Growing Old

After class yesterday I really began to think about growing older and what exactly that means. In lecture we talked a lot about the myths as well as the facts that relate to growing older. I am glad that some of the stereotypes that we sometimes hear about the elderly are, in fact, myths. I am glad that it is shown as you get older your strongest relationships are still with your family. It is also good to hear that the whole idea of the elderly being inactive is not the case for many older people. It was also good to hear that as you get older your chances of divorce decrease. I feel that it’s amazing to think that two people can be together so long and still be able to get along. A lot of it has to do with being comfortable with each other and being able to depend on that other person, both to help you along as well as in an emotional way. In a professional viewpoint I feel that when we as a society think about growing older it tends to make us feel depressed and scared about what our life will be like towards the end. With a better understanding of the facts I feel that we can get a better grasp of how good of a life we can have in our later years.