Many people think that old age comes with illnesses. If you are getting old, it means you are going to suffer from health issues and financial problems, that’s how old age has been perceived all these years by one and all. However, I have observed that not every old person has to experience sickness during their golden age, which is nothing but old age.
People get old not due to illnesses alone. People become old when they lack the ways to follow their passion and also fail to have a purpose in their lives. Yes, I met a man recently who is in his 60s. He remained single throughout his life and worked as a LIC agent. His transition to a part-time or contractual job after having an electronics engineering degree came because he prioritized caregiving for his ailing mother more than anything else.
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He is always known to be forever-young because he sits with children and young people and shares jokes or fun things that have happened in his life. He never considered being 60+ a bad sign because his mind acted like that of a young child. Due to the coronavirus lockdown, his LIC work got reduced and he had to stay back at home. The man who never complained of major health issues developed a sense of fear and loneliness when he was living in his own home alone.
Gradually, he developed illnesses like high blood pressure because he was unable to roam around the city the way he used to, during the pre-pandemic era. He was upset with the way things were moving and eventually started acting like an old man who found fault in one and everything in life. When this man met his old relatives, they noticed the sudden change in his behavior that was unable to be accepted easily.
This guy had lost the young charm that he always carried despite getting aged. It was because he seemed to have lost his purpose in life and for him, it was his passion as well and that was to do his LIC work. That is the incident when I realized that there should be more ways open for people to follow their hobbies, passion, and even work no matter what age.
One shouldn’t be judged or refrained from getting work or doing their hobby activity just because they are getting old. Once a person loses his vision in life, it is equal to killing his life despite having a body. After all, everyone has the right to live the way they want to. Everything can happen for the good if one believes so. So, if you meet old people, do not taunt them or ask them to stay back at home and do nothing.
Encourage them to be a part of the current, moving world and help them contribute in whichever way they want to. This will give them a sense of purpose in life and help them get a sound sleep after doing something that they could and liked to do in general.
