Why Everyone Should Have an Elderly Friend
It will change your life in so many special ways.
Today I was speaking to a close friend that I have known for several years. Her name is Louise, she is a retired woman, sixty-nine years of age. It struck me as we were talking, how much I value our friendship. I only became acquainted with Louise because I used to stop her so that I could pet her dog which she took for walks near my home. Over the years we have continued to bump into each other and I have gotten to know her pretty well.
When I was talking to her today, I began to realize that the most meaningful and worthwhile friendships that I have had during my life have been with people who would be considered ‘elderly’. Aside from Louise, two other elderly people come to mind as being people with whom I share a particularly close friendship; my mother and my grandmother.
When I began to think about this peculiarity — of how I have gained so much from friendships with the elderly, and comparatively little from friendships with people closer to my own age — I felt that it would be worthwhile to share my experiences and explain why I find such friendships to be so beneficial.
Hopefully, after reading this article you too might be inspired to pursue a friendship with an individual in the older generation, my own…
