No one can say senior
citizens or retirees do not continue their education.
Lately I have learned a
great deal about my eyes and vision in general. I learned arthritis
is very painful and will cause deformation. I have learned heart burn
and heart problems are very similar. Both I can do without. I learned
to get along with less possessions and income. I really do not need
to go across town to a job I hate. I learned I can fall and it hurts
in more places than just the body part I fell on. I have learned to
get along with less hair and to clean the bathroom sinks and drains
more often. I have learned to stay indoors when it is extremely hot
out. The grass & weeds may grow a little during that time, but I
no longer care. I have learned to turn up the volume of the TV
because they do not broadcast the sound so loud anymore. I have
learned what I thought was cute & funny when my young kids and
later, grand-kids did it, is not so now when others do the same.
Many continue
to learn
they can pay
extortion prices
at the
gas pump
and still
get where
they want to
go. They continue
to re-learn
the meaning
of 'sticker
shock' while
shopping for
groceries. Both of which we
have not learned to do without. Some of us have to travel with new
wheels which just happens to be attached to a wheelchair. Others have
learned to walk with the help of a cane or other walking devise. Many
call us stubborn but we prefer 'independent'. After a long life time
of learning, we have many things to teach but no one wants our
teaching's. Every young person believes they know everything.
Just today I learned the
skin on the back of my hands is wrinkled. I have seen this uncommon
phenom on others in the extended family. Grandpa and Grandma had it
as well as loose skin under the chin. As did their brothers and
sisters. Even my dad had it. But until today, I had not. I was and
still am, content to go thru life not knowing I have aged and I do
not look like I did thirty years ago. I think aging is the curse of
good eye sight. Or another birthday coming up.
Yes, the education just
keeps on giving. No Brag, Just Fact.
