They make history come ALIVE

Sometimes I wonder what provokes us as a generation to think that the older generation has no experience ,no smarts, no ideas that they lose all knowlege ,all reason when they turn 65. They are no longer any good at anything. It makes me so sad and a little bit angry too at times because these people have so much to give and share. 
They can tell us stories about the past and help us to learn from thier mistakes. They can teach us how to do new things. They can share thier ideas and interests. They can make history come alive. This week on one day I was volunteering around an elderly population anyway this lady was talking about how her family was no longer talking to her because she didn't give a family member money. I remember thinking that is so wrong not to ask someone for money but to just disregard the person who is your family. Please don't misunderstand I do not think we should just allow people to run over us by no means but we should have respect enough for elders that even if we disagree we will treat them with respect. 


"Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old." Proverbs 23:22


I am very thankful to have grandparents even though we disagree sometimes. They have made history come alive for me .To this day i love history ,records (yes records) , antiques, old black and white movies and old photographs. More than that they have shared their stories with me and sometimes they will say something or I will see a photo of them when they were younger and it will remind me they were young once too. 


That this life is but a moment... it fades.


My grandmother has said more times than I can remember that when she was young she thought she would never get old that she could never understand why the older people around her did what they did. Now she does.


Day by day we are all geting older and Lord willing I someday will be an old woman when I get there I will understand. But for right now all I need to know is one blanket or two? :-)


"Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained by a righteous life." Proverbs 16:31


So please remember that being young doesn't mean you are right and it doesn't mean that the elderly person is wrong. 
"Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days" Job 12:12


Please treat your elders well.


"'Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the LORD." Leviticus 19:32


Natasha