No doubt America's greatest prejudice of all is reserved for old people. Reread those words: OLD PEOPLE. Makes you want to move onto my next post, unless you are my age or older. America is a country so obsessed with being young that women will even shove a needle filled with toxic poison into their foreheads to numb their facial muscles, neutralize their ability to raise their eyebrows and show some personality, all in an effort to erase those age lines. America is a country that has such contempt for the elderly that most American women today over 35 would rather be waterboarded than ever confess their age. America spends it's time trying to emulate Hollywood, which is a fantasy world created with lights, mirrors and makeup.
In the Bible, the elderly are celebrated as having acquired wisdom. They are supposed to be looked up to by the younger generation who lack their knowledge and experience. But not in America where they are seen as has-beens whose long lives are siphoning off way too much of our scarce social security funds.
I was always taught by my parents to respect my elders, and I always have. Most of what I have acquired in my life has been through those who were older than I was. I spent much of my life associating with people older and wiser than myself, and still do. Now that I have come to an age in my life where things are changing, and not always for the better, I respect my elders even more. Sadly, children are for the most part not taught this lesson in life. They have no respect for their elders, and it reflects in the way they act, dress, talk and ignore. Everyone grows old, including those who now look upon their elders with contention and disrespect. Their day will come, but they will suffer more heartbreaks at the hands of the youth than those who are living within the old age syndrome at this time. Those who are now in the final years of their lives, deserve our love, help, support and respect, and trust me, we may not be as quick and as strong as when we were youths, but we are a whole lot smarter that those young punks who think we are just an bunch of old fools!
