I was reading the latest time and they had an article about ways to be of service.  One of the ideas was to rethink Christmas.  There are many programs to ensure that kids have a good Christmas but many times seniors are forgotten.  That is such a good description.  It is so sad that these people lead a rich, full life and at some point, they are just forgotten.  Many are alone and lonely.  I think I am going to contact my church and see if we can come up with some kind of outreach to seniors. 

My new job is at a car dealership and I like to chat with the customers waiting to get their cars serviced.  It is obvious that many of older people have no one to talk to.  These are the ones that are actually getting out and most likely have some money or they wouldn't be taking their car to the dealership for service.   There are many others, like my own grandma, who can't drive anymore and rarely get out of the house. 

One thing that just burns me up is when people talk to seniors like they are little kids.  They are not little kids.  They deserve some respect and kindness.   I don't know about the thinking on some social experiments but I remember watching a show about group living.  This was a community of all ages, retired, young marrieds, families that lived together and ate communal meals.  It was so nice to see the interaction of all ages.  It seems wrong for the old folks to go off and live by themselves.  It seems right for them to still be a part of the community and society.  I understand that there are health issues and some people need medical care and that is why they choose to live in an assisted living. 

While I'm on this ramble, I remember reading about a senior center that received donations of donuts.  They decided that they were not going to provide them to the guests because they weren't healthy!  Ridiculous, these are grown men and women, adults, not children.  I think they are fully capable of choosing what they do and do not want to eat.  I am sure there are some who would rather eat fresh fruit and there are some who would rather eat a donut.  This is what I mean by treating seniors like children.