often receive as much (or more) from the person visited as they came to offer. The joy of connecting with one who thirsts for relationship helps to ease any of our fears of the elderly and their circumstances.
Generational Compassion.
Generational Compassion.
Generational Compassion.
Generational Compassion is a ministry of Lothlorien RSC PO Box 4559 Overland Park, KS 66204-0559
Lothlorien RSC is a 501c3 organization. All donations are tax deductible.
Lothlorien RSC is a 501c3 organization. All donations are tax deductible.