old people

Have you ever realized how truly old the elderly are? The thought hadn't even crossed my mind until my friend Julius mentioned it last night. how you ever thought about what there life was like? They were alive for World War II. They were alive for Hitler. They were alive for a small chuck of history we now learn about it school. They remember when John F. Kennedy got shot. They remember when African Americans didn't have any rights. Its such a weird thing to ponder. Most people just think that when an old person talks it must be nonsense but if u actually stop to listen to what they have to say you could learn something you never knew before. They've lived through the decades. Some can honestly say they've done all the crazy drugs and its not worth it. Some are still messed up from it. Each person is a story and every day, more and more pages get added. Our books are probably only a few thousands of pages long while theirs is tens of thousands, maybe even hundreds of thousands. its mind blowing. the elderly really are ancient people and deserve more respect then they get sometimes. next time you speak to a grandparents or someone older then their 60's ask them what it was like for them growing up, then open you mind and listen.