Old people

Were once like you and me

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As we too will be one day

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Yes even you

And in former times their knowledge and wisdom were important to the community

In many societies they were honoured and revered

Even in the sixties they were still so in some western societies

Today we try to hide them wherever we can

Get them into homes

Into care

Out of sight where we can
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No time for them
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No interest in what they know or have to say
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Many of them don't get computers or even know basic mobile phone skills
.
And what do they know anyway?
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Just old stories of this and that of no interest to us today
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Funny thing as we enter a major downturn or worse
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Some of those silly old people had ideas not so different to those being talked about by pundits
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Suddenly it's fashionable to want to know what those old ones knew
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Saving money
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Not living beyond your means
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Knowing how to really cook yourself
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Who knows how to bake bread, make butter and jams today?
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How to grow food
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How to conserve food
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Which natural alternative remedies are good and not all our allelopathic chemicals?

Should the electric power go what about your life then?

On a more subtle level how many modern people can still their minds?

Sit calmly without music, tv, radio or other mind numbing distractions?

Pity we never bothered to take the time

Just maybe they knew things which would have been of help to us today
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Never mind maybe each generation has to learn all over again

As a thought for you every human has a story

Every human can teach us something

Most old people appreciate a little attention

Just takes a little time and even if it only teaches you patience then that's no bad thing either

Take a little time for the old people in your life

You too will be old soon enough!