Learning the Ways

This past Wednesday I went to the Heartland and got the chance to interview two lovely residents. They talked of their many experiences, and about what their lives held. They both lived during the toughest times in our country and both felt very disrespected as elderly. "A lot of people in other cultures respect their elderly. Yet in our culture I feel like I'm treated like I'm dumb and useless, when really I've lived through so many magical things. Yet, no one will take the time to acknowledge those things." Hearing that made me realize, that is SO true. How often do you hear that old people are very intelligent? Compared to how often you hear that they are very stupid? I want to make that change, and I know it won't be easy. I do believe that it needs to change because watching people suffer and not feel comfortable sharing their MANY experiences, is very, very depressing.