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Thursday, December 27, 2007

HOW ARE THE OLD TREATED?

When did we change from veneraating the oldto seeing them as excess baggage?

Posted by Hedi at 10:51:54 | Permanent Link | Comments (4) |

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1 - Is it cultural? Is it only true in western countries? If so, is it economic? We see the young as consumers and so everything is geared to them. (Comment this)

Written by: Anonymous at 2007/12/27 - 20:23:29

2 - I totally agree!

Jonathan (Comment this)

Written by: coops at 2008/01/01 - 17:35:10

3 - After watching the movie The Bucket List I asked myself what I would want to do if I had only had a very short time to live. And,unli tearjerk endings I do not envision myself surrounded by weeping relatives and friends. So - sky diving? Riding an elephant in Africa, singing in an opera, being an extra in a movie, borrowing a tiger baby for a week,meeting the dream person of my life (in my case Richard Feynman, physicist and magician, long dead. ? WHAT'S ON YOUR LIST?HEDI (Comment this)

Written by: Hedi at 2008/01/14 - 21:07:03

4 - Swim with manatees, eat a six-course picnic on the beach, sky-dive (again)! (Comment this)

Written by: Anonymous at 2008/01/22 - 14:18:42