Looking for a Purpose

In these crazy times, seeing people more concerned with their public image and their following on social media platforms, there seems to be a growing trend of people forgetting about the people in their community. Getting out, getting to know your neighbors, and finding out about the people who live around you can be a rewarding and great learning experience. Having spent over a decade of time volunteering with an elder service provider taking personal care items, groceries and other things to older adults that are home bound, or stuck in a nursing home has been something that has opened my eyes to a perspective of life that many do not realize it even out there. Sitting and talking with and learning from someone who is two or three times your age is an experience in life that many people seem to neglect. Having learned this lesson in my late 20’s and early 30’s I have made a point to look for the generation that is following mine, and looking for those interested and willing to learn from a different perspective. I have to say that over the past decade, I have had my life enriched by people and their experiences through the years by younger as well as older people.

looking back many of the older adults I came to call friend taught me so much about life, happiness and enjoying the small little things in life. Even when it comes to how to deal with adversity is something that I will always cherish. Having spent six years sitting talking with a few elder men, they told me first-hand accounts of what it was like in North Africa, what it was like during World War Two. They seemed to chuckle about what little I knew about it from reading a history book and they told me that I will never truly understand until I find myself as the old man talking with a younger man who is willing to listen to the ramblings of an old man. now, I have to say even though those men are gone, they partly live on through my memories and the lessons they taught me and intend to pass these lessons on to the next generation of whoever is willing to listen. Continue to follow along, ask questions, comment and let’s see where this all goes.