One day, this will be you.

[sheshe2]

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One day, this will be you.
It takes only a moment to help someone in need.
Please be kind. We need more kindness in this world.

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[NJCher]

1. one word

Love.

It's all that matters.

[sheshe2]

3. Yes.

Love.

[Phoenix61]

2. It really is so easy. Wait for them to put their groceries

in their car and take their cart for them. If you’re in line behind them and they’re moving slow, relax, they used to move fast too. It’s an opportunity to connect with our history.

[johnp3907]

4. To put it another way:

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We had an apartment in the city
Me and Loretta liked living there
Well, it'd been years since the kids had grown
A life of their own, left us alone
John and Linda live in Omaha
And Joe is somewhere on the road
We lost Davy in the Korean war
And I still don't know what for, don't matter anymore
You know that old trees just grow stronger
And old rivers grow wilder every day
Old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello"
Me and Loretta, we don't talk much more
She sits and stares through the back door screen
And all the news just repeats itself
Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen
Someday I'll go and call up Rudy
We worked together at the factory
What could I say if he asks "What's new?"
"Nothing, what's with you? Nothing much to do"
You know that old trees just grow stronger
And old rivers grow wilder every day
Old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello"
So if you're walking down the street sometime
And spot some hollow ancient eyes
Please don't just pass 'em by and stare
As if you didn't care, say, "Hello in there, hello"

[sheshe2]

6. Beautiful...and sad song.

I just spent the last 4 years of moms life with her. Home care. Lucky for us my mom was still with it. Hard work, emotional, yet don't regret a day of it.

[johnp3907]

7. I went through that with my parents a while back.

[sheshe2]

9. Not easy, was it. Must admit, COVID made it harder.

Yet glad I was here and that we kept her safe.

[greytdemocrat]

16. Good for you. Well done.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

5. So true.

When we are young, we simply don't understand that someday we will be old.

I'm 73, although I don't really consider myself old, but I realize that lots of my age mates are old, have difficulty navigating life. I do try to notice older folks, and help them when I can. Heck, even younger folks who simply need help, such as the woman in the motorized cart at the grocery store struggling to get one of those large soft drink boxes onto her cart. I am personally appalled that people buy that stuff, but she needed help, which was the important thing. So I politely asked her if I could help. She said yes, and I did.

Many other times I've helped people with stuff. It is very easy to do so.

I also ask help when I need it. At my age I can't carry heavy things any more, and I've learned that when I ask, I am always cheerfully accommodated.

My underlying philosophy is that we are all here to help each other.

[sheshe2]

8. We are here to help each other, well said.

I am turning 70 this year and yes, I can't pick up some of the heavy stuff rock salt last winter, a nice young man loaded my car.

It doesn't take much to be kind.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

10. You are right, it doesn't take much to be kind.

I pretty much look my age. I of course love to think I look a lot younger, but that's probably delusional.

I live in Santa Fe, NM, and older people are revered here. I've learned not to start chatting up younger people in front of me in the grocery store line, because they will insist I go ahead of them. And honestly, I was only chatting because I'm friendly.

Here's the hidden delight: the rare times I have some kind of a traffic stop (too fast, not stopping correctly at a stop sign) I never get a ticket. I am, of course, always as polite and subservient as we all should be at those times. But honestly, I look like Mom, or more likely these days, Grandma, to the officer. And I'm yet to come across the officer willing to ticket Mom or Grandma.

There are some real advantages to getting older.

[colorado_ufo]

11. I see a lot of these responses about not being able to lift heavy things.

Lately, I have been reading a LOT of articles about preserving your health and your life by getting stronger.

A little over a year ago, I was distraught because I had gained yet another five pounds. My husband surprised me with an early birthday present: a gym membership and a personal trainer twice a week. He knew that I used to be a gym member and loved it!

When I first started, I almost could not finish a 30 minute exercise program, a mild one, and needed two days rest between sessions. Now, a little over a year later, I go for an hour twice a week with one day between sessions and work pretty hard. I feel great, and my trainer (a lovely young woman who has a BS in exercise physiology) makes sure that I don't hurt myself.. Currently I am lifting 155, which is a little more than my weight. I currently have a goal to deadlift 175 pounds on my 75th birthday at the end of this month. If I don't achieve it, that's OK! It's getting stronger every day that counts.

You don't need to go to a gym. Get some cheap dumbells, like 3 pounds and 5 pounds, work up to 10 pounds, at WalMart. Use them while you watch TV. Get up and move. Walk, walk, walk. You are way more capable than you realize!

[Roy Rolling]

13. Encouraging

For various reasons I had to take six months off from a regular routine of 30 minutes of exercise bike three times a week. I’m getting ready to start the routine again, but I’m noticeable weaker and shorter of breath lately. I want my old self back and am encouraged by your dedication, and practical example of success.

[colorado_ufo]

15. Roy, you will get there - I promise!

And, may I add, do not be discouraged by any setbacks. I developed an impingement in my right shoulder during my last year and couldn't lift my purse! I got physical therapy, continued to exercise in ways that didn't hurt my shoulder, and now am back at about 100%. I have had other physical problems in the past (I won't bend your ear!), but remember that even what seems like a major setback does not mean "forever." Keep at it, don't do too much too fast, but push ahead a little every day.

Keep in touch! Message me from time to time and let me know how you are doing!

[Skittles]

12. people are quick to help if you ask them

but offering assistance is good too

[multigraincracker]

14. It cost nothing to be nice.

Does not hurt to smile and say hello. Start a conversation with a stranger and you both will feel better. I try to do these things everyday.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

17. Just a little kiindness makes everybody involved better & feel better.

Thank you.

[misanthrope]

18. Our society reviles weakness

Poverty is original sin in America. The elderly are shunned and ridiculed by most others, except for predatory businesses.

[Celerity]

24. [phone]

Truth.

[CozyMystery]

19. Where I live, it's all good

My husband gets volunteered help all the time. It's nice to live in a place in which people are so generous and friendly. Not once has he had to ask or been ignored. And he's not special. I see it a lot with other people who need help, too.

[brer cat]

20. Thank you, sheshe.

[wryter2000]

21. As an old person with limited mobility, let me say

People ask if they can help me all the time, even when I really don't need it. I'm always thankful, so I'm not complaining. I just want to point out it happens more often than you might think. I can hardly pull something on my cart through my apartment building without someone asking if I need help.

[Atticus]

22. Thank you very much for a very touching post and a very necessary reminder that a

kind word, a helping hand or maybe even a hug may be all someone needs to feel cared for. And, isn't that important to all of us?

[sheshe2]

23. Our neighbors of a few months...

They knew we were taking care of my mom. I was out shoveling a nasty storm. I was on the stairs when she got home from work. She is a State Trooper. She came over and told me to get back in the house and she would take care of it. I said no, I can't let you do that. She told me to go. She cleaned my steps, my sisters deck and had her housemate brought the plow to do the walkways.

We have a plow person, yet the walks are ours. So very kind.

After my mom died she brought flowers, she knew as the lane was full of police cars, EMT's and a hearse that mom had passed.