Orędzie jesieni życia
The Life’s Autumn

Summary/Abstract: Every human being wants to live to a happy old age and to maintain, as long as possible, both physical and psychological (mental) fitness. The elderly wish to enjoy the fruits of their work, family, and kindness in a pleasant environment. People preserve such expectations in all stages of life. This scenario is often the case, but not always, as life events are not easy to predict. One notices that the many achievements of medical science – various forms of healing, therapy and rehabilitation – on a practical level, apply only to a part of the elderly community. The processes of becoming old are irreversible. Various difficulties, illnesses and infirmities make an imprint on most people, so that, instead of reverence and respect, the elderly quite often encounter not only indifference, but open aversion and hostility. Such situations call for positive attitudes toward the elderly to correct them. It would be helpful to remember that each individual makes life’s pilgrimage from youth, through maturity, to life’s autumn. This self-awareness should produce better attitudes toward those who have already experienced what is our future.

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