Life Of Senior Citizens.

I am sisty six years old. All the time I think about life of old persons.
These views are strictly personal, which may not be aplicable to many of old persons.
I firmly believe in this saying:--Youth is the gift of nature, but age is the work of art.
I think that only physical capacity decreases in old age. We think and mentally feel in the same spirit as we think in youth. It is true that we can't do that exercises, which we used to do in youth. We can't work as fast & can't eat as much as I can in earlier age.
We have to change our mode & pace of life with growing age. But at the same time there is a feeling of satiation with growing age. We become bore or satisfied with many activities and delicious food. We start liking many other dishes.
I want to say that in my opinion depression, sadness & dis-satisfaction don't personify old age.
With the company of good friends, some walking, some Pranayam & some soothing music senior persons can live as happy, enthusiastic and satiated as they live in youth. Old persons should do work of their liking and develope hobby, as they have leisure time now to fill them. Old persons are very useful for the family, society and country due to their treasure of experiences of life, which is not bookish but real. There is no need to behave them as old persons for the fear of society, as young persons also have to follow laws made by a cultured society.
--Shailbala Misra.