As a young man, I thought grandpa’s confusion was just old age, but I’m starting to understand it was more than that.

This is a new way to think when you visit cemetery or memorial. Try asking how your loved ones lived, not how they died.

Old age is a totally different matter. An old person no longer possesses the vigor and energy of youth. Physical exertion is out of the question. Even climbing the stairs can be impossible. Wrinkles and age – spots ravage the once – smooth skin. The glow of life is gone and the body is no longer attractive. In fact it can even appear repulsive..

We have forgotten the power of our stories; practical wisdom held and shared to help us deal with everyday problems and cyclic hardships. We have forgotten how to listen to grandma’s advice saturated with practical wisdom and generations of time tested experience. Instead, we listen to today’s stories loaded with cheap advice and lacking the tell-tale signs of worn wisdom.

Many a grandfather is neglected in regards of their wisdom and how they over came problems in their life and how valuable a resource he is as to how to keep a family together in all sorts of weather.